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Penguins
27 Oct 2006, 15:04
Is open Warfare like worms 2/ W:A and WWP? If it is i'm going to get it with the DS IM getting for christmas..

AndrewTaylor
27 Oct 2006, 16:05
I've not played it myself, but I'mgiven to understand it's more like the original Worms than the it is like the 2D sequels. It's 2D, but it has a more limited arsenal, designed to allow stronger tactical play on a smaller landscape and to be easier to get into for new players (since the handheld market hadn't really had a decent version of Worms). It depends why you like the 2D games, I suppose. Some people just like roping and playing with the superweapons turned on all the time and causing havic for the hell of it, and they don't like W:OW at all.
Some people find W:OW on the DS very buggy, but others seem to find it OK, so I guess it might be worth renting to check out.

Penguins
28 Oct 2006, 05:28
Cool thanks, I'll get it then :)

Split
29 Oct 2006, 01:33
I have it. Its a good game and all, but sometimes I think that they could have done a better job on it. I'd give it an 8/10 and yes, I'd say that it is worth getting.

bonz
29 Oct 2006, 01:15
I'd give it an 8/10 and yes
You're rating it higher than the average.
Have a look at the metascore (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ds/wormsopenwarfare?q=worms%20open%20warfare).

Split
30 Oct 2006, 22:54
How do you think they get "average"s ;)

bonz
31 Oct 2006, 00:14
I'd give it an 8/10
How do you think they get "average"s ;)
Your subjunctive mood sounds like you were guessing the average. :)

Vader
31 Oct 2006, 00:29
I've heard that whilst the above may be true, I have heard it is it is buggy. Buggy enough to detract from the pleasure of worming, even.

Plasma
31 Oct 2006, 00:43
I've heard that whilst the above may be true, I have heard it is it is buggy. Buggy enough to detract from the pleasure of worming, even.
ANY bad bug detracts from the pleasure of that game!

Penguins
31 Oct 2006, 03:00
But it still works and you can still play it right?

DaKa
31 Oct 2006, 21:36
I've only just got this game today from GAME £19.99 and its great you have 23 weapons ranging from the mighty Bazooka to Kamikaze and the great Banana Bomb only downfall is that there is no Holy Hand Grenade .
I got my Blue Nintendo DS yesterday with Nintendogs Labrador and Friends and Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for 114.49 GAME the Nintendo DS is great and so is Worms Open Warfare so in answer to your question Yes get the game ^^ you won't regret it

Penguins
1 Nov 2006, 08:37
Thanks Daka I can't wait for christmas to come :D

Akuryou13
1 Nov 2006, 08:49
the game is fun, it's worth picking up, definitely. be warned though, things like the grenade are bugged to high hell (the grenade will bounce normally sometimes and other times will go flying off the ground as if its wife just died on the other side of the level). it's fun for some good old-fashioned goofing off, but if you're into serious worming, the game is definitely not something you're going to enjoy.

bonz
1 Nov 2006, 14:43
Why not get a PSP and W:OW for it?
That version is by less buggy and also uses the PSP's higher hardware capabilities.

AndrewTaylor
1 Nov 2006, 14:52
Why not get a PSP and W:OW for it?
That version is by less buggy and also uses the PSP's higher hardware capabilities.
Perhaps because a DS game costs £20 and to buy a PSP and the game would cost £175? That's 775% more. I doubt if the PSP version is really 775% -- much less £155 -- better. Did you really not think of that? I'd love to have the kind of money where I wouldn't think of a thing like that.

Akuryou13
1 Nov 2006, 15:04
Perhaps because a DS game costs £20 and to buy a PSP and the game would cost £175? That's 775% more. I doubt if the PSP version is really 775% -- much less £155 -- better. Did you really not think of that? I'd love to have the kind of money where I wouldn't think of a thing like that.that kind of money doesn't exist. I could easily pick up a game for $500 and not care. hell, I could buy a PS3 and all the launch titles for it if I really wanted to (I have no bills), but spending $200 to play a game of any kind much less a lack-luster worms game is just plain stupid.

bonz
1 Nov 2006, 17:03
Perhaps because a DS game costs £20 and to buy a PSP and the game would cost £175? That's 775% more.
i'm going to get it with the DS IM getting for christmas
Penguins doesn't have a DS yet. He said he'll get it for Christmas.
So your calculation with 775% isn't correct.
PSP + W:OW would still be more expensive than DS + W:OW, though.
But you'd have the better, more versatile portable device plus the better, less buggy version of W:OW.

DaKa
1 Nov 2006, 21:41
Thanks Daka I can't wait for christmas to come :D
No Problem which DS are you getting
DS Lite or DS Original ?

Penguins
1 Nov 2006, 23:44
No Problem which DS are you getting
DS Lite or DS Original ?
Well I'm getting DS lite, do you have a DS Lite or original?

DaKa
2 Nov 2006, 00:15
Well I'm getting DS lite, do you have a DS Lite or original?
I've got the original blue DS one because it came with Nintendogs ^^

Penguins
3 Nov 2006, 10:30
I've got the original blue DS one because it came with Nintendogs ^^
Wait is a DS lite and DS Original the same?

Akuryou13
3 Nov 2006, 13:35
Wait is a DS lite and DS Original the same?essentially. the lite is just smaller.

Penguins
3 Nov 2006, 13:48
essentially. the lite is just smaller.
Is that a bad thing, a good thing or a better thing?

Akuryou13
3 Nov 2006, 14:20
Is that a bad thing, a good thing or a better thing?personally, it's far too small for me. for my fiancee it's just right. it really depends on the size of you and your hands.
I've heard somewhere that the lite has a few more problems than the normal DS, but I have no idea if that's true, so you'd have to look it up to be sure. for all I know the lite is better.

Cyclaws
3 Nov 2006, 19:37
I've heard somewhere that the lite has a few more problems than the normal DS, but I have no idea if that's true, so you'd have to look it up to be sure. for all I know the lite is better.
Wikipedia says that it's true.

Vader
3 Nov 2006, 19:49
ANY bad bug detracts from the pleasure of that game!
I meant worming as a whole. Besides, you're wrong; there are exceptions:
I've been playing LEGO Star Wars II recently, and I've found quite a few A class technical hangs which, being technical hangs, have forced me to restart the level. I still love the game to bits and wouldn't knock points off it's imaginary score as a result of the bugs.
As for the DS Lite differences, the go deeper than sheer size of device. The DS Lite has a bigger stylus which makes using it much easier. It also has a brighter screen, making the games more visible and more vivid and also allowing you to play in full daylight. The DS Lite also has a later firmware, although I'm not sure of the advantages therein. Additionally, the DS Lite has a cover for the GBA slot, something the DS does not.
The DS Lite is well worth getting. The only advantage of the DS in my opinion is that the +Control Pad is more clicky. I like clicky (I wish the GP2X had a clicky stick like the GP32 :()

AndrewTaylor
4 Nov 2006, 00:02
Wikipedia says that it's true.
Not any more, it doesn't!
Ho ho. Oh, what larks.

Penguins
4 Nov 2006, 00:28
So what is better to get a DS Lite or a DS?
Edit: Don't worry, My mum (mom) has already bought me a DS Lite for christmas :)

Akuryou13
4 Nov 2006, 00:44
Wikipedia says that it's true.ok, if I really wanted to I could get wikipedia to tell me that penguins are the primary export of japan, and that they are revered throughout the world as the saviors of all souls after the apocalypse that happened in 1957.
seriously, trusting wikipedia for reliable information is like trusting a random hobo to give you pack the $50 you asked him to hold for you.

Vader
4 Nov 2006, 14:54
So what is better to get a DS Lite or a DS?
Edit: Don't worry, My mum (mom) has already bought me a DS Lite for christmas :)
The DS Lite is superior for the reasons I mentioned in my last post.

Cyclaws
4 Nov 2006, 17:32
ok, if I really wanted to I could get wikipedia to tell me that penguins are the primary export of japan, and that they are revered throughout the world as the saviors of all souls after the apocalypse that happened in 1957.
seriously, trusting wikipedia for reliable information is like trusting a random hobo to give you pack the $50 you asked him to hold for you.
I disagree.
The people who wrote the DS Lite article added in a bit about cracked hinges. I see no reason to ignore it. And no, you couldn't edit that into Wiki, it would be gone in an hour.

Muzer
5 Nov 2006, 09:09
My friend has a DS Lite with a cracked hinge.
My other friend has a red dead pixel on his
My old DS Lite (I swapped it) had a broken mic.
I have never seen anyone's DS with any of these.

Penguins
5 Nov 2006, 11:08
My friend has a DS Lite with a cracked hinge.
My other friend has a red dead pixel on his
My old DS Lite (I swapped it) had a broken mic.
I have never seen anyone's DS with any of these.
That doesn't matter, they/you probably damaged it some how to make it do that.

Muzer
5 Nov 2006, 11:42
Nope. All on purchase.

Muzer
5 Nov 2006, 11:43
Just make sure you ckeck it before you lose the recipt/chuck the box.

Akuryou13
5 Nov 2006, 13:48
I disagree.
The people who wrote the DS Lite article added in a bit about cracked hinges. I see no reason to ignore it. And no, you couldn't edit that into Wiki, it would be gone in an hour.yes, but who's to say that you're reading the article before or after that hour where the information is false? sure, wildly incorrect information like what I stated would be picked up instantly, but only slightly false stories would remain there for a good long while until someone who actually did the research finds the page and corrects it.

Cyclaws
5 Nov 2006, 13:52
yes, but who's to say that you're reading the article before or after that hour where the information is false? sure, wildly incorrect information like what I stated would be picked up instantly, but only slightly false stories would remain there for a good long while until someone who actually did the research finds the page and corrects it.
Yeah, but in this case the vast number of people who will have read that article means thatany incorrect edits would be edited out quickly - I'll also note that I read this page a few weeks ago, and the stuff about the broken hinges was there then too.

Akuryou13
5 Nov 2006, 13:59
Yeah, but in this case the vast number of people who will have read that article means thatany incorrect edits would be edited out quickly - I'll also note that I read this page a few weeks ago, and the stuff about the broken hinges was there then too.oh, I'm not discounting the broken hinges this, I'm just saying that wikipedia isn't exactly a reliable source of information. extremely common information is obviously edited quickly, but more obscure stuff isn't
for instance. I was listening to a famous american radio show (Bob and Tom in the morning) the other morning, and they were talking to a comedian who mentioned that on his wikipedia page it said that he was born in wisconsin or some such. he said he's never even been there. he also mentioned that a friend of his also had some complete BS in his wiki. the friend's wiki listed him as being single, from ohio, and someone who never wants kids. in reality the guy is married with 2 kids and was born....can't remember where but in a completely different state.

Vader
5 Nov 2006, 17:46
If goods are damaged one purchse they can be returned.
This damage was most likely inflicted during transit. If you get one which isn't broken (the majority aren't) then it will most likely only break when you break it.
I've never heard of anyone having a problem which was born of the hardware itself.

Cyclaws
5 Nov 2006, 19:29
oh, I'm not discounting the broken hinges this, I'm just saying that wikipedia isn't exactly a reliable source of information. extremely common information is obviously edited quickly, but more obscure stuff isn't
for instance. I was listening to a famous american radio show (Bob and Tom in the morning) the other morning, and they were talking to a comedian who mentioned that on his wikipedia page it said that he was born in wisconsin or some such. he said he's never even been there. he also mentioned that a friend of his also had some complete BS in his wiki. the friend's wiki listed him as being single, from ohio, and someone who never wants kids. in reality the guy is married with 2 kids and was born....can't remember where but in a completely different state.
But in this case, which is the only one I was referring to when I said "Wikipedia says that it's true", it is (true).

Penguins
6 Nov 2006, 12:04
Just make sure you ckeck it before you lose the recipt/chuck the box.
Don't worry, I always keep the receipt ;)

Vader
6 Nov 2006, 12:18
wikipedia isn't exactly a reliable source of information.
The rest of the Internet is blatantly more reliable... :rolleyes:
I think you should take this debate elsewhere since it's off-topic and also idiotic.

Akuryou13
6 Nov 2006, 14:04
The rest of the Internet is blatantly more reliable... :rolleyes: hmmmm.....you do have a point there.

Iguana
8 Nov 2006, 16:09
But you'd have the better, more versatile portable device plus the better, less buggy version of W:OW.
Here we go again.
Anyway, apparently the Lite has a longer battery life and more screen options or something by those lines. I'm still sticking to my old DS though. As for the DS vs. PSP nonsense, they're both great portable systems.

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