Finally, You Get Worms...Online

I had a taste of Worms: Open Warfare 2's Nintendo WFC multiplayer action earlier tonight, and it was a blast! The number of gameplay options and online leaderboards certainly make the game a must have. I absolutely do not have regrets purchasing this game from Play-Asia, but I can't say the same for Mother 3 (this is best left for another day).

Gameplay over the Internet is smooth, with hardly any lag and the quality of players online is really good. I probably would do myself a favour by practising more in the single player modes.

It is best to choose a intermediate weapons payload in a multiplayer game as some of the weapons available in the full mode can be potential game-breakers, especially the Donkey. It's fun stamping on opposing worms but once it becomes the weapon of choice between two combatants, it's definately a kill-joy.

Anyone looking for a Friend Code match? Do add my friend code to your Friends list in Worms Open Warfare 2. Looking forward to some warm worm war action online :P.

Games Come A Hauling

Is this going to set the tone for tonight? Two out of four the games that I received today have rather interesting FMVs.

Worms: Open Warfare 2 (USD 34.90 @ Play-Asia) for the Nintendo DS basically redeemed the sins of its predecessor, the one which I spent ... I don't know...RM 50+ for a miserable second-hand incarnation of the very first PC based Worms game on the Nintendo DS.

Whatever you have hoped for in terms of graphics, gameplay and weaponry, Worms: Open Warfare 2 has it... and then some.

I haven't got a chance to have some multiplayer action, but Worms 2 has the coveted Nintendo WFC multiplayer mode, which should be a blast. I'll write more about Worms 2 as I get some more play-time out of it.

The following came into mind as I first glanced at the cover of the second game: "Ultraman, Godzilla". It's interesting to see how Japanese culture permeates into the sub-concious mind, and it's probably the arrangement of the blocks, and the font set on the cover of Meteos (USD 19.90 - Jap version @ Play-Asia) that reminded me of the two old school live-action Japanese series.

Other than its interesting FMV (and cover), Meteos looks like a strange beast of a game. Perhaps beast was too harsh an adjective, how about a "cute quirky looking animal of sorts"? It looks like Planet Puzzle League and plays a little like it as well, but Meteos is the older game, having got 2 years on PPL.

Having said that, I think I'll stop buying puzzle games for the Nintendo DS, I've got too many of them in my inventory.

More on the rest of my haul today, tomorrow :)

These Look Promising...But Then Again...

The last time I played Worms on the Nintendo DS, it wasn't really an enjoyable experience. The developers did a faux pas by opting for the super old school 2D graphics of the earlier games instead of the bright colours and higher resolution 2D eye candy from Worms Armageddon. The game also lacked WFC multiplayer and to sum it up, Worms: Open Warfare was one of the more subdued games in my collection.

However, things should be looking up abit with Worms: Open Warfare 2 for the Nintendo DS. There's of course the nicer graphics, more games modes and more weapons (11 of them) along with the much coveted Nintendo WFC multiplayer. The following screen shot was grabbed from Gonintendo:
On to other things, the boxart for Ouendan 2 has been released. The picture (also courtesy of Gonintendo) looks rather gay, and if I may add, I actually prefer the boxart from the previous game, with a big 2 plastered on it for this sequel.

Preorders are open on Play-Asia for Ouendan 2. Just a little bit of trivia, if you were to look up Ouendan on the Internet, you may find that sales for the first game wasn't really good in Japan, but the international response to the game was huge. So there, get your pre-orders now folks.