A couple of weeks ago I was searching for a Xbox LIVE Arcade title to get stuck in to. I read around the internet to see what other gamers were suggesting as the better games on the service, and time and time again Geometry Wars Retro Evolved came up. The original game that kicked things off on Xbox LIVE Arcade.  Fortunately I have a copy of the Arcade Unplugged disc with six full games and a few trials, and one of the full games is Geo Wars 1, so I chucked it in and started playing. I knew in the back of my mind that Geo Wars 2 wasn't too far away, but I didn't realise it was coming out only a few days later.

Surely enough, Microsoft sent us over a code to download Retro Evolved 2 to review, so I jumped on it, and I've been hooked ever since. Due to my moderator position at Xbox.com, I have a lot of people on my friends list that also purchased this title, and it's making the leader boards really competitive. We're all pushing each other further and resulting in getting scores that are in the top few thousand. It's a shame you can't go one-on-one over LIVE, but the offline co-op and versus are a great substitute. My girlfriend isn't as good due to not having anywhere near as much playtime as me, but going co-op on the different modes with her is great fun.

If you haven't played it, download the trial already. You have no idea what you're missing out on!