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WORMS BATTLE ISLANDS Announced
September 23, in the year of our Lord
2010 -- Worms, the iconic franchise from Team17 has a
new addition to the series in the shape of Worms: Battle Islands
as a digital download title for the PSP from the PSN this
winter. This title boasts several new features that are all-new
to the series; including a new gamestyle being the multi-player
focused Tactics Mode. In Tactics Mode, the player takes control
of their very own Secret Island Base made up of many different
islands, each island imparting a tactical advantage for the
player to use at the beginning of a game.
Key Features:
• All new multi-player Tactics Mode, coupled with the player’s
secret island base feature.
• New player ranking system awards the player with experience
points; higher ranked players gain access to more of the game’s
locked items.
• The utilities ‘Flare’ and ‘E.M.P. Grenade’ appear only in
Worms: Battle Islands.
• The only 2D version of Worms to feature the ability to design
and create Custom Weapons.
• Brand new in-game environments not previously featured in a
Worms title.
• Appearance of a player’s team is customisable to a higher
degree than any other 2D Worms game, with new items including
masks, backpacks and customisable power-bars.
• Fresh presentation theme with all menus seemingly taking place
within the player’s secret island base, and all operations
handled by the player’s own four-worm strong team of staff.
• PSP exclusive – an exclusive ‘Time Attack’ mode, comprised of
ten individual time-based single-player challenges.
Martyn Brown, Business Development Director at Team17, says;
“Battle Islands is a fantastic PSP title that is packed to the
rafters with features and content, easily the most feature-rich
portable edition of the game to date. We know fans have been
waiting a while for this and so it’s a pleasure to finally
confirm its forthcoming release.”
Another first in the world of 2D Worms is a comprehensive
weapons editor. Create your ideal Worms weapon, tweak and tune
with a multitude of adjustable elements and then take it to the
battlefield to lay waste to the opposition. Melee weapons,
grenades, missile weapons and airstrikes are all available to
create, meaning that each player has the opportunity to field an
entirely individual armoury in every match. With enhanced worm
customisation elements including masks, backpacks and custom
power bars, and an extensive landscape editor, Worms: Battle
Islands is full of features and has the potential to be a long
lasting game for the PSP.