Worms - The Bear and Badger

Yossarian

I've had a few fun fouplayer games of this at Nick's place recently and it's reminded me just how good these games really are. So, I thought I'd try to get some games going online. I have all the Worms games on Xbox, but am particularly up for games if Revolution (currently 1,200 points) or Armageddon (just 400 points).

I also have Armageddon on iOS (currently £2.99, seems to drop to 69p in sales pretty regularly). I know some people have tried this before and found it to be buggy, but it's been updated five times in the past year and I haven't noticed any issues playing on my own.

There must be some people up for some of the finest multiplayer known to man.

Wookienopants

I'm always up for Worms! Especially the slower, turn based offering on iOS. Suits my day down to the ground as I don't really have much time to sit and play at a sensible hour.

Sasukekun

Is the ios asynchronous play still fucked?

I_R

http://www.thebearandbadger.co.uk/discussion/281/x/p1

fullspectrum

Yes Yoss, some great games at mine. We should run a score tally or something. I get so lucky in this, love it.

Oh also - correction from last night, no I do NOT use my xbox controller for Tomb Raider as I'm playing it on PS. But it's charging now just to put your mind at rest.

Smang

i miss the original one, i swear the more modern looking ones don't have as big arenas... or my tiny child mind was seeing things bigger than they were...

i used ot love trying to place a grenade throw from the other side of a gigantic map.

Cos

Enjoyed those games and definitely up for more. I've got Armageddon on XBLA and iOS if someone is setting up a game or two.

fullspectrum

yeah mang

Smang wrote:

i miss the original one, i swear the more modern looking ones don't have as big arenas... or my tiny child mind was seeing things bigger than they were... i used ot love trying to place a grenade throw from the other side of a gigantic map.

Such a good laugh with the 4 of us in the same room. Just remembered the shouts of WORMTONGUE at Yoss while he tries to bring down the opposing teams with gentle words alone.

Yossarian

I_R wrote:

http://www.thebearandbadger.co.uk/discussion/281/x/p1

Ah. Hmm, is it worth jumping over? That thread died almost a year ago, it might be worth starting afresh.

Sasukekun wrote:

Is the ios asynchronous play still fucked?

Don't know, we'll have to try it and find out.

fullspectrum wrote:

WORNTONGUE

I was simply offering advice. Good advice at that.

Incidentally all, my Game Centre login is the same as my GamerTag: Yossarian Drew. Get me added on GC and we'll see about testing out the asynchronous MP.

metagonzo

Always loved Worms. I have the iOS version I think; I'll reinstall it later.

Crispy

i hate this game. but mostly because i'm shit at it and don't know what the fuck i'm doing. also i tend to piss everyone else off with my random play which gives me a modicum of pleasure. next time we play this i'm bringing over my wired controller.

also:

The Daddy

I was thinking about this recently. Fancy doing a league or something? Could do individuals or teams? Maybe run it like a squash ladder (there's a decent free online squash ladder thing that might work well).

Yossarian

Just sent my first move* of an asynchronous iOS game to Cos. Let's find out if it's still broken.

* I say move, I forgot the controls and fired a bazooka into the ground in front of me.

Yossarian

The Daddy wrote:

I was thinking about this recently. Fancy doing a league or something? Could do individuals or teams? Maybe run it like a squash ladder (there's a decent free online squash ladder thing that might work well).

Could well do. We'll have to see how many people are interested.

metagonzo

I forgot that I grabbed Revolution when it was on Steam sale. Anyone else?

Air_Hair_Lair

I think I got the latest xbox live one... I've barely played it, but I am sure I'm still capable of drilling holes and hiding underground until the last man still

Paul the sparky

I've always loved Worms, but the touch controls are awful so I've given up on that version.

fullspectrum

Has to be local multiplayer for me.

Yossarian

Paul the sparky wrote:

I've always loved Worms, but the touch controls are awful so I've given up on that version.

Unless you're ninja-roping or jet-packing, I don't think they're that bad.

tigersgogrrr

Ninja-roping is fundamental though, right? As is backflipxxSHORYUKEN to finish off the final opposing worm.

Air_Hair_Lair

tigerswiftly wrote:

Ninja-roping is fundamental though, right? As is backflipxxSHORYUKEN to finish off the final opposing worm.

or prod!

Yossarian

tigerswiftly wrote:

Ninja-roping is fundamental though, right? As is backflipxxSHORYUKEN to finish off the final opposing worm.

A decent move with the ninja rope can completely change a game, no doubt about that, but it's by no means the only way to win. Without that to rely on, you have to fall back on the true fundamentals of the game, well-placed 'zookas and 'nades.

With that in mind, it might be worth exploring forts mode on iOS, IIRC (and I haven't played it much), you don't get ropes or jet-packs in that, you just have to rely on your aim.

Yossarian

Actually, we should probably get a list together of who's running which version(s) of this game and on which format(s) plus gamertags and that so people can actually find each other. Chuck 'em in here and I'll add them to the OP.

fullspectrum

might do some of the SP Yoss, then we can use the extra weapons

Yossarian

I've been working through that on iOS today. I do remember starting it on Armageddon on the Xbox, but can't remember how far through I'd got.

If the unlocks are the same as iOS, just remember that the Concrete Donkey and Armageddon (I think it was called, possibly Meteor Strike?) are ridiculous and pretty much game breaking, so no need to worry about unlocking those too soon.

Sasukekun

Yossarian wrote:

Just sent my first move* of an asynchronous iOS game to Cos. Let's find out if it's still broken.

* I say move, I forgot the controls and fired a bazooka into the ground in front of me.

Not sure how many turns it takes. But I've seen games devolve into players killing their own worms. Plus the sending system is dreadful.

Tempy

I played with CuriousMachine a bit back when it was hot, and games never ended how we played them, awful piss.

Sasukekun

It's a shame as Worms is awesome. Really needs proper love given to the asynchronous MP side of it.

Yossarian

Sasukekun wrote:

Yossarian wrote:

Just sent my first move* of an asynchronous iOS game to Cos. Let's find out if it's still broken. * I say move, I forgot the controls and fired a bazooka into the ground in front of me.

Not sure how many turns it takes. But I've seen games devolve into players killing their own worms. Plus the sending system is dreadful.

The sending system seemed fine to me, but I have only sent one turn. And, as I say, there have been 5 updates to this game since June last year which is when the other thread seemed to have died, most of which claim to have included bug fixes, plus the one in December specifically states 'fixes for numerous issues with online play', so surely it's worth another try.

Yossarian

Still up for getting some four-player Xbox matches in as well.

tigersgogrrr

Air_Hair_Lair wrote:

tigerswiftly wrote:

Ninja-roping is fundamental though, right? As is backflipxxSHORYUKEN to finish off the final opposing worm.

or prod!

This is the best way to win, yes. :-)

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