<s>
Initially	O
a	O
minigame	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Retro	O
Evolved	O
,	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
version	O
,	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
,	O
held	O
the	O
record	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Evolved	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2007	O
game	O
Geometry	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Galaxies	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
non-Microsoft	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
initially	O
started	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
at	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
to	O
test	O
out	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
controller	O
while	O
making	O
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
extra	O
in	O
the	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
not	O
expecting	O
very	O
much	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
creators	O
realized	O
how	O
popular	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
's	O
Live	O
Arcade	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
series	O
up	O
until	O
Dimensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geometry	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retro	I-Application
Evolved	I-Application
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>
GameSpots	O
Carrie	O
Gouskos	O
praised	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
low	O
launch	O
price	O
(	O
400	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Points	I-Device
or	O
$5	O
USD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
criticized	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
's	O
gameplay	O
being	O
unsuitable	O
for	O
mouse	O
and	O
keyboard	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
leaderboards	O
,	O
excluding	O
the	O
"	O
Retro	O
"	O
mode	O
featured	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
a	O
higher	O
launch	O
price	O
(	O
$7.95	O
USD	O
)	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
everything	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
inspired	O
multiple	O
sequels	O
:	O
Geometry	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retro	I-Application
Evolved	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Geometry	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
titled	O
Geometry	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Galaxies	I-Device
.	O
</s>
