Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}{{Infobox video game

| title = Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions

| state = expanded

| image = Geometry Wars 3 Dimensions.jpg

| publisher = Activision{{efn|Released under the Sierra Entertainment brand name.}}
Aspyr (Mac, Linux)

| platforms = Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, PlayStation Vita

| released = PC, MAC, LIN, PS3, PS4
November 25, 2014
X360, XONE
November 26, 2014
iOS
May 28, 2015
Android
June 24, 2015
PlayStation Vita
July 7, 2015

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| genre = Multidirectional shooting

}}

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions is a 2014 multidirectional shooter video game developed by Lucid Games and published by Activision under the Sierra Entertainment brand name. The game was released on November 25, 2014 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, day later for Xbox 360 and Xbox One and in the middle of 2015 for iOS and Android.{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/30/behind-the-scenes-video-basks-in-geometry-wars-3s-glow/|title=Behind-the-scenes video basks in Geometry Wars 3's glow}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/videos/pax-prime-2014-geometry-wars-3-dimensions-trailer/2300-6421087/|title=PAX Prime 2014 - Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Trailer}}{{cite web|url=https://blog.activision.com/community/games-blog/more-games/blog/2015/05/28/geometry-wars-3-dimensions-now-available-for-iphone-ipad-and-ipod-touch|title=Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Now Available For IPhone, IPad, And IPod Touch|first=Scott|last=Lowe|publisher=Activision|date=May 28, 2015|accessdate=May 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529155015/https://blog.activision.com/community/games-blog/more-games/blog/2015/05/28/geometry-wars-3-dimensions-now-available-for-iphone-ipad-and-ipod-touch|archive-date=May 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}[http://toucharcade.com/2015/06/25/geometry-wars-3-out-on-android/ 'Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions' Out Now on Android, Available on Google Play and Amazon Appstore] Retrieved 30 June 2015 As the sequel to Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions is the first game in the series to be released on Sony platforms. It is the sixth installment in the Geometry Wars series and the first one developed after the creator of the series Bizarre Creations was shut down by Activision.

Gameplay

File:Geometry Wars 3 - Dimensions gameplay screenshot.jpg level in Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions. The player (center) must avoid contact with enemies, while slowly firing on the boss and depleting its health.]] The player pilots a claw-shaped ship that can shoot independently of where it is pointing. The primary objective is to destroy a variety of enemy shapes which attempt to destroy the ship. Depending on the game mode, extra lives and extra supers can be collected upon achieving a certain number of points. Supers can be chosen before the game starts, and are expendable powerups that have extreme effects on the game, such as turrets that shoot enemies and a massive wave of bullets. In addition, several 'drones' may be selected to accompany the player to perform tasks, such as collecting geoms or firing on enemies.{{cite web|title=Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions preview – the return of Sierra|url=http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/29/geometry-wars-3-dimensions-preview-the-return-of-sierra-4849734/|website=Metro|date=29 August 2014|publisher=Associated Newspapers Ltd.|accessdate=7 December 2014}}

Crucial to effective play is the score multiplier, which can be increased by collecting small green diamonds called "geoms". Skilled players may get the multiplier into the ten-thousands on occasions.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}}

Development

The game was developed by Sierra Entertainment and Lucid Games for the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4. It is the first game published by Sierra since May 6, 2009 when they released Zombie Wranglers.{{cite web|last1=Ellison II|first1=Scott|title=Sierra Is Back, New Kings Quest and Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions on the Way|url=http://www.savingcontent.com/2014/08/12/sierra-is-back-new-kings-quest-and-geometry-wars-3-dimensions-on-the-way/|website=Saving Content|date=12 August 2014|accessdate=7 December 2014}}

Release

The game was released worldwide on November 25, 2014 for PC, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 and November 26 for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One.{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/08/geometry-wars-3-dimensions-release-date-announced|title=Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Release Date Announced|author=Evan Campbell|work=IGN|date=8 October 2014|accessdate=March 17, 2015}} A free update, titled Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved was released on March 31, 2015 on all platforms. The update included 40 new levels and other gameplay features such as new boss battles and gameplay types. Existing players received Evolved as a free update, and it is also included in new purchases of the game.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-17-geometry-wars-3-dimensions-evolved-adds-40-new-stages|title=Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved adds 40 new stages |author=Wesley Yin-Poole|work=Eurogamer|date=17 March 2015|accessdate=17 March 2015}}

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved received a physical disc release on PS4 and Xbox One on October 11, 2016.

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| GR = (iOS) 95.71%{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/iphone/163074-geometry-wars-3-dimensions/index.html|title = Video Game Reviews, Articles, Trailers and more - Metacritic}}
(PS4) 87.36%{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xboxone/827507-geometry-wars-3-dimensions/index.html|title=Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions for PlayStation 4 reviews|work=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=December 27, 2014}}
(PC) 78.00%{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/888574-geometry-wars-3-dimensions/index.html|title=Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions for PC reviews|work=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=December 27, 2014}}
(XONE) 85.26%{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xboxone/827507-geometry-wars-3-dimensions/index.html|title=Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions for Xbox One reviews|work=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=December 27, 2014}}

| MC = (iOS) 95/100{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/geometry-wars-3-dimensions/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|title = Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions|website = Metacritic}}
(PS4) 85/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/geometry-wars-3-dimensions/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|title=Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions for PlayStation 4 reviews|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=December 27, 2014}}
(PC) 79/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/geometry-wars-3-dimensions/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions for PC reviews|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=December 27, 2014}}
(XONE) 83/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/geometry-wars-3-dimensions/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one|title=Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions for Xbox One reviews|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=December 27, 2014}}

| Destruct = 10/10 {{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-geometry-wars-3-dimensions-284223.phtml|title=Review: Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions: Adding depth|author=Brett Makedonski|work=Destructoid|date=November 24, 2014|accessdate=November 24, 2014}}

| EuroG = 7/10 {{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-01-geometry-wars-3-dimensions-review|title=Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions review: Mobius stripmining?|author=Christian Donlan|date=December 1, 2014|accessdate=December 1, 2014|work=Eurogamer}}

| Poly = 8/10 {{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/11/25/7279307/geometry-wars-3-dimensions-review-xbox-one-PS4|title=Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions review: The Other Side|author=Arthur Gies|date=November 24, 2014|accessdate=November 24, 2014|work=Polygon|publisher=Vox Media}}

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Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions received positive reviews. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PlayStation 4 version 87.36% based on 11 reviews and 85/100 based on 20 reviews, the Microsoft Windows version 78.00% based on 4 reviews and 79/100 based on 4 reviews and the Xbox 360 version 85.26% based on 19 reviews and 83/100 based on 21 reviews.

Brett Makedonski from Destructoid gave the game a perfect score, praising the responsive shooting mechanics, distinct level-design of the adventure campaign, inclusion of various new modes, as well as a "classic mode", which has similar gameplay as its predecessor Retro Evolved 2. He stated that "Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions improves as much as possible while still staying true to the core of the franchise. That old game is still there, it's just unspeakably better now. It may have been past installments in the series that were billed as evolution, but Dimensions is where Geometry Wars truly evolved".

Christian Donlan from Eurogamer was more reserved in his praise, feeling the game wasn't up to par with its predecessors: "I'm not sure if Lucid really gets the mentality behind this series, and that makes for a perfectly serviceable shooter when the lineage requires something more".