Sierra Entertainment announced today that Geometry Wars: Galaxies, a 2D arcade shooter game, has shipped to stores nationwide for the Wii. The video game will also be available on Nintendo DS system on November 27th. Geometry Wars: Galaxies is developed by Kuju Entertainment (Chemistry).

Geometry Wars: Galaxies delivers an all-new single player campaign where players can tackle waves of enemies, including 10 never seen before, all of which act and react in a frenetic way across more than 60 unique levels. Geometry Wars: Galaxies introduces the all new Battle Drone that follows the player’s request to defend and attack or collect geoms which is used to increase multiplier scores, buy new planets or behaviors for the Battle Drone.

For the first time ever, the Geometry Wars video game will let players battle in a variety of planets in an all new multiplayer mode. Those that own both the Wii and Nintendo DS games can link the games together using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to unlock bonus levels for both versions. Players will also be able to make their mark on the universe by posting high scores on the Wii and Nintendo DS online leader boards.

The controls for the game have been optimized for the Wii and DS systems, allowing gamers to use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller. In addition Geometry Wars: Galaxies offers compatibility with the Nintendo Classic Controller. Geometry Wars: Galaxies also includes the full version of Bizarre Creations’ Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved.

Geometry Wars: Galaxies is available on the Wii for $39.99 and the Nintendo DS for $29.99, with both games getting an ESRB rating of “E” for Everyone. For more information, visit the game’s official Web site at www.geometrywarsgalaxies.com .