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Team17's Worms 2: Armageddon gets an explodey new trailer photo

You know what's fun? Worms, that's what. You know what's not fun? The very first time you ever play Worms.

My very first experience with Worms was an absolute disaster -- I happened to be visiting Jim when he still lived in London and booted up his 360 to play Worms Armageddon on XBLA. I embarrassed myself in front of dozens of Jim's friends and quickly drowned my sorrows in Fosters and French fries. On that same trip, I ended up in a blue dress. Don't ask.

Luckily, once I got back stateside, my friends and I tracked down a Dreamcast and the first Worms, I learned to play the damned thing,  and we had a blast.

All this just to tell you guys that Team17's sequel, Worms 2: Armageddon, will be hitting XBLA next month, and I've got a new trailer (below the fold) to prove it. Unlike most trailers, this one offers quite a bit of gameplay footage, since there's no moody protagonist with a dark secret to introduce. That isn't saying much, however, since the game consists almost solely of blowing stuff up. Like Red Faction: Guerrilla, but sprite-ier.

Worms 2: Armageddon will introduce some new weapons and levels, features a giant single-player campaign, and will use your NXE avatars in some way. Although there's no word of a PSN release, it should debut on XBLA some time next month. Seeing as the original Worms is still one of the most popular games on Xbox Live, how many of you guys are looking forward to its sequel? According to Conrad's GDC preview of Worms 2: Armageddon, it seems to be shaping up quite nicely.

If you reeeeally like Worms, check out spadget17's YouTube channel -- it's full of treats.


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Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2009 19:45
Justice
The Dreamcast version is the one I started on too, and is definitely the best.
CRAZYAPE69's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2009 19:48
CRAZYAPE69
hooray for hats and the iron donkey!!
DanlHaas's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2009 20:20
DanlHaas
Weird. Me and some friends just started playing the PC version together, it's a blast. This one definitely deserves some attention.
Captain Quincy's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2009 20:47
Captain Quincy
Can't wait!
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2009 21:09
Jon B
I bloody adored Worms Armageddon and its HUGE array of weapons. If this can in any way compare, I'll have to pick this up.
VisMortua's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2009 21:37
VisMortua
Nice. At least they know what's the good one and stopped with those 3d ones. =D
D-Nez's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2009 22:30
D-Nez
Trying to decide if I'll get this or the iPhone version done the road.
ChronosWing's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2009 22:46
ChronosWing
I hope they fixed the shitty rope physics from the first XBLA worms, they need to be more like Worms Armageddon PC version, and custom maps would be a great thing to bring back, wouldn't mind some rope racing on my 360.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/19/2009 03:40
Dexter345
I just know that this still can't be as good as the original Worms: Armageddon on PC. That said, I'll probably still buy it, especially if it drops to five bucks after awhile.
munkee's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/19/2009 03:50
munkee
@ Justice

the dreamcast version was not the best.. you just think that because it was the first you played. The PC versions were the best or the original worms on the amiga!

anyway, I was gonna say...

WORMS = Intelligent persons chess :P
Zippyduda's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/19/2009 04:01
Zippyduda
I'll have you know Joseph the first Worms was actually on PC, and I personally started off playing Worms on the PC. Then I played Worms Armageddon on the N64, and then the Dreamcast verison, then every one after that.

I still have and play Worms Armageddon on my N64 in fact, and it is the best one around on any platform. If the XBLA and SN version is an exact port but with online, I'll be a happy man :)
Joseph Leray's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/19/2009 06:54
Joseph Leray
@Zippy -- yeah, but then they ported that version of worms onto every available platform at the time. It was still the first Worms game, as opposed to Armageddon, for example.
LukienAkeela's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/19/2009 07:42
LukienAkeela
I had a lot of fun with the XBLA version, so I'll probably pick this up.
Jaffacakelover's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/19/2009 11:24
Jaffacakelover
I'd like to see Worms 2/Armageddon on WiiWare! Feck £40 for Open Warfare (though i'm sure the price has been reduced by now ¬_¬)!
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/19/2009 17:54
Holyetheline
Yep. Dreamcast started me as well... looks like that's the way to go!
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