We're a little suspicious about the use of both They Might Be Giants' "Particle Man" and wacky costumed characters in this promotional video for Geometry Wars Galaxies. Rather than reinforcing the geometry theme of the game, it all seems to be aimed at distracting us from the actual game footage.
The game itself looks fine, but all the silliness going on in the video is actually putting us off the whole thing. It's a shame: the trailer would have been better and cheaper without the "actors" or "costumes." If nothing else, it's a lot more memorable now. You won't be able to hear the name Geometry Wars without thinking of people in black Spandex bothering some teenagers.
[Via NeoGAF]














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8-06-2007 @ 5:13PM
Capt. Castellanos said...
hahahahaha!
They Might Be Giants just
made it such a weird commercial.
was that a cover of Particle Man?
it didn't sound like the usual song.
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8-06-2007 @ 5:14PM
Mainman said...
That image is both frightening and hilarious.
I REALLY want that Particle Man remix as a download. Anyone who hasn't seen the original before should click on the link in the post and watch that first.
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8-06-2007 @ 5:17PM
Devine said...
Great screen cap!
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8-06-2007 @ 5:32PM
Gordon said...
I thought that was alittle weird but still kinda funny, particle man is a great song.
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8-06-2007 @ 5:56PM
hvnlysoldr said...
They've captured the 80's commercial for Retro Evolved!
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8-06-2007 @ 8:52PM
Drew said...
MY EYES!!!! THEY ARE BLEEDING!!!!
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8-06-2007 @ 8:57PM
hdtvdinner said...
Magnanimous!
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8-06-2007 @ 10:00PM
WhatIsThatThing said...
Yay, it's my favorite band TMBG! However, Capt. Castellanos is right. That is a cover of the original song. It almost sounds like John Linnell...but not quite.
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8-06-2007 @ 11:52PM
megapenguinx said...
She's eating the grid!
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8-07-2007 @ 8:38AM
hob said...
I'm at work, so I can't listen with sound...
but I really want this game :P
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8-07-2007 @ 10:16AM
Zack W. said...
Game looks cool, but the commercial looks the suxxorz.
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