<s>
Geometry	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Galaxies	I-Device
is	O
a	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
and	O
Kuju	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
Geometry	O
Wars	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
non-Microsoft	O
platforms	O
,	O
Galaxies	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Geometry	O
Wars	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
game	O
within	O
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
updated	O
version	O
includes	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
several	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
Geometry	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retro	I-Application
Evolved	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
online	O
service	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
supports	O
widescreen	O
and	O
480p	O
progressive	O
scan	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Chris	O
Chudley	O
from	O
Audioantics	B-Application
who	O
created	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Geometry	O
Wars	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
Geometry	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Galaxies	I-Device
is	O
to	O
survive	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
possible	O
and	O
score	O
as	O
many	O
points	O
as	O
possible	O
by	O
destroying	O
a	O
constant	O
,	O
generally	O
increasing	O
swarm	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
claw-shaped	O
"	O
ship	O
"	O
that	O
can	O
move	O
and	O
fire	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
,	O
with	O
movement	O
and	O
firing	O
being	O
controlled	O
independently	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
DS	B-Device
 '	O
unique	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
utilizes	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
pointer	O
and	O
buttons	O
to	O
aim	O
and	O
fire	O
,	O
while	O
assigning	O
movement	O
and	O
bombs	O
to	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
's	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
and	O
buttons	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alternate	O
control	O
scheme	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
is	O
available	O
,	O
mimicking	O
the	O
original	O
twin-stick	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Geometry	O
Wars	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
bombs	O
are	O
deployed	O
with	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
face	O
buttons	O
and/or	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
to	O
move	O
and	O
aim	O
,	O
while	O
using	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
to	O
deploy	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
planets	O
play	O
very	O
similarly	O
to	O
Geometry	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retro	I-Application
Evolved	I-Application
,	O
while	O
others	O
introduce	O
moving	O
obstacles	O
,	O
narrow	O
tunnels	O
,	O
enemy	O
carriers	O
that	O
split	O
into	O
smaller	O
enemies	O
when	O
destroyed	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
includes	O
an	O
extra	O
Versus	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
one	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
ship	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
spawns	O
enemies	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
destroy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
editions	O
of	O
Galaxies	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
one	O
another	O
wirelessly	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
unlock	O
an	O
additional	O
Galaxy	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
both	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
also	O
transfer	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Galaxies	O
to	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
via	O
its	O
Download	O
Play	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Evolved	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
both	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
(	O
minus	O
Achievements	O
and	O
Retro	O
mode	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geometry	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Galaxies	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
July	O
2007	O
edition	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
DS	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geometry	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Galaxies	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
cited	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
as	O
having	O
worse	O
graphics	O
and	O
performance	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
necessitating	O
the	O
lower	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Bozon	O
of	O
IGN	O
praised	O
both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
visual	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
pointed	O
out	O
how	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
had	O
no	O
analog	O
controls	O
compared	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
framerate	O
issues	O
during	O
intense	O
moments	O
as	O
reasons	O
for	O
the	O
slightly	O
lower	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
ultimately	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
setup	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
way	O
to	O
play	O
Galaxies	O
.	O
</s>
