Waves > General Discussions > Topic Details dirk13 Sep 12 @
12:14pm Geometry Wars? I noticed that Steam doesn't even have
the followup to Geometry Wars (although the original is on sale
right now), but where did this game come from? I mean obviously
it looks...quite a bit like Geometry Wars.  Can any owners weigh
in on the similarities and potential differences? Showing 1-4 of
4 comments < > Bapa Sep 26 @ 2:25am  Well, Waves is a dual-stick
shooter that is aesthetically similar to Waves, but that's about
it.  I'll sum-up what I think the main differences are:    • The
ship in Waves has weight to it (unlike GW 1 & 2), so you can't
just turn on a dime.   • You can slow-down time (which also
grants you a point-bonus per enemy you kill while in slow-mo).
This ability recharges at a decent pace.   • You have bombs, but
they works rather differently: When you get a combo of 10 kills,
you can use a bomb (you lose it if you lose your combo, though).
As you can imagine, there can be a lot of enemies on screen, so
gett