Geometry Wars: Waves (2007)

Developer: Bizarre Creations
Publisher: Microsoft
Platforms: Xbox 360
Genres: Shooter

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How it feels

Survive endless waves of rockets for as long as possible in this pure, stripped-down Geometry Wars variant.

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About

Geometry Wars: Waves was developed by Stephen Cakebread of Bizarre Creations, released as a bonus mini-game as part of Project Gotham Racing 4 on Xbox 360. The game is a variant of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved where the player is given one life to survive continual waves of orange rockets that pace back and forth across the edges of the play-field for as long as possible.

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