Worms: Battle Islands [Archive] - Page 2

Akuryou13

17 May 2010, 17:51

So, if we check again their facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/Team17Software?v=app_2347471856

Worms hopefully will be released in 2 weeks (May is the last month of Spring). But then again, they can change it again with another delay.you are compltely fabricating the facts for your assumption. WORMS RELOADED will arrive, most likely, in the middle of the year, following Beta testing and subsequent fixing and further testing.they say right there that it'll be the "middle of the year" not spring. and that it's a "most likely" sort of release date. that means it's not set in stone, it's simply the more likely time for that to happen.

s0ren

17 May 2010, 18:00

This forum is not about Worms Reloaded duh

Thurbo

17 May 2010, 19:17

Now really, Aku, the part you should actually have read:

NINTENDO Wii (Digital Download Only currently)
WORMS BATTLE ISLANDS is currently in the final test stages for WiiWare and is a fully featured Wii game with a huge amount of single & multiplayer content. It contains classic controls and gesture controls and online play. It is a full Wii experience and developed entirely by Team17 without publisher intervention ('Space Oddity' suffered due to this). We would expect the game to be launched sometime in Spring. More details in a few weeks.

Yep. Poor Space Oddity. But I'm still playing it ;)

Akuryou13

17 May 2010, 20:45

Now really, Aku, the part you should actually have read:

Yep. Poor Space Oddity. But I'm still playing it ;)ok. whoops on my part, though I still spot a "should be" in their comment about release. my point remains even if I was being bone-headed about it the first time :p

Mauno3

18 May 2010, 08:46

So, if we check again their facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/Team17Software?v=app_2347471856

Worms hopefully will be released in 2 weeks (May is the last month of Spring). But then again, they can change it again with another delay.Actually the game is supposed to be released in Q2. That also includes June.

Also they posted that "released in few weeks" almost a month ago. It seems that Nintendo is still dawdling over the release permission and Team17 can't do a thing about it.

Thurbo

18 May 2010, 19:51

WORMOPEDIA

19 May 2010, 01:53

I think they are currently waiting for WR beta testing finding bugs to fix them in BI as well (I think both are similar to each other) since it can't be patched.

Online games not patchable, download limits... heck, Nintendo sucks.
Should have bought an XBox or a PS3 instead.

sometimes i just wonder why i buyed a Wii instead of a Xbox 360
But the wii is fine just cant be patched makes you will have always that doesnt let u play level 2
i have only played nintendo
Just hope that nkafaro is right
that will make me happy:)

BillT17

19 May 2010, 08:59

Battle Islands and Reloaded are very different and not dependant on each other. The reason for delay is purely the submission process on Wii, but hopefully we will have a date to announce soon.

SBCG4AP

19 May 2010, 16:18

Battle Islands and Reloaded are very different and not dependant on each other. The reason for delay is purely the submission process on Wii, but hopefully we will have a date to announce soon.

I don't want to come across as a nag, and this might sound stupid, but if you've already made the game for WiiWare, then shouldn't Nintendo have approved it in the first place when it was first announced? Also, wouldn't Nintendo let you know why they haven't approved it yet for download?

Akuryou13

19 May 2010, 16:22

I don't want to come across as a nag, and this might sound stupid, but if you've already made the game for WiiWare, then shouldn't Nintendo have approved it in the first place when it was first announced? Also, wouldn't Nintendo let you know why they haven't approved it yet for download?well obviously they can't approve something until it's done and it's been tested by them for inappropriate content. this would take a while because there are a lot of games up for approval, I imagine, since WiiWare is a desirable place to sell a game at minimal cost to the producers.

BillT17

19 May 2010, 16:40

Ok, when you release a game you have to submit the finished game to the platform holder so they can check it against their strict guidelines and test it properly. WiiWare is very difficult to get passed quickly, hence the delay. We have been back and forth fixing things for a while now.

CakeDoer

25 May 2010, 10:53

So... is this coming out... soon?

Mauno3

26 May 2010, 15:37

^^Nobody really knows. Let's hope the game is worth all the waiting.

btw. In the trailer there was no footage of team healthbar, team names, weapon select, different sound effects & music, team languages & gravestones, custom stages, etc. Are that kinda things included in the game at all?

I hope that Nintendo's strict limitations won't affect this game much. Space Oddity was just bad.

Thurbo

26 May 2010, 18:53

btw. In the trailer there was no footage of team healthbar, team names, weapon select, different sound effects & music, team languages & gravestones, custom stages, etc. Are that kinda things included in the game at all?

The trailer clearly shows you different sound effects, speech banks and if you pay attention, also several gravestones.

All other stuff is of course included, too.

I hope that Nintendo's strict limitations won't affect this game much. Space Oddity was just bad.

Space Oddity got screwed by THQ, though. But yeah, I just wanna see the bloody movies :mad:, no matter what it may cost!

Thurbo

29 May 2010, 10:55

Plasma

29 May 2010, 16:24

Everyone 10+ is the ESRB equivalent of PG. I don't mean that it's the closest level, I mean that they're pretty much identical outside of name!
So no, it's not really an extreme rating.

Yes, taking ESRB's age ratings as an actual rule is indeed ridiculous!

Actually, just about everything about the ESRB is ridiculous!

Esbern

30 May 2010, 14:25

look here: (http://www.youtube.com/user/Team17SoftwareLtd#p/a/u/0/GG9sYWdA0YQ)

I didn't pay attention to this but the game already got rated... "Mild Cartoon Violence", "Comic Mischief" and Everyone 10+

High rating for a Worms game, have you made it more brutal or something Team17?

No, the world is just more aware of this stuff now. If you haven't noticed allot of things have been restricted in the last years, especially cartoons.
So i guess already in "Mild Cartoon Violence" it has a 8+ rating.
And just think of it, "Kill other worms with nuclear bombs".

But that's just what i think, though :p

Thurbo

30 May 2010, 14:29

Akuryou13

30 May 2010, 17:23

Well imo that's not really alright. Team17 makes the Worms games looking as unviolent as possible and it all looks pretty cartoony, and if you look at the in-game videos you'll get remembered of cartoons as well. all E10 means is that the level of violence is about on par with old Looney Tunes cartoons. violence is present and fairly prevalent but not bad enough that it will harm a kid to play, just something an overly-protective christian mother might be opposed to if in a particularly bad mood.

the worms series COULDN'T get anything lower, simply because of what sort of game it is.

WORMOPEDIA

31 May 2010, 00:08

look here: (http://www.youtube.com/user/Team17SoftwareLtd#p/a/u/0/GG9sYWdA0YQ)

I didn't pay attention to this but the game already got rated... "Mild Cartoon Violence", "Comic Mischief" and Everone 10+

High rating for a Worms game, have you made it more brutal or something Team17?

E10+? Thats weird i have seen games with more than that and with the same rating or E. However take in care that you use nuclear bombs, however that is no motive why worms is e10+. Worms:Armageddon had the same thing and the game is like Worms Open Warfare(and both were E ) so is it hard to believe that this game is E10+ unless they are wrong. You cant know, it is preliminary though.(I dont seen what is at link)

nkarafo

4 Jun 2010, 19:27

I hope they will keep Greek as alternative language.

Plasma

4 Jun 2010, 20:22

E10+? Thats weird i have seen games with more than that and with the same rating or E. However take in care that you use nuclear bombs, however that is no motive why worms is e10+. Worms:Armageddon had the same thing and the game is like Worms Open Warfare(and both were E ) so is it hard to believe that this game is E10+ unless they are wrong. You cant know, it is preliminary though.(I dont seen what is at link)
E10+ was only introduced in 2005. All subsequent Worms games, to my knowledge, were E10+.
Including Worms Open Warfare.
http://images.swaptree.com/images/vg/24/682024.jpg

Thurbo

4 Jun 2010, 20:33

Oh well, both OW1&2 had the usk rating 0+ and the pegi rating 7+ here in Germany and I think 10+ is slightly exaggerated. I mean, Worms doesn't even look violent though it's a war game.

Plasma

4 Jun 2010, 20:40

and I think 10+ is slightly exaggerated.
Well done, you figured it out! Wow, and all it took was people just saying things like "E10+ is the equivalent of PG" and "It means it's on par with Looney Tunes in violence"!

Mauno3

6 Jun 2010, 10:46

Well done, you figured it out! Wow, and all it took was people just saying things like "E10+ is the equivalent of PG" and "It means it's on par with Looney Tunes in violence"!Battle Islands is downloadable, nobody is going to check your age for god's sake : D
It doesn't matter a thing anyways, because there ain't too many hc worms gamers under the age of ten. Nobody gives a damn if there's a bad rating.

Thurbo

6 Jun 2010, 12:48

I started playing Worms with the age of seven. Worms 2, my first game, and every game until Worms Blast (0+) were rated 6+. I've got severe parents and if it had been rated 12+ it had been the worst crap ever :p

guigui338

7 Jun 2010, 17:25

So is there an idea of this amazing game's release ? :D

Mauno3

8 Jun 2010, 08:25

So is there an idea of this amazing game's release ? :DMost likely in this month, since it's the last month of Q2.

SBCG4AP

8 Jun 2010, 11:48

Most likely in this month, since it's the last month of Q2.

I sincerely hope so; me and a friend of mine (who actually got me addicted to Worms) really want to download this and blow the crap out of each other on it.

Come on, June release date! Got my fingers crossed.

guigui338

8 Jun 2010, 16:07

I sincerely hope so; me and a friend of mine (who actually got me addicted to Worms) really want to download this and blow the crap out of each other on it.

Come on, June release date! Got my fingers crossed.

That's the same thing :D , my cousin and I are waiting impatiently for this great game ;)

Thurbo

8 Jun 2010, 19:45

Same to me, I can't wait to add my friend's FC code to the list! Hurry!

WORMOPEDIA

8 Jun 2010, 22:57

Well , my patience has ended. If the game isnt released this month, then will hate worms until the game is released.
Just will wait 3 weeks more my wii starts to ahve a lot of dust because i dont use it i will use it when W:BI is released.

nkarafo

9 Jun 2010, 13:30

I agree, our patience has already died. If they will not release Worms this month in US and Europe, we will start making a rebellion to Nintendo due to the delays of wiiware approval. Xbox360 and PS3 owners have already a 2D Worms, why not we as well? Worms B.I. has to be released for the good of civilization.

Kranix

9 Jun 2010, 15:55

what will it cost

(yes, i registered just to post this)

SBCG4AP

9 Jun 2010, 17:03

what will it cost

(yes, i registered just to post this)

It'll be $10/1,000 Wii Points.

guigui338

9 Jun 2010, 19:14

It'll be $10/1,000 Wii Points.

That's not pretty much :p
I thought it will be available for 1500 wii points so that's great :cool:

Kranix

9 Jun 2010, 19:53

It'll be $10/1,000 Wii Points.

how much is that in stars

Turbo-T

10 Jun 2010, 20:32

Demos (PSP)
Worms: Battle Islands Rating: PEGI 12

in Europe PSN store available now!

But why "only" Demo, when will we get the full?

Thurbo

10 Jun 2010, 20:56

CakeDoer

10 Jun 2010, 22:01

Hate to break it to you guys, but I haven't found anything about an actual Worms game or demo available for download, but I did find this...

http://www.pspdemocenter.com/forums.php?m=posts&p=619963#619963

guigui338

11 Jun 2010, 09:46

OMFG! I'm gonna download it, but first I must register my PSP to our new access point... and my father's gotta help me and he won't get home until tomorrow evening!

Ermm... A Wii demo ain't very likely right?
*checks*
Thought so... :(

No Wii Demo yet but look at this :

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/1684/wormsbi.jpg

The game must be released soon :D

wormpuny

11 Jun 2010, 12:01

I can not find the demo of worms battle islands psp in psn, where is he?
Already there is a demo, no?

SBCG4AP

11 Jun 2010, 12:05

OMFG! I'm gonna download it, but first I must register my PSP to our new access point... and my father's gotta help me and he won't get home until tomorrow evening!

Ermm... A Wii demo ain't very likely right?
*checks*
Thought so... :(

Oy...rough, man. Well, if you manage to snag the PSP demo, let us know how it is, eh? I'd imagine that the WiiWare version is fairly similar.

Well, look on the bright side. If there's a demo available, then that probably means the full release can't be TOO far behind, right?

BigCore

11 Jun 2010, 12:16

I can't find the demo on my french PSN store (there's only the OW2 demo)

So where is it? :-/

CakeDoer

11 Jun 2010, 17:46

I can not find the demo of worms battle islands psp in psn, where is he?
Already there is a demo, no?

I can't find the demo on my french PSN store (there's only the OW2 demo)

So where is it? :-/

You guys could have at least bothered to read the first post on this page...

BigCore

11 Jun 2010, 18:27

You guys could have at least bothered to read the first post on this page...

I updated this page very often this afternoon and the post appear recently.

So no demo....at least it will come very soon now.

Turbo-T

11 Jun 2010, 19:43

No Wii Demo yet but look at this :

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/1684/wormsbi.jpg

The game must be released soon :D

Now guess who is "Timo Schmidt" ;)

Bad, that the demo been canceled, but I think it won´t make sense to release a demo if the complete game was released very soon!

Thurbo

11 Jun 2010, 22:22

Errr... aannd... wtf?
Did you download it already? Or wasn't that possible?

Because if so I'll force you to send me the datas via e-mail :p

but I think it won´t make sense to release a demo if the complete game was released very soon!

Now that's exactly what a demo is supposed to be. It helps people deciding wether they like the game or not.

Turbo-T

11 Jun 2010, 22:57

I haven´t downloaded it, I only read the news about the demo on gamefront.de

Thurbo

12 Jun 2010, 01:24

http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/Thurbo1/WBI.png?t=1276302249

poninja

12 Jun 2010, 02:01

Eh..... thurbo is kind annoying to post your art everywhere :-/

Thurbo

12 Jun 2010, 03:31

Well I could simply have written "NOOO!" in post number 311. So why not cover it with an image?

Akuryou13

12 Jun 2010, 05:14

Eh..... thurbo is kind annoying to post your art everywhere :-/only if for the purpose of showing off said art. the use of a picture to express a pointless exclamation (ie: facepalm, FAIL, STFU, etc) is perfectly acceptable.

I mean. the post is going to be a waste anyway, why not liven it up with a pretty picture? :rolleyes:

guigui338

12 Jun 2010, 17:20

Look at this there are informations about the game :
http://www.team17.com/?page_id=21

Esbern

13 Jun 2010, 00:42

His art always amuses me, so I don't mind :)

Thurbo

13 Jun 2010, 12:21

Look at this there are informations about the game :
http://www.team17.com/?page_id=21

Where does this website come from? Is this T17's new homepage?

guigui338

13 Jun 2010, 14:28

Where does this website come from? Is this T17's new homepage?

Yes it is ;)

bartgielen

13 Jun 2010, 16:38

yea it was used for a short while but then it redirected to the forums again.

Wormetti

13 Jun 2010, 17:03

Was it actually possible to download the PSP demo? Sometimes games get listed early by mistake but fail when you try to download. If it was possible, I hope someone saved it.

edit: Demo is on US store now and I have it

Thurbo

13 Jun 2010, 18:18

Nope.

yea it was used for a short while but then it redirected to the forums again.

You know you can still visit it by clicking the link do you?

The website tells us the features... sounds pretty good:

GAME FEATURES:

-40 different in-game weapons and utilities, including the Flare, and the EMP Grenade and an in-game Weapon Factory for the player to create their own weaponry.

-5 different multiplayer game modes, including the all-new Tactics mode, as well as Deathmatch, Forts, Racing, Triathlon, which can be all be played offline or online.

-Tutorial and Firing Range modes help new players learn the basics and hone their skills, 30 single-player Campaign mode missions and 30 brain teasing single-player Puzzle challenges.

-Six brand new in-game environments to do battle in: Arctic, Jungle, Nuclear, Chemical, Desert and Underwater.

-Name your worms and customise their appearance, with new items including: Masks, Backpacks and Customisable power-bars.

-New player ranking system awards the player with experience points, higher ranked players gain access to more of the games locked items.

-PSP® - The PSP® version features an exclusive ‘Time Attack’ mode, comprised of ten individual time-based single-player challenges.

-Wii™ - Command your worms with three different control setups: the Classic way with the Wii Remote™ turned on its side, Motion Sensing where the player makes gestures to fire the weapons, or the Motion Sensing option coupled with a Nunchuk™ for added control.

CakeDoer

13 Jun 2010, 21:12

...sounds pretty good.

Yeah, it does.

Instant-buy.

wormpuny

14 Jun 2010, 10:39

SBCG4AP

15 Jun 2010, 12:58

I saw the trailer for the game worms battle islands for the wii, and saw that there was armageddon weapon, this weapon will also appear on the psp? Or is it only for wii?

And the demo is never released? I wanted to try before buy.

Sorry my bad english.

I would imagine that the Armageddon weapon would be on the PSP. As far as I (and the rest of us, I suppose) know, the only difference between the PSP & WiiWare versions is that PSP owners get a small Time Attack mode and Wii owners get the option of motion controls.

Thurbo

15 Jun 2010, 15:32

I would imagine that the Armageddon weapon would be on the PSP. As far as I (and the rest of us, I suppose) know, the only difference between the PSP & WiiWare versions is that PSP owners get a small Time Attack mode and Wii owners get the option of motion controls.

Right, but there's another difference:
PSP features FMVs in campaign mode.

Shadowmoon

15 Jun 2010, 16:26

Sounds good, but getting really fed up of waiting.... and EMP grenade? wonder what that does....

SBCG4AP

15 Jun 2010, 17:04

Right, but there's another difference:
PSP features FMVs in campaign mode.

Really? Huh. This I did not know. Wonder why the WiiWare version won't get them?

Sounds good, but getting really fed up of waiting.... and EMP grenade? wonder what that does....

I guess the EMP grenade conks out magnets and whatnot within its blast radius. Maybe any worms hit by it lose the ability to use their homing missiles, mines, etc. Just guessing, though.

wormpuny

15 Jun 2010, 18:26

And what is flare? It is equal to the napalm?

Thanks for the reply

DrMelon

15 Jun 2010, 18:27

Really? Huh. This I did not know. Wonder why the WiiWare version won't get them?

I guess the EMP grenade conks out magnets and whatnot within its blast radius. Maybe any worms hit by it lose the ability to use their homing missiles, mines, etc. Just guessing, though.

Might also prevent airstrikes being called from worms affected by the grenade, as it'd interfere with radio contact.

Akuryou13

15 Jun 2010, 18:28

Sounds good, but getting really fed up of waiting.... and EMP grenade? wonder what that does....stops bubble trouble, magnets, sentry guns, and could even disable remote control like the super sheep or something.

Thurbo

15 Jun 2010, 18:39

stops bubble trouble, magnets, sentry guns, and could even disable remote control like the super sheep or something.

Bubble Trouble is in? Seriously?
And where do you all know that from?

Anyway, Wii has no videos due to WiiWare download limitations. Stupid Nintendo, again.

Akuryou13

15 Jun 2010, 18:41

Bubble Trouble is in? Seriously?
And where do you all know that from?I was making guesses. sorry if that wasn't clear.

I was just saying what it could be used for.

SBCG4AP

15 Jun 2010, 18:57

Bubble Trouble is in? Seriously?
And where do you all know that from?

Anyway, Wii has no videos due to WiiWare download limitations. Stupid Nintendo, again.

Bubble Trouble? What is this Bubble Trouble you speaketh of?

As far as Wii not having videos...GRRRRR...

SBCG4AP

16 Jun 2010, 12:53

And what is flare? It is equal to the napalm?

Thanks for the reply

I doubt it. The flare is probably used to gain ammo and/or health for your worm(s). Might also blind any enemy worms nearby when it goes off.

Maybe. I'm just guessing.

dapope

16 Jun 2010, 13:47

hi i just read that the psp demo was available on the US PSN, is that true? Im running on custom firmware so can't connect to psn... I hope you guys can give us some feedback once you tried it

Thurbo

16 Jun 2010, 15:19

That was a mistake by Sony. No demo had been available

Bubble Trouble? What is this Bubble Trouble you speaketh of?

It was a tool in Worms 4. Basically it was a machine creating a bubble which suspended any kind of weapon. So if a worm was in it it was invincible... as long as enemies didn't find a way to get into it and hurt your worm in the bubble which was possible.

Now it's rather unlikely it is in Battle Islands since it was kind of replaced by the magnet though they differ in effects on worms and weapons.

I doubt it. The flare is probably used to gain ammo and/or health for your worm(s). Might also blind any enemy worms nearby when it goes off.

Maybe. I'm just guessing.

You guessed wrong, the flare works exactly like the ufo in Space Oddity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IAYPL5zGWM&feature=related).

SBCG4AP

16 Jun 2010, 16:15

You guessed wrong, the flare works exactly like the ufo in Space Oddity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IAYPL5zGWM&feature=related).

Ah, so the flare is basically an airstrike...that probably calls in the attack chopper seen in the Battle Islands trailer, then? My bad.

wormpuny

16 Jun 2010, 18:21

One more question, worms battle islands will have all the weapons of worms open warfare 2?

SBCG4AP

16 Jun 2010, 18:27

One more question, worms battle islands will have all the weapons of worms open warfare 2?

Uh...ah...I don't know about ALL the weapons from Open Warfare 2. Definitely most of them; I do remember seeing the Buffalo of Lies and the banana bomb in the trailer.

Wormetti

16 Jun 2010, 18:33

hi i just read that the psp demo was available on the US PSN, is that true?

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/1359/wbipsp.jpg

wormpuny

16 Jun 2010, 18:33

Uh...ah...I don't know about ALL the weapons from Open Warfare 2. Definitely most of them; I do remember seeing the Buffalo of Lies and the banana bomb in the trailer.

I know that, what I really wanted is the concrete donkey and holy hand grenade.

From what I see, is not this month that the game will be released

SBCG4AP

16 Jun 2010, 18:34

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/1359/wbipsp.jpg

I want a PSP.

NOW.

I know that, what I really wanted is the concrete donkey and holy hand grenade.

From what I see, is not this month that the game will be released

Oh...whoops. Well...I can't imagine why they WOULDN'T be in this. What with all the other features this game is boasting, I'm fairly certain that the donkey and holy handgrenade (1...2...5!) are in it.

guigui338

16 Jun 2010, 18:37

Hi all, i have asked to Team 17 when do they think they will release W:BI on WiiWare. Look the answer :

Hello,

Thankyou for your email re WBI. We are expecting the game to be released toward the end of July this year. :) Hope that helps.

Regards

Mark Baldwin
Community Manager
Team17 Software Ltd

Tel: - +44 (0)1924 267776

Team17 on Facebook
www.team17fans.com

wormpuny

16 Jun 2010, 18:37

Was finally released, but only the demo.

Thurbo

16 Jun 2010, 21:33

End of July?! I'm gonna die...
No seriously this game is actually finished just release it for whoever's sake! D':

Nintendo shall hurry a lil'

One more question, worms battle islands will have all the weapons of worms open warfare 2?

All but the boomerang. To be more exactly, it contains all weps from W2:A plus a few more.

Also, can someone upload the demo datas here? My PSP is still not connected to the internet :(

BigCore

16 Jun 2010, 23:48

I'm wondering, why the US get the demo and Europe cancelled it?

This kind of thing really upset me :mad:

SBCG4AP

17 Jun 2010, 13:12

End of July?! I'm gonna die...
No seriously this game is actually finished just release it for whoever's sake! D':

Nintendo shall hurry a lil'

Well...it could be worse, y'know. Could be end of July next year.

'Course, I probably just jinxed it by saying that...

Wormetti

17 Jun 2010, 13:23

All but the boomerang. To be more exactly, it contains all weps from W2:A plus a few more.

Boomerang is in WBI. You start with one in the demo.

Also, can someone upload the demo datas here? My PSP is still not connected to the internet :(

Sony decided to add DRM to PSP demos now, so they can't be shared as easily as the WOW2 demo. You can install WBI without wifi by using Media Go (http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/products/mediago/default_enu.asp?page=download) for Windows or via the PS3. Just make sure you chose US as your country because you can't change it without deleting a Windows registry key.

SBCG4AP

17 Jun 2010, 13:57

Boomerang is in WBI. You start with one in the demo.

Sony decided to add DRM to PSP demos now, so they can't be shared as easily as the WOW2 demo. You can install WBI without wifi by using Media Go (http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/products/mediago/default_enu.asp?page=download) for Windows or via the PS3.

I'm guessing that you have the PSP demo? If so, how is it?

Wormetti

17 Jun 2010, 14:22

40 different in-game weapons and utilities, including the Flare, and the EMP Grenade and an in-game Weapon Factory for the player to create their own weaponry.

There are 37 icons in the PSP demo, 39 including surrender and skip go. There are 5 blank slots with no icon. Of course not all those weapons are available in the demo.

Flare icon looks like an icecream. Napalm Strike silhouette looks like Medusa. The new jetpack is huge but I like it.

I managed to break the game already but it was just joining a tutorial doing something I knew I wasn't supposed to do. I teleported during tutorial 2, pushed O to open weapon panel while I was falling, it told me to punch a target but since I still had the weapon panel open, I still had my teleport, so I teleported far away, the camera stopped following properly and it eventually crashed. I haven't tried to recreate that yet.

Thurbo

17 Jun 2010, 14:47

Err, dude? But I can't find the demo! I connected my PSP to the internet and got an account, by searching for this game in the shop I didn't find anything, only Open Warfare 2 demo. So where is it?!

And I seriously wouldn't have expected the boomerang since it wasn't even in W2:A

And... new jet pack? Sorry for my question, but is it the one from Space Oddity? Because THAT was huge :p

Wormetti

17 Jun 2010, 14:50

It's only on the US store. You'll need to create a US PSN account.

It probably is the one from Space Oddity but I never played that.

zebie

17 Jun 2010, 14:51

zebie

17 Jun 2010, 14:52

It's only on the US store. You'll need to create a US PSN account.

It probably is the one from Space Oddity but I never played that.

how do you do that?

Wormetti

17 Jun 2010, 14:59

how do you do that?

Same way you created your UK account but this time chose US as country. Might have to put a bogus US address.

Thurbo

17 Jun 2010, 15:00

By creating a new account and telling them you live in the United States I guess

edit: Okay, Wormetti just confirmed my guess :p

Wormetti

17 Jun 2010, 15:17

The menus and font seems like it was designed for the Wii (mostly because of the blue) more than the PSP but that's just appearance, it's perfectly usable.

It was to be expected but the demo doesn't have any online modes.

The girder is chunkier than the W2A girder and the range is unlimited.

Thurbo

17 Jun 2010, 16:04

lol this game seems to be based more and more on OW2 rather than W2A... Or let's say Space Oddity in this case which was also based on OW2. Too bad they've taken out events.

Wormetti

17 Jun 2010, 16:08

There's a Smokescreen tactical option now which was like the random fog of war/evil black cloud event but you get to chose where it goes.

TvO

17 Jun 2010, 16:14

Hey, I have no wifi so I couldn't download the demo. (and I live in the Netherlands)

But I do found the demo on the internet. So I downloaded the .cso
The Main menu consists:
Versus, Online (not available yet) , Missions (Training and Campaign, Puzzle and Time attacks not available yet), Player island, customization (n.a.), options (n.a.), upgrade.

Well, if we start the versus mode, You will find the Game Setup:
Game Mode: Deathmatch, Tactics,Forts (n.a.),Racing (n.a.) and Triathlon (n.a.)
You can't change the following settings:
Demoscheme, Turn 60s, Round 10m, Wins 1.

Then you have the Player Setup. You can choose in this demo from 3 different players. 2 Humans (DemoTeam1,2) and 1 computer (Quick Fire).
You can't edit :(

The Next Step is the Landscape Editor:
Environments: Nuclear (n.a.), Jungle, Desert (n.a.), Arctic, Underwater (n.a.), Chemical(n.a.).
Landscape Types: One Island, Two islands (n.a.), One cavern, Two caverns (n.a.), Tall island (n.a.), Tall cavern (n.a.)
The can't Generate,Load or Save landscapes yet but these are options in menu.

The graphics of the game aren't as good as from OW2. The gameplay is much the same. (L zoom out, R zoom in, square=jump dubble tap is backflip, X=Fire, O=choose weapons, analog joystick= to move map, arrow right and left= to move worm and at last arrow up and down= aim)

Wich weapons you can find in the game:
You can switch with L and R in de weapon menu.
Weapons A:
Bazooka, Grenade, Cluster Bomb, Banana Bomb (n.a.), Holy Hand Grenade (n.a.), Petrol Bomb, Homing Missile, Boomerang, Mine, Dynamite, Shotgun, Uzi, Airstrike, Napalm Strike, Skip go and Surrender.
Weapons B:
Fire punch, Dragon Ball, Prod, Baseball Bat :), Kamikaze (n.a.), Sheep, Super Sheep (n.a.), Buffalo of Lies (n.a.), Concrete Donkey (n.a.), Armageddon (n.a.)
Utillities:
Blow Torch, Pneumatic Drill, Bunker Buster (n.a.), Girder, Jet Pack, Ninja Rope, teleport, Parachute, Electromagnet, Sentry Gun, Lightning Strike, Flare (n.a.) and E.M.P Grenade

SBCG4AP

17 Jun 2010, 16:33

lol this game seems to be based more and more on OW2 rather than W2A... Or let's say Space Oddity in this case which was also based on OW2. Too bad they've taken out events.

Aw...I love the events in Open Warfare 2. Foo.

Well, at least Battle Islands has a large arsenal of weaponry. Speaking of which, how do the new ones work/handle (i.e. EMP grenade)?

Wormetti

17 Jun 2010, 16:36

EMP grenade disables Sentry Guns, mines and Electromagnets. Flare increases the chance of a crate falling next to you.

SBCG4AP

17 Jun 2010, 16:43

EMP grenade disables Sentry Guns, mines and Electromagnets. Flare increases the chance of a crate falling next to you.

Good stuff. You get to choose exactly where to place the flare, right (so it's next to one of your worms in a corner of the map, for example)?

This might be a long shot, but does the demo showcase anything from the custom weapon feature?

Wormetti

17 Jun 2010, 16:52

Weapon Factory isn't in the demo.

Thurbo

17 Jun 2010, 17:00

There's a Smokescreen tactical option now which was like the random fog of war/evil black cloud event but you get to chose where it goes.

Yea but this certainly belongs to tactics as such, I was really talking about random events as in OW2/Space Oddity :)

Wormetti

17 Jun 2010, 17:03

Random events did make things interesting/surprising but often a little too devastating.

SBCG4AP

17 Jun 2010, 17:07

Random events did make things interesting/surprising but often a little too devastating.

But...devastation is awesome! The massive airstrikes in the WWI maps were awesome!

...well, unless you were caught in the open, of course...

So, Wormetti, on a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the Battle Islands demo?

Thurbo

17 Jun 2010, 17:08

Okay now guys. Whoever found a website to download Battle Islands: Please tell me. I downloaded Media Go. Won't show me the game either. How the hell am I gonna get it??

Ah and btw: I think the events were quite better in the DS version, like in WWI with the random airstrikes. On the DS they'd have fallen anywhere while on the PSP they only crashed somewhere in the middle of the map.

Wormetti

17 Jun 2010, 17:23

If you set the wrong country in Media Go, run regedit.exe and delete/rename HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sony Corporation\PS Store. Run Media Go and it will ask for country again. Chose United States. Your PSP will need latest firmware to work with Media Go.

I like that the campaign missions have Bronze, Silver and Gold times. I hope you can compete with world best times like in Worms XBLA. Speedrun was missing from W2A. I know there's some exclusive time trial on PSP but I like to compete with best times for all missions.

Thurbo

17 Jun 2010, 17:35

Thanks a lot! It worked now. I find it rather ludicrous how much effort I had to put in downloading a simple free demo, btw.

Wormetti

17 Jun 2010, 17:42

As usual, DRM just makes it harder for legit users. DRM on a demo is just stupid.

Thurbo

17 Jun 2010, 17:55

Did I say it had worked? MEEP

It will ONLY stay English if I create an English account. Where do I get a VALID ADDRESS from??

Stop taking the p**s, Sony :mad::mad:

Double Post

Okay, I'm giving up *throws Media Go into the trashcan*

Hey, I have no wifi so I couldn't download the demo. (and I live in the Netherlands)

But I do found the demo on the internet. So I downloaded the .cso

May I request you to post the link of the site here, please?

wormpuny

17 Jun 2010, 19:02

What the hell, where are the 40 weapons? I only see 39.

Wormetti

17 Jun 2010, 19:18

It's not hard to find a US address on the internet.

Here's one:
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399
USA

Thurbo

17 Jun 2010, 20:08

lol thanks. I've searched for addresses and entered them in but didn't work for some reason, it's a bit confusing it worked now. I assume I didn't just find out the proper postal codes :p

Thurbo

17 Jun 2010, 20:36

Good news: It indeed has the wormsong, though Team17 said it wasn't in! It plays in the menu where you are about to start the game.

bartgielen

17 Jun 2010, 20:46

http://pspiso.com/showthread.php?t=750647

Thurbo

17 Jun 2010, 21:28

bartgielen

17 Jun 2010, 21:55

Playing it atm, and very impressed.

The Worms look different and less cute, but still cute enough to be 'Worms'. The Ninja rope works like a charm.

Some weapons feel a bit weird at the beginning (bazooka shots were a bit faster than i thought, hehe)

Thurbo

17 Jun 2010, 21:59

The worms kinda look taller than usually. Even taller than in Space Oddity ;)
(About as tall as the one in my avatar, it seems)

poninja

18 Jun 2010, 03:45

the worms look....... strange

WormyKoopa

18 Jun 2010, 03:47

I want to say something on technical things as well:

The music is ABSOLUTELY awesome. It sounds cool but is rather ambient, almost as Bjorn Lynne used to do it.

The physics got some HUGE improvements. So if you complained about something like mistaken jumps in OW2, don't worry. The worms are also really easy to control. Though the graphics are a bit pixelated which should be fixed, the animations look brilliant.

Oh and yes, it is the jet pack from Space Oddity :cool:

I can't wait to hear the Chemical an Nuclear Themes

Also the AI likes to hit itself alot when I play

The physics improvements are good to, worms actually fly across the landscape, and Blast holes are actually round, not to mention the got the Worms 2 power-up-shot style back :)

poninja

18 Jun 2010, 03:48

The mines are HUGE!

Thurbo

18 Jun 2010, 19:52

Something is weird about this game. It has a different feeling than other Worms games, kind of more serious... I wonder if it's the music or stuff like less cute worms... hm.

The great humour of preview Worms was that the game tried to be serious by having serious music and stories, but failed on purpose by having those cute little worms and wacky arms.

I just don't get this feeling in this game! How come?

Plasma

18 Jun 2010, 21:22

That's one of those things you should wait until you've played a good bulk in the game before saying. Its entirely possible a demo isn't a proper representation of the overall game with something like that.

Shadowmoon

18 Jun 2010, 21:53

Damn, all of you with a PSP :(

Flare increases the chance of a crate falling next to you.

That sounds a bit useless....

Oh, and can anyone say wether Girder Bridge Kit is in the game, because I hated it in Worms 2 Armageddon.

Thurbo

18 Jun 2010, 22:33

WormyKoopa

18 Jun 2010, 22:56

I don't know if bridge kit is in, it's not shown in the demo.
If you want to see what it is like, someone already got a vid on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3DoL6ICQLw). No in-game music, too bad, it's really awesome :p

Well Plasma, it was my impression of the main atmosphere, and there's quite enough shown: Three themes with music, the worms and campaigns. The atmosphere IS more serious than usual, even if it's just a demo, believe me :)

lol I love the sudden death animations, like the one for the Arctic Level. To me it feels more like a less-stale game, the tactics mode is a fun improvement and of course the physics make it feel more like a classic worms game. The music is more ambient than say A Space Oddity, but I like the music ;)

Wormetti

19 Jun 2010, 02:41

Good stuff. You get to choose exactly where to place the flare, right (so it's next to one of your worms in a corner of the map, for example)?

You just drop the flare like dynamite (http://img508.imageshack.us/i/wbi04.png/). For some reason in the demo it drops a bazooka instead of flare (random crates aren't enabled in demo, so it would have nothing to attract even if it worked). I don't think it was supposed to be in the demo since it's not in most of the schemes but they left it in the tutorial 3 scheme.

Here's some screenshots of the PSP demo weapon icons (http://img294.imageshack.us/g/wbi06.png/). The jetpack icon doesn't match the look of the in game jetpack. The Custom Projectile icon is hidden from the weapon help screen during gameplay.

Thurbo

19 Jun 2010, 14:33

I've been loving the sudden death animations as well, they made the backgrounds kind of more interactive. So much the more I'm missing events which also caused special animations for the backgrounds :p

lol I've seriously been wondering why the hell the flare causes an explosion when I drop it, till I've seen my worm shoots a zook then.

I keep playing the A.I. to see all custumisation the game offers :D

It's great all tactics are in... you might use them for really good strategies! Ever tried combining clouds of smoke with sentries? Deadly.

Shadowmoon

19 Jun 2010, 15:08

Is it just me, or have Team 17 took a step back with the graphics on this game....

wormpuny

19 Jun 2010, 15:57

The graphics of this game are not good.

I'm sorry for not being able to use the flare and armageddon.

Thurbo

20 Jun 2010, 00:21

Graphics are indeed worse and I hope they're better on Wii. However physics are really a dream :)

Turbo-T

20 Jun 2010, 11:12

wormpuny

20 Jun 2010, 12:55

The holes that leave after exploding weapons are huge.

I hope the full game does not have the same mistakes in the demo.

Thurbo

20 Jun 2010, 13:32

? lol I didn't see any problems in balance.

I'm gonna report bugs I found now, however (some of them have been present in preview games like OW2)

What I noticed so far:
- After selecting close combat weapons you have to wait 2 or 3 seconds before you can use it, I'm sure this is not deliberated.

- Worm graphic bug: You can see their "cuts"... get rid of it, it looks stupid.

- Sheep/Mine bug: When you launch the sheep and then activate a mine, your retreat time timer will start. The fact you'll also lose control over the sheep is even worse.

- If you are on a rope, you can't set grenade, cluster or whatever timer... this is bad.

- This is no bug, but Wii version features background noises, just as OW2 and Space Oddity. It's missing in the demo, hope it will be added. Additionally, backgrounds don't make any noise at all, for example if Sudden Death approaches and those missles fall down from the sky. Really minor, but it feels kind of wrong.

- Happens rarely, but if there's land with the size of one pixel and you walk upstairs, you are able to walk through it sometimes. But as rarely as it happens I don't think it needs to be fixed.

- I don't know if this is a bug, but if you play multiplayer games, ALWAYS the second player will begin.
What makes me assume this is a bug is the fact if you played a match with 3 up to 4 players in Space Oddity, ALWAYS player 3 was going first. In 2 player matches player 1 started out.

Turbo-T

20 Jun 2010, 14:02

? lol I didn't see any problems in balance.

I mean, the grenade and the mine have too much range!
You have go long away to not be hit by the explosion!
Even if a opponennt worm and own worm are near (not very near) you could´nt place the mine right because the explosion will hit both, this was better balanced in the former games!

I also don´t like the fire, which be after explosion, all the things together will destroy the strategical elemt from worms that I loved in the previous games, now it´s more "boom, boom...cool!"

Thurbo

20 Jun 2010, 16:56

I've been playing Worms for Iphone and Space Oddity for a time and actually, all you have to do is getting used to a big explosion range.

It's the other way round: Explosions in OW2 were too SMALL. Have you played all games from Worms 1 to World Party? Explosions commonly used to be big.

What annoys me more is the airstrike is too powerul by doing a max damage of 65 (Same issue Space Oddity and W2A had). I hope they'll fix that.

SBCG4AP

20 Jun 2010, 17:03

wormpuny

20 Jun 2010, 17:28

I wonder what will be the holy hand grenade and concrete donkey blast, I'm sure the explosion that takes all the worms to hell XD.

One question, the game worms battle islands for psp will only have 39 weapons? Because that's what I see in the demo and was wondering if this will only amount of weapons.

nkarafo

20 Jun 2010, 18:34

I believe that after demo has already been released, the developers will not have time to correct and change game mechanics like explosions, etc. We hope that this demo is not from the final version but from an alpha or beta version.

dapope

21 Jun 2010, 13:04

As I wrote in Facebook:

Worms: Battle Island Demo PSP Report:
The game has a differnt feeling to the superb Open Warfare 2 game.
Why in hell did you changed the Zoom in/out? Now its the oppisite to Open Warfare 2 and thats not so good, if possible please change that if it´s possible.
Also the weapons are not that good balanced than in Open Warfare 2, so the mine has a huge range,like the holy grenade in Open Warfare 2. Hope in the full game its better balanced. Also the Loading time is longer than in OW 2.

Turbo-T you were one of the best players out there on OW2 online and if you say that, I agree lol. I haven't tried the demo but it sounds the weapon balance is not as good as it could be. In OW2 we used to make surgical moves and it was awesome. Big explosions are maybe fun for the first hour if your a newb but that's it...

zebie

21 Jun 2010, 14:51

Can anyone post a video of the demo gameplay on youtube (without annoying music) cos I want to hear what it sounds like too.

cheers and thank you

zebie

PS Can you tell us the link to it too :)

Thurbo

21 Jun 2010, 15:06

Turbo-T you were one of the best players out there on OW2 online and if you say that, I agree lol. I haven't tried the demo but it sounds the weapon balance is not as good as it could be. In OW2 we used to make surgical moves and it was awesome. Big explosions are maybe fun for the first hour if your a newb but that's it...

But it was the PSP version. I've played both versions - PSP and DS - and DS was way more strategic than PSP, believe me. Mainly because of the absolutely weird physics and small explosion range and to be honest, the PSP's balance was rather... awful.

Of course, if you play a lot, you may come up with dumb physics and stuff.

Battle Islands isn't bad at all, just different. From what I've seen yet I can tell you actual aiming will be much more important than in OW2, and you won't have to fear of unpredictable jumps and other things you impossibly could have foreseen which let you, if you were unlucky enough, lose pretty fast.

Bigger explosions also don't make things worse, imo they even add strategy.

Can anyone post a video of the demo gameplay on youtube (without annoying music) cos I want to hear what it sounds like too.

cheers and thank you

zebie

PS Can you tell us the link to it too :)

I hope someone will soon upload the tracks on YouTube *points at wormykoopa*

Akuryou13

21 Jun 2010, 15:09

it's a game based on strategy. no matter WHAT the change, some strategy is added and some is lost. the question is whether it's still fun. if it is, then the changes were made well.

also? what is this about random unlucky jumping in OW2?!

Thurbo

21 Jun 2010, 16:22

also? what is this about random unlucky jumping in OW2?!

Simply because BI has new physics. This won't happen anymore. A point for BI, that's what I meant.

Also, it's still fun, at least in my oppinion ;)

Akuryou13

21 Jun 2010, 16:52

Simply because BI has new physics. This won't happen anymore. A point for BI, that's what I meant.

Also, it's still fun, at least in my oppinion ;)no. I mean what on earth were the jumping physics that resulted in unlucky jumps?! I only played a little of OW1 but none of OW2, and if there were random jump physics I'm glad for that.

WormyKoopa

21 Jun 2010, 18:21

I hope someone will soon upload the tracks on YouTube *points at wormykoopa*

Well its easy, the .cso of the demo can be uncompressed to a .iso, and the tracks are .at3 files as with worms open warfare 2, but the demo only has Arctic, Jungle, and Desert, the other 3 will have to wait

Turbo-T

21 Jun 2010, 22:54

Turbo-T you were one of the best players out there on OW2 online and if you say that, I agree lol. I haven't tried the demo but it sounds the weapon balance is not as good as it could be. In OW2 we used to make surgical moves and it was awesome. Big explosions are maybe fun for the first hour if your a newb but that's it...

Thanks!
I don´t know the DS version and the Wii version, but I know the PSP version and Open Warfare 2 was the better game!

To say it again for Battle Island PSP:
Especially the the grenade and the mine have too much range, you have to go far away to not get hit by the explosion, that sucks.

Also really bad is the zoom in/out are reverse to OW2 :(

Another bad thing in my oppinion is the fires after explosions, if you put dynamite there will be fires and with luck the worm is history.

Thats exactly the bad point in Battle Island: more luck, less strategy
Worms was always with luck, but people who played against me know what I mean with strategy, remember my map without weapons in OW2? ;)

I hope its possible to change many things in the options, because I think the game is finished allready (as Team17 wrote for weeks) and its exactly like the demo :/

Wormetti

21 Jun 2010, 23:15

Dynamite didn't leave fire in my tests unless it blew up a barrel but that's normal.

Thurbo

22 Jun 2010, 10:42

no. I mean what on earth were the jumping physics that resulted in unlucky jumps?! I only played a little of OW1 but none of OW2, and if there were random jump physics I'm glad for that.

I don't know about OW physics, I only played DS version. I first owned OW2 DS version and I was SHOCKED about the random physics on the PSP which required to have more luck than on the DS.

To say it again for Battle Island PSP:
Especially the the grenade and the mine have too much range, you have to go far away to not get hit by the explosion, that sucks.

Go with it. Just stay away from the explosions, then. In OW2 explosions were actually too small! It is way more efficient if you HAVE to use close combat weapons if you are close to your foes.

Another bad thing in my oppinion is the fires after explosions, if you put dynamite there will be fires and with luck the worm is history.

Fire adds a lot of strategy. Think of how powerful petrol bombs are if you use them for a worm within a hole. Means take care of safer positions for your worms!

Thats exactly the bad point in Battle Island: more luck, less strategy
Worms was always with luck, but people who played against me know what I mean with strategy, remember my map without weapons in OW2? ;)

That's completely wrong, it will always require more luck if you aren't used to the game. You know how many newbies complained about a great deal of luck in OW2 do you?

I hope its possible to change many things in the options, because I think the game is finished allready (as Team17 wrote for weeks) and its exactly like the demo :/

I hope so, I want the game exactly as it is now (apart from any kind of bugs) ;)

By the way, why don't try testing the game a little more? (The fact you thought dynamite causes fire makes me assume you didn't play much yet)
You might change your oppinion if you get used to it.

SBCG4AP

22 Jun 2010, 12:15

For me, as long as the game looks good (i.e. not like Open Warfare 1 on the DS), plays good (I agree with you Thurbo, hopefully they minimize/eliminate the bugs), and has a decent amount of content (which it looks like it does), I'll be happy with it.

I'm not really concerned about explosions that are too large and things like that...just as long as enemy worms are on the receiving end of it.:)

Plasma

22 Jun 2010, 16:10

I don't know about OW physics, I only played DS version. I first owned OW2 DS version and I was SHOCKED about the random physics on the PSP which required to have more luck than on the DS.
I admire your ability to completely avoid answering the question.

KaiserGX

22 Jun 2010, 16:16

Sorry I couldn't resist. I've actually been lurking around here for a long time but was too bust to make an account. Ever since I played Worms World Party at a friend's house I was hooked. I haven't played the most recent ones like OW or W2:A but I will definable be able to get my hands on Battle Islands for Wiiware. The weapon list looks nice and has all the iconic weapons imo besides maybe the Old Lady and Mad Cow but I guess those two are a lot like other weapons.

I have a question, why is there no poison items?

Thurbo how does the Worms song sound in the demo? :D

dapope

22 Jun 2010, 16:56

Go with it. Just stay away from the explosions, then. In OW2 explosions were actually too small! It is way more efficient if you HAVE to use close combat weapons if you are close to your foes.

haha if i could make my worm run while an enemy puts a mine closeby :confused:

i have to agree with Turbo-T though, big explosions aren't necessarily strategical as they increase the chance of nearby worms getting damaged -luckily - and destroys the lanscape randomly which decreases the chance of placing worms right.

as for the physics, I've played OW2 on psp for tons of hours and never noticed anything strange. I also tried OW2 on my gf's DS but never got into it, psp was better imo, especially online and for the graphics.

anyway, i can't wait to try Battle Islands so I can argue on this one too;)

Thurbo

22 Jun 2010, 17:07

I admire your ability to completely avoid answering the question.

Well he asked: "What on Earth were the jumping physics that resulted in unlucky jumps?". What shall I answer then?

"Dear Akuryou13, the jumping physics that resulted in unlucky jumps... were... the jumping physics?"

For the hell of it I did a quick image of an example what might happen to you in OW2 PSP.

This is only one of a bunch of possibilities. If you jump on a cliff or a small hill of pixels were the worm can't actually stand on it might bounces off and flies down if there is an abyss, maybe even into the water if you are unlucky enough. In my sketch the white lines are the worm's trajectory.

KaiserGX

22 Jun 2010, 17:12

Lol that's funny.

Thurbo

22 Jun 2010, 17:25

haha if i could make my worm run while an enemy puts a mine closeby :confused:

This would require Worms to be a real time strategy game.

i have to agree with Turbo-T though, big explosions aren't necessarily strategical as they increase the chance of nearby worms getting damaged -luckily - and destroys the lanscape randomly which decreases the chance of placing worms right.

OW2 was the very lone game ever featuring small explosions. There is absolutely nothing at all wrong with big ones.

SBCG4AP

22 Jun 2010, 17:33

OW2 was the very lone game ever featuring small explosions. There is absolutely nothing at all wrong with big ones.

Well, ONE of the lone ones with small explosions. I was playing Open Warfare 1 last night on my DS and the explosions in that game are MASSIVE; the mine can dish out 45 damage max, I think.

Akuryou13

22 Jun 2010, 18:14

Well he asked: "What on Earth were the jumping physics that resulted in unlucky jumps?". What shall I answer then?

"Dear Akuryou13, the jumping physics that resulted in unlucky jumps... were... the jumping physics?"how about "the jumping physics resulted in a worm sliding when he was deemed incapable of landing on a pixel. the engine decided at random when you weren't able to land on that pixel, so there was no way to know"? cause that would've been nice.

alternatively you could sketch a diagram like you did and get the point across immediately.

either way, your first answer was useless, but this new one is quite good. thanks!

Thurbo

22 Jun 2010, 18:50

lol okay. It's just that I was kind of unable to fit it into words, and that's not all by the way! Let's see how much I can list:

- If you jumped against a (not horizontal) ceiling your worm would fly ludicrously far to a side.

- Landing on a crate or barrel made your worm stop immediately.

- Slipping down an almost vertical hill didn't work properly.

I think there were way more but I can't remember yet, however these are enough examples with really annoying physics issues.
Good thing is most of them got solved in Battle Islands!

dapope

22 Jun 2010, 22:09

OW2 was the very lone game ever featuring small explosions. There is absolutely nothing at all wrong with big ones.

worms 3D had small explosions too, as far as i remember. i know, it's normal for 3D...

Thurbo

23 Jun 2010, 14:10

I think you deserved a facepalm now. :p

No seriously, you can't really set 3D games in association with 2D ones, can you?

KaiserGX

23 Jun 2010, 14:48

Sorry I had to repost this but I was new to the forum and it took a while to approve so people missed it.

"Sorry I couldn't resist. I've actually been lurking around here for a long time but was too bust to make an account. Ever since I played Worms World Party at a friend's house I was hooked. I haven't played the most recent ones like OW or W2:A but I will definable be able to get my hands on Battle Islands for Wiiware. The weapon list looks nice and has all the iconic weapons imo besides maybe the Old Lady and Mad Cow but I guess those two are a lot like other weapons.

I have a question, why is there no poison items?

Thurbo how does the Worms song sound in the demo?"

wormpuny

23 Jun 2010, 15:47

What the hell, Why is the Flare gives damage? This is a bug? Because when I use the flare appears bazooca, can someone explain to me what this is?

KaiserGX

23 Jun 2010, 19:24

Does it work like a Bazooka? I mean does it let you fire it? Or does it just look like one.

Wormetti

23 Jun 2010, 23:09

It's a mistake. I figure they tried to disable flare in the demo but forgot to remove it from tutorial 3.

Thurbo

23 Jun 2010, 23:37

Old Lady and Mad Cow but I guess those two are a lot like other weapons.

Mad Cow is much like the Buffalo of Lies and Old Lady is kinda the middle thing between Dynamite and Sheep :)

I have a question, why is there no poison items?

Omg! This is indeed an interesting question. It would suck if poison wasn't in but I guess in fact there is none. :( Anyway I asked on fb since Team17 doesn't look here often anymore :p

Thurbo how does the Worms song sound in the demo?"

Er... can't describe. It's not a big deal anyway. There's playing only the first verse, however notes are a bit different and it goes more or less like this:

KaiserGX

24 Jun 2010, 01:25

I sent you a PM Thurbo but I had another question since I cant send another PM due to spam restrictions. You said some tactics weren't possible on Battle Islands, can you tell me what they were?

Also I agree with you that bigger explosions are a lot more tactical. Most of the time when I had a Dynamite I would use it. It's 70 damage, no need to be accurate and you don't need to worry about getting blown up. However with bigger explosions you need to double the surroundings and you'd probably blow yourself off if you just go in without thinking. As such you have use some more close combat like Thurbo said.

Thurbo

24 Jun 2010, 12:19

KaiserGX

24 Jun 2010, 13:08

Worms 1, 2, Armageddon, World Party, Worms 3D and Worms 4. (A bit of the DS one but not enough same for Forts).

Thurbo

24 Jun 2010, 13:41

Hm. Battle Islands absolutely differs from the W2/WA/WWP engine. It's about the difference between Worms 1 and Worms 2. It's really an all-new game.

So... I was talking about Battle Islands compared to games like W2A or OW2 which have a similar engine, and what still works and what not. The differences between BI and WWP are HUGE, you'll almost totally have to relearn it. :p

Which DS one btw? Because there are also big differences between Open Warfare 1&2.

KaiserGX

24 Jun 2010, 13:45

Would you say these changes are for the better? Btw I mean OW2. I can't stand this anymore I'm going crazy waiting. Keep monitoring the Nintendo Press release every Monday.

nkarafo

24 Jun 2010, 16:59

Can anyone post a video from PSP demo in youtube with music and sound effects? It would be really helpful to us.
Thanks.

Thurbo

24 Jun 2010, 20:10

I would if somebody told me how to.

Wormetti

25 Jun 2010, 12:02

WBI PSP demo video with sound (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1eBobmUgxY)

Thurbo

25 Jun 2010, 12:17

rofl directly at the beginning you hit yourself with that dynamite^^ You are also a bit wasteful

As I see you did only use few tactics... I've used bunker to create a hole at the left side to be able to get down left (it's unlikely the helicopter gets destroyed thus you could pass). Then I teleported my first worm up right, my second middle up (on that tent), third on that hill in the upper cave again and fourth up left. Stolen a dynamite as you did. Just an example. I mean in that video it seems tactics didn't play a role at all.

However you've forgotten to include the Wormsong :(

Wormetti

25 Jun 2010, 12:39

The first time I started recording that demo, I jumped in time to avoid the dynamite but I made some other error, so I restarted and this time got caught in the blast. It only did 5 damage and looked funny, so I kept playing.

I wasted a rope later when I could have done a repeat swing, I used the jetpack when I could have just walked but I forgot the location of the enemy. I didn't use the zoom out feature at all during that game.

For people who haven't played, "Tactics" are items you can use before the round even starts, such as stealing a weapon from opponent, creating a bunker/hole in the landscape, teleporting worms and more. The only one I used was steal to get a dynamite.

That landscape theme is called Jungle Outpost

Wormetti

25 Jun 2010, 12:55

Short title tune (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCPe1HZNoi4). I prefer the one included with WOW2 but since it's not played during the game, it doesn't matter.

Thurbo

25 Jun 2010, 13:12

Good but... the quality is bad enough to make it sound utterly different o.0

(With wasteful I didn't mean stuff like missing rope repeats, but also stuff like using rope to get over a mine. You better could have set it off and run away or shooting your foe from your current position. Train your aiming then ;), but if you waste all your transport tools you'll run into trouble)

Wormetti

25 Jun 2010, 13:39

Sure I could have killed that 45 health enemy with a bazooka but roping over to him just to prod him into the mine seemed more fun.

This is how not to use an EMP Grenade (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULwdZGSiL40).

SBCG4AP

25 Jun 2010, 13:48

This is how not to use an EMP Grenade (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULwdZGSiL40).

So judging by that, I suppose you can use the EMP grenade to launch a worm (possibly into the water) like a normal grenade?

Plasma

25 Jun 2010, 13:51

So judging by that, I suppose you can use the EMP grenade to launch a worm (possibly into the water) like a normal grenade?
That was the barrel explosion that launched the worm.

SBCG4AP

25 Jun 2010, 13:52

That was the barrel explosion that launched the worm.

Ah. My bad.

KaiserGX

25 Jun 2010, 13:56

Thanks a lot for the videos!

Why does the Jet Pack look like... that?

Wormetti

25 Jun 2010, 14:08

I doubt I would use an EMP Grenade in a normal game. A regular grenade can move/destroy a magnet, mine or sentry gun and unlike the EMP, it can damage worms directly. I guess there will be some puzzles that require it or it might be of some use if there is a sentry gun so close that you can't move and you don't have any teleports to spare.

SBCG4AP

25 Jun 2010, 14:15

I doubt I would use an EMP Grenade in a normal game. A regular grenade can move/destroy a magnet, mine or sentry gun and unlike the EMP, it can damage worms directly. I guess there will be some puzzles that require it.

Well, it might be handy for taking out a sentry turret that the enemy team would place in a normal game. Or taking out a magnet near a guy, setting up a future kill.

Though it would be funny if you could just bean a worm in the face with the EMP grenade.

wormpuny

25 Jun 2010, 14:23

I think the EMP Grenade is a useless utility in my opinion, however, the Flare is a good utility very well thought out, and I hope the full version has three more weapons to fill the empty spaces in the panel of weapons.

Thurbo

25 Jun 2010, 14:33

You need two direct bazooka hits to destroy a sentry, so that's what it could be really useful for. And mind you can create schemes in which you have - just for example - only 3 grenades but unlimited EMP ones or something.

Thanks a lot for the videos!

Why does the Jet Pack look like... that?

I guess due to pure lazyness. The jet pack has a lot of sprites since it can be moved in any direction, the worm is even able to look into the camera (caused by the Wii's possibilities, jet pack was awesome there). Thus they imported it from Space Oddity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRbgTKI7gSE&feature=related).

The girder is also the same as in Space Oddity and has the same number of directions you may place it.

Wormetti

25 Jun 2010, 15:08

EMP disabling Sentry Gun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KlyUBpkWGU). It also shows the weird girders and arctic landscape. Good thing that worm was wearing shades.

Does it work like a Bazooka? I mean does it let you fire it? Or does it just look like one.

You can't fire the flare the demo. If you try to use it on the ground, it looks like it just explodes instantly. If you use it from rope then you see that it was a bazooka rocket instead of a flare.

KaiserGX

25 Jun 2010, 15:20

That's another thing, you can use the EMP grenade in a situation where normally you could be hurt by the grenade seeing as how explosions are bigger.

Thurbo

25 Jun 2010, 15:56

Good suggestion!

Arctic theme is my fave. Would fit to a horror theme as well, though :p

Girders - Why weird? They are on the perfect. After 1 sec of holding move buutons it will get faster thus it doesnt take 10 seconds to move the girder from one side to the other (big problem issue in OW2)

KaiserGX

25 Jun 2010, 16:08

Desert is my favorite since I live in Arizona and we get those UFO sightings a lot.

Utensil

25 Jun 2010, 16:51

Finally got the demo yesterday, and I am impressed. Nothing really stuck out to me as being a terrible design decision. The ninja rope and jumping (two things that to me have been a bit iffy in certain previous incarnations) were concise, and responded as you would expect them to.

I enjoy the larger explosions. It changes the tactics as opposed to smaller explosions, and also adds to the overall excitement when a big explosion or explosions go off (I am looking at you banana bomb!).

The only think that was a bit wonky, but workable, was the zoom in and zoom out. I wish it did not do it in predefined increments but instead allowed you to zoom in or out to the exact point that you want. As it is, I believe there are only three levels of zoom you can choose from.

At any rate, I look forward to taking you guys on once the full game is released!! :D

DrMelon

25 Jun 2010, 17:12

I forget - is Battle Islands coming to the PC or not?

SBCG4AP

25 Jun 2010, 17:22

I forget - is Battle Islands coming to the PC or not?

No, sorry. Just Wii and PSP.

WormyKoopa

25 Jun 2010, 19:01

Im not sure, should I upload the demo themes or no?

WORMOPEDIA

27 Jun 2010, 21:57

Akuryou13

27 Jun 2010, 23:12

Tomorrow is monday, which means that worms battle islands will be released tomorrow.
At least at USA. thats because tomorrow will be the last monday of Q2 of 2010 which means that if the game isnt released tomorrow, taht means that will be released in Q3 of 2010. So i buyed 2000 wii points to be prepared:)........*facepalm*

wormpuny

28 Jun 2010, 08:56

The game will be released in late July? Or is it to August?

CakeDoer

28 Jun 2010, 10:05

Why do you think it has to be released on a Monday?

SBCG4AP

28 Jun 2010, 12:23

Why do you think it has to be released on a Monday?

WiiWare and DSiWare games are released on Mondays in North America.

And Wormopedia...while I approve of your optimism, I doubt it will be released today. I think the only WiiWare titles coming out today are Jett Rocket and what looks like some kinda beer pong game (there's an ad for it on NintendoLife's homepage).

Sorry dude.

nkarafo

28 Jun 2010, 12:28

I'm sorry but this game will be released next year.

SBCG4AP

28 Jun 2010, 12:32

I'm sorry but this game will be released next year.

Um...proof? Link? I mean, no offense, but let's not jump to conclusions here.

nkarafo

28 Jun 2010, 12:34

Um...proof? Link? I mean, no offense, but let's not jump to conclusions here.

Hey, just kidding :-) :D

SBCG4AP

28 Jun 2010, 12:40

Hey, just kidding :-) :D

Phew...don't go scaring me like that, man! ;)

SBCG4AP

28 Jun 2010, 13:20

BigCore

29 Jun 2010, 17:53

Fingers crossed for Worms Battle Islands released tomorrow on both Pal and US PSN! *believe believe*

If not....well, one more month without worms for me :mad:

wormpuny

29 Jun 2010, 19:27

Fingers crossed for Worms Battle Islands released tomorrow on both Pal and US PSN! *believe believe*

If not....well, one more month without worms for me :mad:

Where did you see that it was tomorrow? I do not know what was the date, I think it only comes out in late July, but I'm not sure, at least someone to tell me I'm right or wrong.

Sorry my bad english.

SBCG4AP

29 Jun 2010, 19:35

Where did you see that it was tomorrow? I do not know what was the date, I think it only comes out in late July, but I'm not sure, at least someone to tell me I'm right or wrong.

Sorry my bad english.

It's just wishful thinking, that's all.

...maybe?

BigCore

29 Jun 2010, 19:44

Where did you see that it was tomorrow? I do not know what was the date, I think it only comes out in late July, but I'm not sure, at least someone to tell me I'm right or wrong.

I didn't say that Worms will surely come tomorrow, it was just an hypothesis. But in my mind there's still a (very) little hope that Worms BI may be released tomorrow onto PSN.

wormpuny

4 Jul 2010, 14:08

So there is already some information about the release date of this game? Or the game will come out in August, because they already say "very soon" in a long time and I do not see anything.

It is starting to be annoying, I'm sick of waiting.

Turbo-T

4 Jul 2010, 22:14

Team17 said Release: End of July...

Mauno3

5 Jul 2010, 11:08

Team17 said Release: End of July...Well, it's good thing that they're finally going release it. They delayed it almost for a year :confused: I'm tired of waiting.

Riverside

14 Jul 2010, 17:11

Not sure if this qualifies as news, but for what it's worth, this guy is saying September release.

http://www.nintendolife.com/forums/wiiware/when_is_worms_battle_islands_coming_out (scroll to post #8)

Based on the fact that it appears at this point to be solely up to Nintendo to get this baby available for download, this doesn't seem totally out of the question.

Hopefully we aren't hanging too much longer. I caved and bought Space Oddity on Ebay to tide me over until W:BI comes out, but based on the lack of lasting appeal I don't know if it will keep me interested another 2 months.

SBCG4AP

14 Jul 2010, 17:49

http://www.nintendolife.com/forums/wiiware/when_is_worms_battle_islands_coming_out

...do Nintendo and Sony even remember that the game was SUBMITTED at this point?

wormpuny

15 Jul 2010, 17:53

My faith disappears every minute that passes, I begin to think that will only be released in October.

So now there is some official news about this game?

Thurbo

15 Jul 2010, 22:44

If so someone would've posted it here by 100%.

Turbo-T

15 Jul 2010, 22:56

To my question on Facebook:

Me:
New week without Worms: Battle Island, Release till End of July?

Team17 Software Ltd.:
All kinds of crazy stuff going on with WBI that we can't talk about right now except to say the game is finished and it will be released and we think the finished article is an amazing game. Please keep the faith. :)

Thurbo

15 Jul 2010, 22:58

Pretty useful informations, indeed
I can remember they said something similar about 2 or 3 months ago.

fanny

17 Jul 2010, 00:41

All kinds of crazy stuff going on with WBI that we can't talk about right now
why the secrecy? its a video game not a military battle plan.....and apparently its already finished and amazing.
so why not give us an idea of when it will be released and why we've been left hanging for so long.
i dont expect intimate details just a general idea of whats going on out of respect for your fans/customers
"we cant talk about it right now" is the lamest excuse ever.

D_Wormkill

18 Jul 2010, 16:03

why the secrecy? its a video game not a military battle plan.....and apparently its already finished and amazing.
so why not give us an idea of when it will be released and why we've been left hanging for so long.
i dont expect intimate details just a general idea of whats going on out of respect for your fans/customers
"we cant talk about it right now" is the lamest excuse ever.

Last time I've heard about secrecy in videogames was the 26th October of 2009, when a game society revealed to the whole world a thing that changed forever its life. Details had been kept secret because if the "thing" had been revealed before, this society would have lost tons of money (and this happened but too late).
The name of this developer, dead this year due to some events, was Infinity Ward.
But don't worry, fanny....this is not the case. Team17 wants the best for us PC gamers and they don't tell anything until they're 100% sure to do the right choices.

zebie

18 Jul 2010, 17:02

Last time I've heard about secrecy in videogames was the 26th October of 2009, when a game society revealed to the whole world a thing that changed forever its life. Details had been kept secret because if the "thing" had been revealed before, this society would have lost tons of money (and this happened but too late).
The name of this developer, dead this year due to some events, was Infinity Ward.
But don't worry, fanny....this is not the case. Team17 wants the best for us PC gamers and they don't tell anything until they're 100% sure to do the right choices.

off topic: what about them telling us about the "worms forts" patch which never came out

Thurbo

18 Jul 2010, 18:25

But don't worry, fanny....this is not the case. Team17 wants the best for us PC gamers and they don't tell anything until they're 100% sure to do the right choices.

This is Battle Islands, not Reloaded. And in fact all we are waiting for is Nintendo's permission process. The game is finished by hundred per cent.

off topic: what about them telling us about the "worms forts" patch which never came out

They thought WF sucked and nobody liked it thus a patch wouldn't make things any better anyway.

Too bad because I and my friends still play it (multiplayer's great as always) and with a few fixes it could've been so much better :(

D_Wormkill

19 Jul 2010, 07:49

off topic: what about them telling us about the "worms forts" patch which never came out

Thurbo answered you: WF is almost an abandonware right now. Last time I went online there was one person. =P

This is Battle Islands, not Reloaded. And in fact all we are waiting for is Nintendo's permission process. The game is finished by hundred per cent.

I know. However I needed to compare two products of the same type for the example.

Thurbo

19 Jul 2010, 17:07

Thurbo answered you: WF is almost an abandonware right now. Last time I went online there was one person. =P

From the day I bought it in 2006 I played... um, lemme check... approximately zero online matches. The game was dead after just 2 years of being released...

D_Wormkill

19 Jul 2010, 19:03

From the day I bought it in 2006 I played... um, lemme check... approximately zero online matches. The game was dead after just 2 years of being released...

Speaking of death, Worms 4 is going to do the same end! There are only Russian, Spanish and Polish people playing it.That's sad. =(

nkarafo

20 Jul 2010, 19:37

Even the wiiware "Dive: The Medes Islands Secret" will be released nowadays:

http://www.cosmonautgames.com/DiveMedes/

and from what I remembered, Worms BI was more time in production than Dive.

Akuryou13

20 Jul 2010, 22:27

and from what I remembered, Worms BI was more time in production than Dive.which isn't even the slightest iota relevant to this situation at all! YAAAAAAY!

WormyKoopa

21 Jul 2010, 00:31

Credit on PSP PSN - Check

Access to PSN - check

Worms Battle Islands - Not Check

Anticipation Level - OVER 9000!

dapope

22 Jul 2010, 08:59

so we're approx 1 week away from august, when is it being released T17? i got my new psp coming in tomorrow

wormpuny

22 Jul 2010, 18:00

We are already in late July and still no information on the release of worms battle islands, beginning to think the worms realoded "will still get out sooner that the worms battle islands".

D_Wormkill

22 Jul 2010, 19:35

We are already in late July and still no information on the release of worms battle islands, beginning to think the worms realoded "will still get out sooner that the worms battle islands".

If I heard, the problem isn't the game, but the agreement of Nintendo. Correct me if I'm wrong

WormyKoopa

22 Jul 2010, 21:35

If I heard, the problem isn't the game, but the agreement of Nintendo. Correct me if I'm wrong

No, you are right, we are all waiting on Nintendo to release the game. So that the wii and PSP versions can be released at the same time

D_Wormkill

22 Jul 2010, 22:15

No, you are right, we are all waiting on Nintendo to release the game. So that the wii and PSP versions can be released at the same time

In fact on Team17's website there is the "Coming Soon" announcement. This means they've completed it, otherwise the situation would be like Worms Reloaded (where no things have been put of that game, no preview, no details).
Going off topic and speaking of PC version, I think we'll get some information in August, in the third week (16-22)

WormyKoopa

22 Jul 2010, 23:08

In fact on Team17's website there is the "Coming Soon" announcement. This means they've completed it, otherwise the situation would be like Worms Reloaded (where no things have been put of that game, no preview, no details).
Going off topic and speaking of PC version, I think we'll get some information in August, in the third week (16-22)

Also Worms Battle Islands is on the Upcoming Wiiware games http://wiiware.nintendolife.com/games/soon

nothing on the PSP side, though the Demo came out already