During the recent Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, it was confirmed that Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition would be heading to the Nintendo Switch on 26th September 2024.
Now, just that fact alone is enough to have us polishing up our Holy Hand Grenades in anticipation, but information provided as part of the announcement has frankly got us giddy with excitment. We should have known better, of course, since the new release is being handled by the development wizards over at Digital Eclipse, a studio quickly cementing itself as one of the very best in the field of retro revivals.
You see, you're not just getting the standard game with the new Anniversary Edition, you're getting two in one. In addition to the revamped Worms Armageddon, the Game Boy Color version will also be fully playable. Various screen filters will also be provided as an optional bonus, and as per Digital Eclipse's modus operandi in recent years, documentary material will be provided to give an insight into the Worms franchise and its development.
Sounds nifty! Let's check out all of the key features:
- Optimized controller support for all consoles.
- Achievements and Trophies
- New display features such as modern aspect ratios, custom screen filters, enhanced HD and graphics options.
- Fully playable Game Boy Color version of Worms Armageddon
- An interactive museum that charts the history of the entire series. Featuring never-before-seen interviews with developers of the original and current games.
- New save system
Will you be picking up Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition on the Switch? Let us know with a comment in the usual place.
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That's such a cool extra, even more excited for this then!
still one of the best Worms games
The GBC version is THE version I sunk the majority of my time into back in the day. Excited to give it another whirl!
but what version of Armageddon is this based on?
this game received a bunch of updates on PC over the years, will this be based on the latest one or will they go the lame route and use the original 1999 version?
One of my fav pc games ever! Very excited to play this with my kids, they will love this
Been many years since last I played Worms with anyone. Perhaps it is time again. :3
And just like that, my interest went from zero to 100. 😅
Just wanna know where I can order the physical. Little info right now.
im not brand new to the series or anything, but how is this substantially different from the worms game already on switch?
i remember when i played it thinking "ok, this one is basically Armageddon." 👍
That's awesome. I'm a sucker for all things Gameboy.
@-wc- I think the worms on switch is pretty good! I think it's a nostalgia driven factor to some degree, because I didn't play them till I was older. The worms on switch is really customizable, but I know with Armageddon you could like take pictures and add them to make courses and stuff, but I don't know if that will be available here. I think there was more simplicity in options, where the new game lets you choose everything this one was more directed, so it's very much a different era of gaming. I think on my list of best couch competitive games I split a spot between those two games.
Included GBC version is a plus!👍
Nice more reason for me to get this as I adore that GBC version.
Was the price mentioned anywhere?
@Sylamp Let's face it, we want the 2009 Worms 2: Armageddon as seen on the PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
@Sylamp
That is a good Question, i would guess it is based on one of the Console Versions.
The Dreamcast Version potentially?
I just can't really imagine that they wrap up the PC Version for Consoles.
I wonder if online play is cross platform. Sure hope so.
All I hope is that the N64 soundtrack is untouched. I don't want a remastered version, I don't need a remake, I just need the original. Stoked for this to release, highlight of the direct for me!
“ Digital Eclipse, a studio quickly cementing itself as one of the very best in the field of retro revivals.”
They’re not. They have nice bonus features sometimes but they’re incredibly poor at actually emulating the games. There’s always horrendous input lag and I’m sick of sites like this glossing over it.
...I do wish the console versions had mod support...I mean, we all know it's possible. People have done it before (but it's like, insanely rare, lol)....but yeah, I kinda did enjoy creating custom maps and blowing them all up back on Reloaded. lol
well I'm more interested in this game now! That's a cool extra.
Nice little extra, hope to see a lot of Amiga content in there... (and not that much how original it is, since it is a scorced tanx clone)
@sanderson72 we want the commodore amiga OG
@romanista Still got my Commodore Amiga 1200 in the loft with its mighty 340Mb hard drive!
And yes I've got Worms: Director's Cut and the best version of Sensible Soccer!
@sanderson72 still going to the sensible soccer world championships every year.. sensiblesoccer.de
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