Team17 has announced that ‘Worms: Battle Islands’ will be heading to the PSP via the PSN this winter. The big new feature is the Tactics Mode where:
“The player takes control of their very own Secret Island Base made up of many different islands, each island imparting a tactical advantage for the player to use at the beginning of a Worms game. For example, the player could recon a battlefield before the war commences, or snipe an enemy worm to gain the upper hand; each one of the 16 islands available in game can be used to compliment the player’s individual play style. Take the fight online and, should you be victorious, you will have the opportunity to steal an item from your opponent’s island for your own personal use!”
The new game will also come with a weapons editor, allowing you to create, tweak and tune via a multitude of adjustable elements. This potentially means every enemy worm you face could have a different weapon to you.
The game’s key features are as follows:
- All new multi-player Tactics Mode, coupled with the player’s secret island base feature.
- New player ranking system awards the player with experience points; higher ranked players gain access to more of the game’s locked items.
- The utilities ‘Flare’ and ‘E.M.P. Grenade’ appear only in Worms: Battle Islands.
- Only 2D version of Worms to feature the ability to design and create Custom Weapons.
- Brand new in-game environments not previously featured in a Worms title.
- Appearance of a player’s team is customisable to a higher degree than any other 2D Worms game, with new items including masks, backpacks and customisable power-bars.
- Fresh presentation theme with all menus seemingly taking place within the player’s secret island base, and all operations handled by the player’s own four-worm strong team of staff.
- PSP exclusive – an exclusive ‘Time Attack’ mode, comprised of ten individual time-based single-player challenges.
Source: Press Release
PlayDude77
Sweet! But do devs even make PSP games anymore?
Danza Di Fuoco E Ghiaccio
Yeah :)
TheLig
The last bullet point sounds like only the “Time Attack” mode is psp exclusive, suggesting the game itself may appear on other platforms? I personally think it’d work better as a psn game due to the multiplayer being more robust and easier to access.
JoshHood
It’s coming to Wii too.
kivi95
will this be a umd or psn game?
PlayDude77
Prob both!
Dan Lee
my bad, its a digital download title.
dirtyhabit
Worms: Move could be good …….. just a thought
JoshHood
Err…why?
dirtyhabit
Cos playing with the DS3 is too slow IMO.
I think Move controls would compliment the game well. Loved Worms on PC, but never got on with the PS3 port at all.
I know we’re talking about the PSP version here but it got me thinking…….:)
DrNate86
I actually really liked Worms on the Wii, my mates all hated it though so I think it was an acquired taste!