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Revision as of 13:44, 20 May 2020
Developers | |
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Bizarre Creations | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Game Studios | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 7, 2007 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 76 |
IGDB | 90 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Arcade, Shooter |
Art styles | Abstract |
Series | Geometry Wars |
Geometry Wars | |
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Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved | 2007 |
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved | 2014 |
Key points
- Missing retro game style, achievements, and leaderboards are only local, no online leaderboards like on the Xbox 360.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Steam |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8400/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8400/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Issues fixed
Crash on resolution change
Change via Windowed mode[citation needed] |
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Geometry Wars may sometimes crash when switching from one fullscreen mode to another.
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (8400) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.