Geometry Wars 2 – The Reality

Geometry Wars 2… A seemingly innocuous twin-stick shooter. But think about if it was really a war as the title suggests…

Now most wars have an aggressor and a defender. Look at World War II for example. Nazi Germany and Japan were the clear aggressors at the beginning, with the Allies defending. So who’s the aggressor in GeoWars2?

In every mode, except Pacifism (which I’ll get to), the game starts with the Geos just going about their business, Waves has the orange Arrows flying back and forth. And the other modes start with the purple pinwheels and the pink dual-squares which seem to idly move around. Only after you’ve shot up alot of those guys do the Blue diamonds appear, the first enemy to actively attack you.

It seems like the Geos are just defending themselves from a murderer. You’re the aggressor! You started this war!

Pacifism seems to be a “how do you like it?” mode. Turn you into the defender, the first enemy you see are the blue diamonds heading straight toward you, and you can’t fire. This is your punishment for geocide(not a typo). Like a Gladiatorial arena, they add in the explosive Gates to give you the appearance of a fighting chance, but you’re going to die. And die you will for your heinous crimes!

Good thing it’s just a game