Hedgewars - A bit too much like worms?

[MadEwokHerd]

http://www.hedgewars.org/

This is a Worms clone that has apparently been in development for a little over 3 years. The resemblance to the Worms 2 series is scary. Most of the weapons appear to be based on w2 weapons, to the point where the name is the same, the look is similar (but it's not the same picture), and the behaviour is very close.

In general, it looks and feels very much the same, as if the goal were to be as much like worms 2 as possible without being worms 2.

[Squirminator2k]

http://www.hedgewars.org/images/logo.gif

Can you spot it?

[MtlAngelus]

Woah, that is way too much like worms. :-/

[Blinx]

Might as well be Worms tbh. Alot of graphics nicked, bar the crappy Hedgehogs themselves.

[AndrewTaylor]

Oh my, can none of those people draw at all?

Edit: oh, I do hope they check their referrer logs and see a lot of people coming from Team17's forum in a thread they can't see.

[SupSuper]

Oh my, can none of those people draw at all?

Edit: oh, I do hope they check their referrer logs and see a lot of people coming from Team17's forum in a thread they can't see.It's a general rule that developers can't draw.

I tried it out and personally, I applaud them. It's probably the closest worms clone we've had in ages. Even the physics and ninja rope are much like the original. Of course all the graphics, names, sounds, etc have been conviently changed to avoid copyright issues, but the game is still far from competing with the original.

[MtlAngelus]

Edit: oh, I do hope they check their referrer logs and see a lot of people coming from Team17's forum in a thread they can't see.
Haha that'll sure freak them out. :p

[AndrewTaylor]

It's a general rule that developers can't draw.

That's what I mean, though -- that's textbook programmer art. Why can't they find one person who can do nice graphics for them?

[MadEwokHerd]

Why can't they find one person who can do nice graphics for them?

I don't know. They are trying. (https://gna.org/people/viewjob.php?group_id=1173&job_id=90)

[SupSuper]

That's what I mean, though -- that's textbook programmer art. Why can't they find one person who can do nice graphics for them?Erm... I hate to be the one to break your innocent little mind, but the internet isn't nice. :p