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Worms 2: Armageddon Ninja Ropes onto XBLA

There is a reason that Worms has been one of the most successful and consistent Xbox Live titles since its launch in March of 2007. The impish delight that gamers get from blasting an opponent off of a precarious ledge and into the abyss is like casual multiplayer crack to our veins. And now it's back, bigger and better than ever, in a feature-packed new edition. Worms 2: Armageddon is priced at 800 Microsoft Points and adds a whole bunch of new weapons and features the the core formula, which remains unchanged for more than a decade. The basic premise behind Worms is that players field an army of the little guys on a 2D map and take turns blasting one another's soldiers with outlandish weapons until one team is left standing.

Team17 have told us that they listened hard to fan response and have delivered on all counts: cult weapons, amazing new firepower, detailed customisation of Worms teams (including around 60 voice sets, hats and more), tons of game options, totally new physics & more dynamic play, persistent fire and much, much more.

Incoming!!!!

The game builds upon the fine heritage of the 1999 hit 'Worms Armageddon' by massively extending the feature set of the original and including the favourite weapons & features of the cult game. Offering potentially hundreds of hours of replay value, an engaging single player campaign, tons of player customisation, laugh-out-loud multiplayer escapades and leaderboard challenges, Worms 2: Armageddon could make as big an impact crater as the one left by its predecessor on Xbox Live arcade.

Newly-added weapons:

• Sentry Gun! Defend your position with this deadly guardian.
• Electro Magnet! Attract or repel deadly metallic explosives with this unique item.
• Bunker Buster! Use this vertical missile to dig out enemy Worms that have snuck away!
• Buffalo Of Lies! The Donkey's nemesis, this Trojan Buffalo will cause havoc!
• Super Bunker Buster! Devastating below ground charge!

Returning weapons from Armageddon:

• Super Sheep! Take your fluffy flocking friend to the air! A controllable, flying super sheep!
• Holy Hand Grenade! Hallelujah! The Deity's weapon of choice!
• Concrete Donkey! It's back! As mad and wildly destructive as ever!
• Napalm! Love the smell of burning Worms in the morning?
• Petrol Bomb! This cocktail packs a mighty roasting for enemies. Lob one today.
• Armageddon! Not quite the end as we know it, but it could be for your enemies!
• Parachute! A roper's best friend! Drop huge heights with wind assist...
• Drill! Dig to victory with the pneumatic drill.
• Baseball Bat. Whack out enemy Worms for a home run cheer!
• Earthquake! Can you rumble the opponent?
• Poison Strike! Germ warfare!

New Gameplay Features:

• All new high definition, widescreen artwork based on the original Armageddon artwork.
• Reworked audio-visuals throughout, including all new sound-fx.
• Fire! Persistent fire eats and burns away the landscape. Hot stuff!
• Crazy Crates! Start with basic weapons and shop as you go!
• Fort Mode! Start teams on your own bases.
• Rope Racing mode.
• Massively enhanced & improved game physics & laugh out loud reactions.
• Speedier, more direct gameplay.
• Speak your mind! Massive variety of comedy voice sets with many all new.
• All new crazy achievements.
• All new extensive customisation, Worm Hats, voices, graves, dances, colours, forts!
• Uses NXE Avatars to reflect game status in game!
• All new Single Player adventure combines death matches and puzzles.
• Win tokens in the all-new 30 chapter single player campaign to win prizes in the game SHOP, unlock new landscapes, voices, hats and more.
• Enhanced CPU AI for more challenging single player games.
• Improved online handling, including host migration for network play.
• All new leaderboards and leaderboard objectives.

Use your NXE Avatars in Worms 2 for great justice.

New Levels:

• All new landscapes graphical types modelled on the original Armageddon style. Battle in Medieval England, Cheese Moon, Construction site and more.
• 130 base landscape styles (compared to just six on original) for diverse play levels.
• Vertical Levels! Play on tall, narrow strips or caverns as well as traditional 'wide' levels.
• Mix combinations of landscape type, style, your own game rules and more to create thousands of possible levels and hundreds, if not thousands of hours of replay value.