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Waves 2: Notorious is an arcade twin-stick shooter set in Cyberspace. Build Combos, earn Adrenaline and unleash powerful Burst attacks as you Dive into the Net and do battle against an AI that adapts to your weaknesses!
Waves 2: Notorious is a early access, action roguelike and arena shooter game
developed and published by Squid In A Box Ltd.
Released on December 16th 2015 is available on Windows and Linux.
It has received 311 reviews of which 287 were positive and 24 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎
The game is free to play on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
- Processor: 2GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Shader Model 5.0 compatible graphics card
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Linux
- Processor: 2GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: SM 5.0
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 600 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Requires up to date proprietary graphics drivers.
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I regret I didn't write the review earlier, as a fan of this sub-genre. It's very sad how things have turned out, as Waves series valiantly kept abstract twin-stick shooters alive, giving the positive vision after Geometry Wars passed the torch. Hopefully, somebody will make another great GW-clone one day, popularizing this sub-genre again even amidst roguelite twin-sticks like Vampire Survivors (which is great by itself, no less) Rest in peace, Rob Hale.
He will be missed... I was wondering why i havnt seen one of my fav games to pass the time on... i played the original and now the second. it has so much potential... I hope his legacy doesnt end here. i hope someone continues his design and progress... i will still continue playing and we all will keep him in our memories!
As a massive Geometry Wars fan I love this game I have kept coming back over the years to watch it's progression. Not sure why it only says 0.9 hours on Steam but I have definitely played more than a few hours. I have been hoping for a release one day but when I read the sad news today that the author has died of cancer and his partner has released his games for free as his final gift I found it quite sad. This gem will forever be in early access but since it is now free there is no reason not to give it a go.
This game received dedicated work from a developer that cared about it deeply. It's easy to forget that behind everything on the Internet is another person. The game has given me a lot of fun over several years, and while it never reached a "perfectly finished" state, what ever does? It's definitely playable and worth the time.
This game scratches that twin-stick shooter itch in the best way. Kudos to the developer for keeping at it for so many years... this is a masterwork. Looking forward to see how it develops further. The game is not without its issues... not so much in the gameplay which is phenomenal... but in the complex systems and menus. Clearly the dev is aware of these and working toward tuning it all. Six hours in tip: Play Arcade modes (Survival, etc.) to level up and earn stars... stars can be spent to unlock weapon variations which can be mounted in the loadouts editor. There's a thing with build order two which I haven't sorted out but feels like it sets the priority in which weapons systems are upgraded during a run. Then there's the whole file downloading, uploading, unlocking thing which is another way to get stars... which I think is tied to the campaign mode... which is currently a work in progress. All that said... I'll be tweaking out to this bad boy for a while I think. Great when you just want to blow ♥♥♥♥ up. Oh... and yeah... gotta play with a PS controller or the like for the real experience. I wonder if they could add some rumble for those big booms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, Waves 2: Notorious is free to play on Steam.
Waves 2: Notorious is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.
Yes, Waves 2: Notorious received 287 positive votes out of a total of 311 achieving a rating of 8.48.
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Waves 2: Notorious was developed and published by Squid In A Box Ltd.
Yes, Waves 2: Notorious is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Waves 2: Notorious is not playable on MacOS.
Yes, Waves 2: Notorious is playable and fully supported on Linux.
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No, Waves 2: Notorious does not support VR.
Waves 2: Notorious offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Waves 2: Notorious offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
No, Waves 2: Notorious does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Waves 2: Notorious does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Waves 2: Notorious does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Waves 2: Notorious is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Squid In A Box Ltd
Publisher
Squid In A Box Ltd
Release
16 Dec 2015
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