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Geometry Wars coming to the Wii

PataPata Registered User regular
edited June 2007 in Games and Technology
http://buttonbasher.wordpress.com/2007/05/21/geometry-wars-galaxies-for-wii-and-ds/

Apparently Nintendo Power is saying that Geometry Wars, the popular Xbox live arcade game, is coming to the Wii.

Sounds neat.

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  • SolSol Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Cool....yet strange.

    So Kuju is making these particular iterations of Geometry wars? Wonder who's publishing it...

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  • JHunzJHunz Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I love me some Geometry Wars, and I like the Wii motions controls, but I just can't see them being precise enough for this particular game. Unless they tone it down some, I guess.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited May 2007
    Well, I didn't see that coming.

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  • DarlanDarlan Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I wonder if it'll be available through the VC. That'd be a great way to start "new" games for download. (Well, new in that it's not a direct port.)

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited May 2007
    Man, I would not pay more than $15 for Geometry Wars

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  • superslothsupersloth Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    so, this seems like it would be awkward to play.

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited May 2007
    That will be interesting.

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  • bombboybombboy Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Oh man, I am getting it for both the Wii and the DS, and I already have it on my 360 ;[

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Darlan wrote: »
    I wonder if it'll be available through the VC. That'd be a great way to start "new" games for download. (Well, new in that it's not a direct port.)
    It’s being handled by the developers of Battalion Wars, and will feature an extensive single-player game.
    Not a direct port.

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  • TyrantCowTyrantCow Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    bombboy wrote: »
    Oh man, I am getting it for both the Wii and the DS, and I already have it on my 360 ;[

    what? DS?
    portable geometry wars?

    edit: Aww man, my initial reaction is: I don't want to play with stylus. But, how else would you do it?

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    TyrantCow wrote: »
    bombboy wrote: »
    Oh man, I am getting it for both the Wii and the DS, and I already have it on my 360 ;[

    what? DS?
    portable geometry wars?

    According to the article, it is coming to both the DS and Wii.

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited May 2007
    I can't handle Geometry Wars with normal controls. Waggle will result in a seizure.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I haven't played Geometry Wars. Does it have a multiplayer mode like these versions will have?

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  • TyrantCowTyrantCow Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    titmouse wrote: »
    I haven't played Geometry Wars. Does it have a multiplayer mode like these versions will have?

    No multiplayer in the 360 version, leaderboard stuff, though.

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  • PataPata Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    JHunz wrote: »
    I love me some Geometry Wars, and I like the Wii motions controls, but I just can't see them being precise enough for this particular game. Unless they tone it down some, I guess.

    The Wii remote is plenty accurate.

    And there's always the Classic Controller.

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited May 2007
    Pata wrote: »
    JHunz wrote: »
    I love me some Geometry Wars, and I like the Wii motions controls, but I just can't see them being precise enough for this particular game. Unless they tone it down some, I guess.

    The Wii remote is plenty accurate.

    Not for Geometry Wars, it isn't.

    that's some fast-paced shit

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  • TrevorTrevor Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Do you need more than two buttons? It would be kind of cool if you could play it just using the nunchuck.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited May 2007
    nunchuck stick - move

    pointer: aim in direction to shoot

    done and done

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited May 2007
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    nunchuck stick - move

    pointer: aim in direction to shoot

    done and done

    But you'd need to point in a full circle, so it'd have to use the sensor bar

    and that means you'd have to constantly be pointed at the TV

    so if you go off by accident, you're fucked

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  • 043043 Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    [size=+2]Wiiometry Wars.[/size]

    :^:

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  • Puny HumanPuny Human Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Keith wrote: »
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    nunchuck stick - move

    pointer: aim in direction to shoot

    done and done

    But you'd need to point in a full circle, so it'd have to use the sensor bar

    and that means you'd have to constantly be pointed at the TV

    so if you go off by accident, you're fucked

    So it shows the pointer on the screen. OK?

    I am so gonna get this, although I'm not sure for which system. Have to wait for reviews of the two different control schemes.

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  • ZackSchillingZackSchilling Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Keith wrote: »
    FyreWulff wrote: »
    nunchuck stick - move

    pointer: aim in direction to shoot

    done and done

    But you'd need to point in a full circle, so it'd have to use the sensor bar

    and that means you'd have to constantly be pointed at the TV

    so if you go off by accident, you're fucked

    Going off the sensor bar isn't a big issue unless the game forces you to put the pointer on the edges of the screen, which this would not. But yeah, I don't see this working right. The classic or Gamecube controllers would be perfect though. Not every game needs waggle and the Wii has plenty of standard control options.

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  • kaliyamakaliyama Left to find less-moderated fora Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    They need to do a rez-vibrator style mod for this..

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    043 wrote: »
    [size=+2]Wiiometry Wars.[/size]

    :^:

    Scroll to the bottom

    I'm I'm allowed no Wii-pun fun, nobody is :evil:

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited May 2007
    LewieP wrote: »
    043 wrote: »
    [size=+2]Wiiometry Wars.[/size]

    :^:

    Scroll to the bottom

    I'm I'm allowed no Wii-pun fun, nobody is :evil:
    STUPID Wii puns.

    Dwii-gon quest is beyond stupid. Sorry dude. GE-ometry. WII-ometry. We at least have a rhyme going.

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  • PataPata Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Keith wrote: »
    Pata wrote: »
    JHunz wrote: »
    I love me some Geometry Wars, and I like the Wii motions controls, but I just can't see them being precise enough for this particular game. Unless they tone it down some, I guess.

    The Wii remote is plenty accurate.

    Not for Geometry Wars, it isn't.

    that's some fast-paced shit

    I don't think you realise how accurate it can get.

    It can detect motion as small as 5 nanometers.

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  • 043043 Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Rorus Raz wrote: »
    LewieP wrote: »
    043 wrote: »
    [size=+2]Wiiometry Wars.[/size]

    :^:

    Scroll to the bottom

    I'm I'm allowed no Wii-pun fun, nobody is :evil:
    STUPID Wii puns.

    Dwii-gon quest is beyond stupid. Sorry dude. GE-ometry. WII-ometry. We at least have a rhyme going.

    See, someone has my back.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I <3 Wii puns, but I have a scooby do bad guy-esque attitude towards them now.

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  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Pata wrote: »
    Keith wrote: »
    Pata wrote: »
    JHunz wrote: »
    I love me some Geometry Wars, and I like the Wii motions controls, but I just can't see them being precise enough for this particular game. Unless they tone it down some, I guess.

    The Wii remote is plenty accurate.

    Not for Geometry Wars, it isn't.

    that's some fast-paced shit

    I don't think you realise how accurate it can get.

    It can detect motion as small as 5 nanometers.

    That is some bullshit right there

    That is literally hundreds of times smaller than the wavelength of infrared light

    Does the Wii come with a tunneling electron microscope now?

    Also if you're going to link this don't bother. 1/40th the thickness of human hair? :roll: They're off by AT LEAST an order of magnitude

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  • ArcticXCArcticXC Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    The accuracy was probably in reference to the delay time of the wiimote, which is quite poor for something like a twitch-reflex game.

    edit-
    speculation from kotaku comments wrote:
    For the Wii, the nunchuck would move while pointing with the remote would tell the ship what direction to shoot. You could get some nice precise aim off of that by pointing directly at the enemies or you could easily just point to corners of the screen.

    Guess that's pretty much what Fyre said earlier. I could see that working.

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  • RabidCatHaterRabidCatHater Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I got Geometry Wars for the 360 thinking it wouldn't come to the Wii :( Good thing the 360 I have broke :)
    So single player? Anyone curious how this will work? Im hoping for an epic experience like Meteos, and interactive maps! Co-op play (online?) would rock too!

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  • JensenJensen Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    portable geometry wars will be outstanding. I hope they pull the controls off well though.

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  • bruinbruin Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Geometry Wars with multiplayer, waggle/touch screen controls, a fleshed out single player, and both previous games? FUCK ME YES. I am so buying both.

    I wonder if the Wii version will be a budget game released on disc or like $5-10 through Wii online.

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  • Mister ServoMister Servo Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I downloaded the free demo for Geometry Wars and that alone has been enough for me. I haven't been able to beat the damn thing, but I keep coming back to play, it's so freakin' addictive.

    I think it would work well on the Wii-mote, It'll probably look a little awkward, but the way I imagine it in my mind I think it'll transition well.

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  • elkataselkatas Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Pata wrote: »
    I don't think you realise how accurate it can get.

    It can detect motion as small as 5 nanometers.

    Exactly. Check this video out:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=8YePLMI9pu4

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  • bruinbruin Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Thread title should be changed to "Geometry Wars coming to the Wii + DS"

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  • mausmalonemausmalone Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    elkatas wrote: »
    Pata wrote: »
    I don't think you realise how accurate it can get.

    It can detect motion as small as 5 nanometers.

    Exactly. Check this video out:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=8YePLMI9pu4

    Holy crap!

    As much as people will tell me that WiiPlay sucks ... the $10 on top of the price of a controller was well worth it just for the shooting gallery game. Then the Tanks and Billiards shoot it way over the top.

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  • FreddyDFreddyD Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I don't doubt that the Wii remote is accurate enough, but Geometry Wars wasn't much fun with a mouse either. You really need dual joysticks for this type of game.

    I am sure that they would build the sequel to match the strengths of each platform because a straight port wouldn't be very exciting.

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  • bruinbruin Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    FreddyD wrote: »
    I don't doubt that the Wii remote is accurate enough, but Geometry Wars wasn't much fun with a mouse either. You really need dual joysticks for this type of game.

    I am sure that they would build the sequel to match the strengths of each platform because a straight port wouldn't be very exciting.

    That's what they're doing (Geometry Wars Galaxies), but both original GW games are going to be included.

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  • davidbarrydavidbarry Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I'm glad to see more people will have a chance to play this fucking awesome game. But seriously, Bizarre, where the hell is Geometry Wars 3?

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