Those hoping for a Geometry Wars-like experience on their PS3s were somewhat let down by last year's Blast Factor, the PSN shooter available at launch. While it definitely looked pretty, that game suffered from inexact Sixaxis controls and, well, a basic lack of the balls-out excitement that Geometry Wars offered.
Super Stardust HD, from the Finnish developer Housemarque, and the sequel to the Commodore Amiga game that you probably never heard of, is everything players were hoping for -- and then some.
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