Worms (Xbox Live Arcade)

humndislocation · 13th March 2007, 11:21 PM

I'll spare you the predictable "I've got worms" ho ho ho subject line.

Has anyone else downloaded Worms on Xbox Live Arcade yet? I got it last week. Aside from some missing weapons and themes (due to having to fit in the 50MB limit for Xbox Live games), it's a pretty good conversion of Worms Armageddon that was released on the PC sometime around 8 or 9 years ago.

Brings back some good memories of playing it with friends, as a student.

kj · 13th March 2007, 11:32 PM

At last a decent game on XBox Live. The last one I downloaded was Street Fighter 2 Hyper Fighting. I'll need to take a look at Worms. The original was done by Team17 right? Or am i getting the name totally wrong.

humndislocation · 13th March 2007, 11:42 PM

I think this version was made by Team17 too.

It's rare nowadays to get games where you can get a bunch of people to play in the same room, and isn't too unfriendly to people who don't play games often.

kj · 13th March 2007, 11:48 PM

Has it got online mutliplayer?

humndislocation · 13th March 2007, 11:50 PM

Yep. I've not tried it out though.

Rebelius · 14th March 2007, 12:40 AM

was that the expansion for the original or was it worms2 based? I used to play Worms 2 online loads, got in trouble for it cos payg dial-up was expensive back then.

humndislocation · 14th March 2007, 12:35 PM

I don't know much about which worms game is which.

It was this one, if that helps
Image:WormsArmageddon1.PNG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rebelius · 14th March 2007, 01:29 PM

ok cool - that's a worms2 based game, the best ones. the original looks pretty bad but was a good game and after 2 they went all 3D and rubbish.

If I had a 360 I'd give you a game. but I don't

humndislocation · 14th March 2007, 01:36 PM

Yeah, I never really got into the original worms. I tried out the demo for the PC, but the perfect accuracy of the AI put me off. I got into it more when one of my friends at uni bought Worms Armageddon, and three of us would play it after class.

I never really bothered with the 3D ones. Everyone that's told me about them has said that they're shit, so I'm not in a hurry to try them. Some games just work better in 2D anyway.

Rebelius · 14th March 2007, 08:13 PM

yeah, i tried the demos for a couple of the 3D ones, but it's not as much fun - much harder to aim and things in 3D and it just worked a lot better in 2D.

The best thing about worms 2 was that you could change almost anything about the game: the sounds, the music, the map, the weapons, most of the rules etc.

It was great fun

13th March 2007, 11:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
humndislocation Hardcore is serious guys Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 5,893 Band: Blasphemous Necrorapist	Worms (Xbox Live Arcade) I'll spare you the predictable "I've got worms" ho ho ho subject line. Has anyone else downloaded Worms on Xbox Live Arcade yet? I got it last week. Aside from some missing weapons and themes (due to having to fit in the 50MB limit for Xbox Live games), it's a pretty good conversion of Worms Armageddon that was released on the PC sometime around 8 or 9 years ago. Brings back some good memories of playing it with friends, as a student.

13th March 2007, 11:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 13,759 Band: A band of merry men	At last a decent game on XBox Live. The last one I downloaded was Street Fighter 2 Hyper Fighting. I'll need to take a look at Worms. The original was done by Team17 right? Or am i getting the name totally wrong. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

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13th March 2007, 11:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
humndislocation Hardcore is serious guys Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 5,893 Band: Blasphemous Necrorapist	I think this version was made by Team17 too. It's rare nowadays to get games where you can get a bunch of people to play in the same room, and isn't too unfriendly to people who don't play games often.

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humndislocation Hardcore is serious guys Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 5,893 Band: Blasphemous Necrorapist	Yep. I've not tried it out though.

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Rebelius Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 7,169	was that the expansion for the original or was it worms2 based? I used to play Worms 2 online loads, got in trouble for it cos payg dial-up was expensive back then.

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humndislocation Hardcore is serious guys Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 5,893 Band: Blasphemous Necrorapist	I don't know much about which worms game is which. It was this one, if that helps Image:WormsArmageddon1.PNG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

14th March 2007, 01:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rebelius Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 7,169	ok cool - that's a worms2 based game, the best ones. the original looks pretty bad but was a good game and after 2 they went all 3D and rubbish. If I had a 360 I'd give you a game. but I don't

14th March 2007, 01:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
humndislocation Hardcore is serious guys Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 5,893 Band: Blasphemous Necrorapist	Yeah, I never really got into the original worms. I tried out the demo for the PC, but the perfect accuracy of the AI put me off. I got into it more when one of my friends at uni bought Worms Armageddon, and three of us would play it after class. I never really bothered with the 3D ones. Everyone that's told me about them has said that they're shit, so I'm not in a hurry to try them. Some games just work better in 2D anyway.

14th March 2007, 08:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rebelius Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 7,169	yeah, i tried the demos for a couple of the 3D ones, but it's not as much fun - much harder to aim and things in 3D and it just worked a lot better in 2D. The best thing about worms 2 was that you could change almost anything about the game: the sounds, the music, the map, the weapons, most of the rules etc. It was great fun