Worms XBLA complete
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I don't know how it would pump the sales really. I remember back in the days when I was little punk, it used to be awesome playing worms and beating the hell out of my friends in it but, the appeal is gone for me these days. 
Worms is a good game but they really need to do something for it to make it appealing again. I don't think "HD" will cut it.
Worms is a good game but they really need to do something for it to make it appealing again. I don't think "HD" will cut it.
Worms! Man, that is a fun game. My friend and I used to play this on the PC all the time -- like a better version of Scorched Earth (great game in its own right). IF it supports MP over live that would be a blast, especially if they added video chat
Forget Gears of War, i'd get a 360 for this!
As long as it's a 2D remake like Lemmings on PS3, and not a 3D monstrosity like later Worms games, it could be good. Played a lot of the original Worms at uni. Since then though, I haven't found many people with the patience for turn-based games, which is a shame. They need a realtime worms!
I agree. I thought that was a disappointment in the fairly recent PSP version:
http://psp.ign.com/articles/698/698561p1.html
Of course with the PSP you can do gamesharing and ad-hoc, as well has hot-swap (which is kinda neat) and being portable and all you can take it along with you to have some fun with friends, but I still really would have liked an infrastructure mode.
Then again, I still don't know if I'd have bought it then. It's getting kinda old now ... Bu then of course, there are a lot of people who never played it, and it's good they get a chance to catch up.
On the PSP it uses the same engine as Lemmings, by the way, if I remember correctly - so I wouldn't be surprised, with Lemmings announced for E-distro on PS3, and now Worms for Live, that you'll also get Lemmings on Live at some point.
Infrastructure with a handheld is somewhat less reliable than with a stationary device. People would tend to "instant quit on losing" even more, and on other occasions. I can understand the arguments of Team17 there.
But sadly, Worms PSP doesn't even support game sharing! The DS-version did, though. And i'd rather not have my PSP tossed around every few seconds in "hot potatoe mode". Thus i didn't buy it...
Sony owns the Lemmings IP, they bought it along with Psygnosis long ago. Team17 was asked to make a Lemmings game using their Worms engine and surely did so, but the rights remain with Sony. You will definitely never ever see Lemmings Live.
I imagine Worms will come to PS3. Can you name any platforms that didn't get worms?! As they have the Lemmings 2 engine created for PS3 (Team17 did that BTW according to their forum) I expect Worms will get a port.
It'll be interesting how cross-platform the download games become versus the disc-based games. It'd be cheaper to create lots of 1st party exclusive downloads than 1st major titles, so I would expect more competition in that arena.
It'll be interesting how cross-platform the download games become versus the disc-based games. It'd be cheaper to create lots of 1st party exclusive downloads than 1st major titles, so I would expect more competition in that arena.
Worms is worse than me. It's been on everything.
When we get chips implanted in our brains directly, there will be a version of Worms in them.
Good point. The moderator on the forum hinted that there is a good chance it will come, I just hope it's sooner than later. Worms should be played by everybody, it's great fun imo.
Well, I think that's a lame excuse. I can choose to play with people I trust, and MGS3 solved this problem rather elegantly anyway.
Ouch! That sucks ...
I have no problems with that though. And I do think that's a useful mode actually, because I still don't have enough people around me with a PSP to do this stuff regularly.
Oh? I didn't know that ... (starts wondering about what Psygnosis games I used to really love ... Isn't Blood Money also from Psygnosis? I loved that slow little shooter, great two player mode and great difficulty - actually finished it. But I can't find it anymore on emulation, only a demo ... it seems to have been lost
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If Ms doesnt release this RIGHT NOW i'll be very pissed with them...
/turns 360 to checks xbla
/turns 360 to checks xbla
Yeah, Blood Money was one of the earliest games I remember from Psygnoisis. Wikipedia shows quite a line-up for the firm. Some of the more important titles for me are
Shadow of the Beast - the 'Killer App' for the Amiga
Lemmings
Hired Guns - Fantastic 4 player game, mistly because int he coop you could shoot your friends. Or lock them in a room with a grenade.
Armour-Geddon - An impossible but very smooth 3D combat game, known for it's CG intro - early days for all that!
Finally, Worms is coming and it's coming next week. :smile:
http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/03/02/541944.aspx
http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/03/02/541944.aspx
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This is the first Livearcade game I'm seriously thinking of purchasing, it's an awesome game with 3 friends.
coming next week.