Team 17 recently sat down with Pro-G UK and revealed how the latest addition to the Worms franchise, Worms Open Warfare 2, is faring, and how the team bounced back from the quite tepid response that they got from the first Worms Open Warfare game for the DS and PSP. They made sure that they listened to the opinions and criticisms that they have garnered from the past PSP and DS game, and applied what they have learned on the latest installment. Inputs from gamers have also become invaluable towards the creation of new weapons and game modes.

The team also delved in dealing with the differences between the controls on the Nintendo DS as well as the "twitchy analog nub" of the PlayStation Portable. Team 17 confirmed that the touch screen medium is just about the ideal way to play the video game,

The DS touch screen is obviously a perfect compliment to the gameplay style of WORMS and allows the player increased depth of interaction but the PSP controls are not without their merits...The analogue stick is used to control the camera's position around the landscape while the d-pad is used to control the worms' movement.

Since they already mentioned the modes of play like Deathmatch, Race, and Fort Modes, Team 17 decided to let people in on other new stuff, such as the strangely named Buffalo of Lies, the Bunker Buster, and the Sentry Gun. Basically the Bunker Buster seeks out any worms that may try to infiltrate the other team from underground while the Sentry Gun automatically fires once a worm crosses the line of sight. Pretty cool indeed.

Online gaming is now at a whole new advantage in Worms Open Warfare 2. Team 17 has now enabled inviting players to a match, regardless of "where he is in a game". Best and worst Worms players are now shown in the leaderboards as well as given Daily Awards.

Surely, Worms Open Warfare 2 will be out to command and conquer once it hits the stores this coming August.

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