More interesting modes like Pacifism (where you have to survive without shooting a single enemy) or King Classic (where you can only fire a weapon inside protected zones that quickly disappear) do appear eventually, but it takes a bit too long. Many missions follow too-similar setups, either requiring a high score, a strict time limit, or a limited number of lives. The lack of game type variety hurts most in Adventure mode, where the early portions are poorly paced and repetitive. I can perpetually chase friends’ scores on the leaderboard, but it’s a bit of a one-trick pony. However, after a while, the focus on pure score challenges starts to wear itself thin. The inclusion of classic modes like Deadline, King, Evolved, Pacifism, and Waves provides a great reason to revisit Geometry Wars on new-gen platforms. That’s not terribly damning, because chaining together enemy kills to build up a combo multipliers is simple enough, and it fits the arcade nostalgia this series is known for. However, a majority of the challenges are focused around simply racking up high scores. Winning these battles is a fun exclamation point for a campaign that leans on repetition. Each one has a unique bag of tricks to both fool and evade you, like having you chase an exposed weak spot while the the boss’ core spawns more enemies on the other side of the map. Boss battles add a bigger, more intelligent target to the chase down. The different enemies are easy enough to discern in the early, low-activity phase of a run, but tracking these colorful foes in the middle of shootouts is very challenging when dozens of them flood the screen at once. This variety of opposition sets up tense moments that make Dimensions a fast-paced and challenging game to play solo or in co-op. A school of green cubes never felt quite this menacing in a game before, but the way they bob and weave around bullets still gives me nightmares. 6 unique companion drones including Attack, Collect, Ram, Snipe, Defend and the all-new Sweep drone. 15 3D grids including 5 all-new and 12 battle modes including Pacifism, King, Claustrophobia and 4 all-new modes. Blue diamonds slowly drift toward you while purple pinwheels float off into empty space without a care in the world. Over 100 total levels including 40 all-new. Enemies come in all shapes and sizes in Geometry Wars games, and each one has a distinct personality.
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