14 DAY TRIAL // The well known Worms franchise is coming back the PC with the announcement of the downloadable title Worms: Reloaded. It will be released on the 26th of August 2010 on Steam. It will contain a few of the specific functions of Valve's digital distribution platform, including Steam Achievements, Leaderboards and Matchmaking.
“Worms Reloaded has been a labour of love for the team given the legacy of 2D PC Worms titles such as Worms 2, Worms Armageddon etc. It has been almost 10 years since the last 2D game was released on personal computers”, said Martyn Brown, business development Director at Team17 in a press release.
He continued to comment that, “In bringing Worms Reloaded to PC, we’ve reintroduced so much of what gamers loved about the good old days, and it’s fitting that it is also the first Worms game we’ve self-published since the early games. We are very much looking forward to supporting the game through the community on Steam as well as our own Facebook page.”
There will be extensive single player content, according to Team 17, with more than 60 missions, a survival mode and a tutorial. The multiplayer component will allow up to four friends to wage Worms' brand of hilarious war locally or online. The developer is also promising that there will be a staggering amount of personalization options, from changing the appearance of the worm skin, choosing the victory dancing, the sound of the voices, the heads-up display and even the hats.
Over 40 weapons have been announced, including new ones like Super Bunker Buster, Ferrets, Poison Strike, Worship, Sentry Gun, Electromagnet, Buffalo of Lies and old favorites like Armageddon, Concrete Donkey, Napalm Strike and this editor's personal choice, the Holy Hand Grenade. In addition to all of this, there will be a level editor, HD graphics and highly customizable controls, with support both for keyboard/mouse and gamepad users.