Definitely a step up and in the right direction for the arcade shooter, Geometry Wars Galaxies is anything but the US$ 5 offering on Xbox Live. After a lengthy hands-on and an interview with Sierra's Roger Carpenter, Game Informer discovered that the game would offer fans a lot more than they handled in Geometry Wars. More planets, more content, and a full version of Retro Evolved are just the tip of the iceberg.

Although mentioned quite generally before, multiplayer for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS will take full swing this time around.

According to senior producer Carpenter, each of the platforms will get an exclusive multiplayer mode but they have yet to be revealed. Leaderboards are planned already at this stage of development and it's been mentioned that Gamespy can support Nintendo's leaderboard offerings.

The current build of the game shoves co-op and an AI drone to aid players in the mayhem, but watch out: the developers will be using that as an excuse to amp up the manic gameplay. And those who are worried about adapting to a new control scheme can ease up a bit.

Carpenter said, "At this stage we’re not using motion-sensitive functionality, it's all with the sensor bar but all our testing points to the fact that the control method is not a barrier to crazy scores." They believe that the hard-core Geometry Wars players will find comfort in the new control scheme in time, because it offers new control tricks for the pro-shooter.