Video: Grab the GeoWars 2 'Smile' achievement

by Richard Mitchell { Aug 5th 2008 at 6:30PM }

If you're like us, you've already nabbed almost every achievement in Geometry Wars 2. Most of them are fairly challenging, though not overwhelming. Except one: "Smile." Easily one of the most difficult and most mysterious achievements in the game, Smile can be tricky. Enter Rooster Teeth's new achievement website Achievement Hunter and their new video guide on how to score the Smile achievement. Check it out after the break, and best of luck to everyone trying to nab the achievement.

Tags: activision, bizarre, bizarre-creations, geometry-wars, geometry-wars-2, xbla, xbox-live-arcade

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Aero @ Aug 5th 2008 6:55PM

It feels weird hearing Knuckles' voice after such a long time.
But yeah, that's an achievement I'll never get.

Knuckles Dawson @ Aug 5th 2008 8:51PM

Well, I could always come back on the Fancast to promote the new site and its obvious new hotness.

Gamertag: GOPAL892005 @ Aug 5th 2008 7:00PM

just requires a bit of persistance & luck in which direction you happen to be heading at the given moment.

the best advice for this achievement is to stay in the center of the screen & make minimal movements - took me around 5mins to get the achievement :)

Digital Limit @ Aug 5th 2008 7:04PM

Where'd you get that screenshot? It's like an old build of the game or something, heh.

Knuckles Dawson @ Aug 5th 2008 8:52PM

I think that's a screen from Geo Wars Waves which was a bonus teaser of a minigame in PGR4

Dragod @ Aug 5th 2008 7:12PM

>>acheivement

SoxFan13 @ Aug 5th 2008 7:12PM

Completely off-topic: So THIS is what Richard was talking about on the podcast last week:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/28/AR2008072802130.html?sub=new

PeacefulOutrage @ Aug 5th 2008 8:08PM

Man, that sucks ass. It seems like some rich people don't like to pay for anything.

Hoffer @ Aug 5th 2008 7:15PM

I got this achievement last night after like 4 hours of trying.

NukeAssault @ Aug 5th 2008 7:17PM

This video just proves how much i suck at Geo Wars 2.

Joost Schuur @ Aug 5th 2008 9:12PM

After seeing the awesome skillz displayed in this video, I'm going to go off into a corner and cry. Will somebody hold me please?

NukeAssault @ Aug 5th 2008 10:32PM

Ill be there Joost... ill be there.

Magic Whiskey @ Aug 5th 2008 7:31PM

I'm working at getting the Wax Off Achievement right now myself...

Knuckles Dawson @ Aug 5th 2008 8:55PM

That video should be done within the week. I plan on hitting all Geo Wars 2 Achievements.

Tony @ Aug 5th 2008 7:43PM

I've been putting off getting this game since I have the original and so much else is coming out this month... but honestly, this video makes it look pretty amazing. Those areas with nothing but gravity wells are awesome.

jdkay20 @ Aug 5th 2008 7:48PM

nicely done i can't even get through sequence so this should help a lot.

Knuckles Dawson @ Aug 5th 2008 8:54PM

That means you'll get Game Over and Smile at once. Also, my method for smile leaves you with an extra life, so if you mess up once before finishing, you should still get Game Over.

Tann @ Aug 5th 2008 7:56PM

wow, that one does actually look quite hard to do without your help!

Knuckles Dawson @ Aug 5th 2008 8:43PM

Glad I could be of service.

ushman @ Aug 5th 2008 8:26PM

Yep this pretty much confrims I'm not as good as I thought at this game

Stewart Bananas @ Aug 5th 2008 9:57PM

Couldn't manage the smile achievement just yet, but this definitely helped me get the "Game Over" achievement. Thanks Knuckles!

Ben @ Aug 5th 2008 9:59PM

Thanks Knuckles

Hoffer @ Aug 5th 2008 10:26PM

Just watched the video. I almost did it the exact same way. Only thing was I saved 2 bombs for the last stage. I got there twice and both times died within like 3 seconds. So, I didn't use a bomb on the gravity well stage.

This was the best video I've seen for Smile. It is nice having someone talk and point out important things for each stage. Like not shooting a gravity well on the stages with all the blue diamonds.

Knuckles Dawson @ Aug 6th 2008 11:57AM

No problem, Ben.

And Hoffer, Many thanks. We're trying to set a new standard in Achievement Guide videos in production value, etc. And I usually can get through the Gravity Well level without bombing, but the compound pull of a bunch of them can be a little...random. Still, I mention in the video that bombing there is optional.

JCFG @ Aug 5th 2008 11:49PM

I just posting here to say that I just got it thanks to this video. And to the fact that I had 2 bombs at the end. :) Thnks!

h0mi @ Aug 6th 2008 3:06AM

I can't get more than 3 achievements in geo wars #1... I'm not sure I should even bother trying any of the achievements in #2.

Boff @ Aug 6th 2008 5:28AM

The majority of them are a bit easier to get than in GeoWars1.

Also, if you enjoyed the first one (despite the difficulty!) then you'll LOVE GeoWars2.

Boff @ Aug 6th 2008 5:30AM

Just to add, I was in the same boat as you with the 1st game but got quite a few achievements on my first session of GW2.

Chase @ Aug 6th 2008 8:22AM

Don't worry.

Be happy.

Tucker @ Aug 6th 2008 11:19AM

"wait for the arrows to spawn in and BOMB. THAT. SHIT."

Oh man, that had me laughing like an idiot at work for some reason. Great video, been pulling my hair out on this one. Thanks

Knuckles Dawson @ Aug 6th 2008 12:10PM

Glad you got a kick out of it.

edhc44 @ Aug 6th 2008 11:36AM

I had no idea what that achievement meant (then again, I wasn't even trying), so thanks!

Oh yeah, even though I'm not that pro at GW2, after seeing your video, I realised that I don't suck THAT hard too ^^

You also got some nice strategies for some stages that hammer me pretty hard, that will be helpful to increase my score (my current best score on sequence is 28M)

Fierod @ Aug 6th 2008 2:30PM

I like the style of the video...it wasn't boring =)

Fierod @ Aug 6th 2008 2:31PM

I can't get that stupid Wax Off achievement XD
I get 97% of it completed then I get surrounded and pwned lol

Tucker @ Aug 6th 2008 2:53PM

I found the best strategy is to not worry about doing it sequentially; it's a lot easier to control all the blue squares by herding them, then darting to the other side before they can change direction, etc.

...that being said, it's still pretty damn hard!