Worms Ultimate Mayhem announced

By Robert Purchese Published 27 July, 2011

Oh no it's 3D.

There's a 3D Worms game coming to PC, PSN and Xbox Live Arcade this year.

And breathe.

Worms Ultimate Mayhem is a "souped-up", revamped and high definition combination of Worms 3D and Worms 4: Mayhem.

All the content of both games returns, intact, as well as more missions, puzzles, customisation and worms.

"In squeezing the entire content of both Worms 3D and Worms 4: Mayhem into one collector's edition digital package, we've delivered a best of the 3D Worms games experience," Team17 design lead John Dennis commented.

Apparently the camera has been improved, voice acting added and more multiplayer maps stuffed in.

Worms 3D was released in 2003. In his Eurogamer Worms 3D review, Martin Taylor (now a designer here) called the game "one of the most satisfying, addictive and downright enjoyable multiplayer gaming experiences I've ever encountered". And he really didn't want me to write that.

Worms 4: Mayhem touched down in 2005. Tom Bramwell, in his Worms 4: Mayhem review, declared that "of course it would be unfair to mark Worms 4 harshly because of what we'd like it to be".

He then wrote, "It's becoming increasingly clear that the things that people don't like about it are not simply bugs or misjudgements, but worryingly innate."

Worms 2D has already been resurrected for every major platform.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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Comments (16) Latest comment 10 months ago

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  • AliRay #1 10 months ago

    "We've been so busy hammering Worms and not developing any new ideas that we've barely had time to open all our love-letters from Rovio" Team17 design lead John Dennis commented.

  • jablonski #2 10 months ago

    Why would someone go from being a games journalist to a designer?

    I'm a designer, and believe me, I know what I'd rather be doing...

  • Eighthours #3 10 months ago

    Interesting historical fact: Team 17's name was chosen because it was 16 more than the team's combined number of ideas.

  • metalangel #4 10 months ago

    I really, really struggled with Worms 3D, in spite of spending quite a long time trying to love it. This really disappointed me, as it was so colourful, jolly, and fun otherwise.

  • Evil_Badger #5 10 months ago

    Team 17 used to be great in the Amiga days, but now they're a just infested with Worms.

  • mouse Verified Graphic designer, Eurogamer Network #6 10 months ago

    Hey, it seemed ok at the time.

    @jablonski I switched to design because it's the other thing that I'd always wanted to do. For me, analysing games took all the fun out of them, and I didn't have time to play the stuff I really wanted to.
    Edited by mouse at 27/07/11 @ 16:09

  • Golgo #7 10 months ago

    PS1. Hogs of War. The only 3D worms-em-up you'll ever need. And Rik Mayall.

  • IronCladChicken #8 10 months ago

    A designer of ladies undergarments?

  • Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #9 10 months ago

    A designer of ladies undergarments?

    It's what pays the frills I mean bills.

  • G-Lord #10 10 months ago

    As I enjoyed Worms 3D, I'm looking forward to this one. I think many players are too negative about the 3D Worms gameplay.

  • agparrot #11 10 months ago

    Not the sort of 3D you need to have glasses for though, right? Just the regular not-2d sort of game.

    Bloody modern stuff!

  • Markusdragon #12 10 months ago

    Damn this, where's my Superfrog remake?

  • Lexx87 #13 10 months ago

    Insta buy!

  • ricochetguro #14 10 months ago

    I always found the 3D Worms games brilliant so I'm excited for this. Really do wish that Team 17 would start a new franchise though. Come on guys, how many years now?
    Edited by ricochetguro at 27/07/11 @ 18:46

  • Mister-Wario #15 10 months ago

    I loved Worms 4 but I found the PS2 version's framerate pretty slowgoing. The PC version was brilliant. Very happy to hear this is coming to consoles in a revamped form!

    I think the 3D Worms games are great: different in many ways to the 2D versions but still just as fun. I like 2D Worms as well, but to be honest Worms World Party or Armageddon are the only two I'd want to play on consoles. The PC versions, not the naff console emulations. The 2D games released for PSN/XBLA just don't do it for me for some reason.

    One last point: is this game going to be a straight combination of Worms 3D and Worms 4? Or are there going to be more, totally new maps and content as well?

  • Murton #16 10 months ago

    Sounds good, but can Team 17 deliver a simultaneous release for once?