Worms 2 XBLA gets dated

June 25th, 2009, 17:18 Posted By: wraggster

Worms 2: Armageddon will arrive on Xbox Live Arcade next month, on July 1. Here are ALL the details you're ever likely to need.

The 800 Microsoft Point sequel (that's £6.80) is set to feature new weapons, modes, physics, Worm customisation and support for 360 Avatars.

The first was received very well by Arcade fans, so it'll be interesting to see how the second goes down.

Here's the gigantic feature list, care of Team 17:

SENSATIONAL NEW 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 CULT FAVOURITES 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 GAME FEATURES
All new high definition, widescreen artwork
Reworked audio-visuals throughout
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 & reactions.
Speedier, more direct gameplay.
All new high-definition audio (sound effects, music)
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.

NEW GAMEPLAY LEVELS
5 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.

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