Some random posts from a Team 17 spokesperson on the official Worms board:
"A few things here:Firstly, XBLA titles are currently capped at 50mb. I think the content on the PSP version (low definition) was something like 700mb (all audio, voices and levels). All the art in the XBLA version is high definition for a start (the images are huge) and 4X the size of anything else - if you see the swollen size of things like Defender (a 16k arcade game was 30mb on XBLA!) then you must understand that it's pretty impossible for us to pack everything into 50mb as we have to provide the base game and cater for 5-6 languages. That said, we will release a good mix of content later on, some will be free and some will be chargeable - but you won't need it to continue playing the game. Note: On PS3, our Lemmings title is about 300-400mb (I can't recall the exact figure) in size, since there is no cap on the download size - such is the size of the high-def artwork (even after compression).Secondly, the price of the game. As you'll find out when it's launched, it'll provide stunning value for money - particularly compared to some other offerings on Live Arcade. At least you'll have the choice if you want anything or not and charged offerings will be good value given the price people charge for phone Ringtones! As for "everything should be free" then I suggest you go to the trouble of developing video games on a professional level with 70+ staff and see how long you can survive as a business with those tactics.Thirdly "what version of Worms is this and what weapons will it have?" - we're going to be a little coy on feature set until nearer the time. It's safe to assume though that we've got a version that's hopefully casual friendly as it is hardcore-player friendly, so it's positioned as such given XBLA is a pretty casual game-space. It's a pretty pure, more strategic version (rather than crazy, kitchen-sink insanity) and we hope the lure of -secure- weekly, monthly and all-time leaderboards will prove fairly exciting for all.""Well, the most popular (in terms of sales) version of Worms was the first one.It's chief humour angle was really the Sheep and also banana bombs as well as just the game providing hilarity.Having too many power weapons DOES saturate the game-play somewhat and we'd like people to play competitively and see the game for what it is, rather than pressing a few buttons and game over. LOL instances on the weapons are a bit short-lived, we want people to really enjoy the tactics and the game which is what's been polished.Too many options, too many weapons and control aspects do cripple the casual players, so it's a little more streamlined. That said, it had the testers queuing up in lunch-breaks to play... so it can't be all that bad - the competition on the leaderboards may be a little intense""BTW I wouldn't say "there are very few" and that there aren't powerful weapons. It's just a case of it being more core Worms than, say, Armageddon. People still have the choice to play maxed out games if they wish, with loads of bananas, sheep and dynamite.""I can't announce the date right now (I do know it) but the game is still in the various certification stages (final code testing right now, followed by a full localisation testing stage and then another one...) Once that's all passed it's free to go.It'll be soon here. I will know more about what and when I can say anything after this week since the US is on holiday right now (Thanksgiving week)."By far my most anticipated game of next year. And unlike Street Fighter, it's almost impossible for them NOT to make this work correctly online. Even more encouraging is the fact the official rep is saying all the right things about gameplay. All I'm really waiting for now is word that they canned the jetpack and airstrikes. Shotguns and ninja rope, oh yeah.
Here for your perusal...the top ten greatest worms of all time:
1. The Doctor
2. Walker Bow
3. Can Bank Man
4. Jefferson
5. The Natural
6. Zzyyx
7. The Beauty
8. Steve Jones
9. Doug Boy
10. The Unnatural
And the top five lamest:
1. Can Bank Mam
2. Goku
3. Bono
4. Dough Boy
5. The Egg
