Next portable Worms playable online

by Justin McElroy { Apr 19th 2007 at 10:27PM }

We do not know when, but there will come a day. And on this day, you will see millions of digital worms flying through the air, rocketing at the speed of information through the walls of your home. Do not be alarmed! You are not having coke-and-alcohol-fueled hallucination. (Note to Christian Slater: You are.) For the rest of you, this sight will herald the release of Worms: Open Warfare 2 on the DS and PSP, which THQ has announced will feature online multiplayer.

The company has dropped a handful of details about the next iteration of the venerable annelidic series, including new modes like Rope Race and the Firing Range. There's also some new weapons like the intriguingly named Buffalo of Lies and Holy Hand Grenades. (Three-decade old Monty Python gags FTW!) More good news: It's going to be 2D. Still not enough for you? Check out the video, if you have a strong stomach for flying digi-worms.

Tags: ds, monty python, MontyPython, openwarfare, thq, wii, worms

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Rubang B @ Apr 19th 2007 10:35PM

The Holy Hand Grenades aren't new! They were in the old ones! They just got taken out of the crappy new ones because because... I don't know.

AndrewNeo @ Apr 19th 2007 10:35PM

Was there a portable Worms for the DS already? If not, I'm so buying this one when it comes out..

KC @ Apr 19th 2007 10:44PM

The first Worms on DS was one of the most god-awful pieces of crap EVER.

I returned it the day I bought it.

This new Worms better make up for it.

Justin McElroy @ Apr 19th 2007 10:43PM

Sorry, Tex. THQ lied to both of us.

Matt B @ Apr 19th 2007 11:06PM

Oh crap nintendo lost another exclusive OMG!!!11!!!!

Why does this not happen for handhelds?

Shmil @ Apr 19th 2007 11:09PM

@ #5
because its worms, we never expected it to be on just the psp or just the ds, now if it was something like phantom hourglass being on the psp then that'd be a big deal about nintendo losing an exclusive, that may be a bad example because zelda is a nintendo first party game

samfish @ Apr 19th 2007 11:17PM

They should make the online play it cross platfrom compatible, if you ask me.
Not enough games do that.
...if any.

Fuzz @ Apr 19th 2007 11:22PM

How about a Concrete Donkey? Will there be one of those?

Raynre @ Apr 19th 2007 11:26PM

Or a giant trojan rabbit? That'd be an awesome weapon for a Worms game...

Martez @ Apr 19th 2007 11:43PM

The first handheld Worms was on PSP and DS. How would this be losing an exclusive?

waves @ Apr 20th 2007 12:14AM

Niiinjaaa Rooooope.
I hope they make good use of the touch screen.

Ollie @ Apr 20th 2007 12:57AM

CARPET BOMB!!!!!!

ThatFuzzyBastard @ Apr 20th 2007 1:04AM

Oh god, I want to believe, I do. I used to love the Worms games, but too many crappy "updates", including the train wreck of Worms DS, have left my faith a battered husk. But I watch this trailer and think "It looks really designed to capitalize on the two screens... Good graphics..." And then my heart leaps to the skies, even as my head knows Team 17 will just treat me like a fool one more time...

Einhanderkiller @ Apr 20th 2007 1:34AM

Team 17 needs to make a new 2D Worms on the PC.

Poisoned Al @ Apr 20th 2007 7:10AM

Hey Justin! Did you hear that they have a sheep as a weapon too?

Justin McElroy @ Apr 20th 2007 7:36AM

Man, sheep are so 20 minutes ago. In Worms: Open Warfare 2 (winning the award for Worms title that sounds most like a Tom Clancy game) there are SUPER sheep.

Intentless @ Apr 20th 2007 8:39AM

Super Sheep rock... My all time fav wall always be the old woman....

Mohan @ Apr 20th 2007 9:13AM

Finally I was hoping that THQ would make something like this for the DS!!

CR @ Apr 20th 2007 9:43AM

Bah, even Super Sheep are so passe. It's all about Aqua Sheep now =P

Jim @ Apr 20th 2007 11:04AM

I want to believe that this time will be different. Why do they keep trying to make it better, when it was already near perfect? I'd die for something as addicting as Armaggeden or WWP. Please THQ, don't break my heart again!

Christopher7xii @ Apr 20th 2007 10:49AM

For those that missed it, Worms had already come out on PSP and DS last year. The DS version (despite having a leg up with the touch screen) was way shittier than the PSP version. Hoping they fix that with this go around, because my friend only has a DS. He definitely wont be pickin up a PSP to play with me either.