That's what you get for eating feces.. I try to tell my dogs the same thing but they don't listen.

And according to Nintendo, the games are going to be at a maximun of $10 dlls.

I miss the old original tagline too: "Do you have Worms?"

Worms Open Warfare 2 is coming out soon, has wifi some map customization and other nifty things. It's been getting some good reviews from Worm fans.

As long as they don't screw up the space theme and new graphics, I'd much rather play it on an actual TV than a tiny little handheld screen. So I'm crossing my fingers this Wii one will work out nicely.

Oh, plus, I don't do wireless on my DS anymore since I switched my WiFi router to use the REAL encryption of WPA, instead of the worthless WEP *cough* "encryption" that the DS expects.

Hallelujah...BOOM!!!

Mainly because the "cut down" versions are most faithful to Worms Armegeddon, which is what most people consider the golden era of this series. (the rest would consider either Worms 2 ,which Armegeddon is essentially just an upgrade of, or Worms World Party, which does add in a few things, but took out a lot more.)

Joystiq's been eating ~50% of my comments lately

It reads posted 6:20, i didn't see it till now (6:56)

Frankly, I think Worms, like Castlevania and Sonic, just doesn't work in 3D at the current point in time. (well, there are some series which manage the jump, like Mario, and Metroid, but the core gameplay of many old generation is just hard to translate to 3D).

Especially Worms, since the traditional human mind is geared into 2.5D (the main plane being forward/backward and left/right, with sub-plane value being up-down which isn't translated as well) which makes a fully 3D strategy and projectile calculations too complex for most of us to handle

Random thoughts: Would Castlevania work better if they tool Metroid's formula (sort of) (note: NOT Metroid Prime, since that focuses more on adventure than exploration)? And the main problem with Sonic is that it was never a traditional platformer, but it's trying to use traditional 3D platformer mechanics in it's transition. The Wii version as many noted, is the only version which manages to somewhat follow it's roots, (but I'd say still lacks sufficient focus).

Random thoughts 2: Sonic and Castlevania seems somewhat similar on second thoughts... Sonis is action(speed)/exploration, while post SotN Castlevania is action(combat)/exploration, both with a core focus on environment (though less so for Castlevania, seeing that it's also combat focused).

I personally don't think Worms can ever work in 3D...the mechanics of certain 2D games just can't and shouldn't. 2D is still a very viable system for certain types of games and I hate that everybody thinks they need to do everything in 3D these days.

So, a mouse. Which points to specific spots on screen, and you can hit a button to make it do something.

Like a Wiimote can do.

I think that's what the article writer meant. Just because there's motion control it doesn't mean the developers have to use it (and I really hope they resist any temptation to do so, I love me some Worms).

I loved worms... i had it for gameboy, computer, ds...now i guess for wii!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CJgegNMApaQ&mode=user&search=

What I was getting at is that the mouse isn't used for the actual gameplay. The keyboard is. Arrow keys move the worm about and to aim enter for jump, backspace for double jump and space bar to fire.

How does the wii remote fit into this? I don't have a freakin' clue.

Ah, I get what you mean now. The mouse was used to click on specific spots on the map (air strikes, teleporting, etc.), and for going through the menus. I always played with both the mouse and the keyboard, so I'd like that aspect to stay if it can, although as you said, it isn't necessary. My guess would either be using the nunchuk for movement, or pressing the button to switch between pointer and action modes (rocking it like the NES pad).