How about some Worms, er, Zwok?

by Nick Doerr { May 7th 2007 at 2:30PM }

Sony has been hard at work... making some online game that strongly resembles Worms, but it's online! It's called Zwok and it's pretty neat. We have no idea why SCEE would stick this up on the internet when there's a perfectly good PlayStation Network that would love to see some games -- especially in Europe!

To play the game, you've got to sign up. Don't worry, it's free. You then customize your little character... is that a Zwok or just a really ugly thing? Whichever it is, you make it your own. There are two teams for every match: Blooz and Grienz. Yes, that's "blue" and "green" in crazy-speak. Choose a weapon to fire, get into position, and let loose. Seriously -- this is Worms. Regardless, we'd love to see something like this on the PS Store. Wouldn't you?

Tags: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Store, Playstation3, PlaystationNetwork, PlaystationStore, PS Store, PS3, PSN, PsStore, SCEE, Sony, Zwok

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Travis @ May 7th 2007 2:41PM

This just seems like another great example of piss-poor management going on at Sony.

Sony, if you haven't looked around lately, you're selling a $600 console that is struggling due to a lack of good games. How exactly does paying your employees to make a free Macromedia Flash game help?

I would understand if you had a full-blown version of this and the flash-based one was just to bring attention to the better full-featured PS3 edition. Sadly, that doesn't appear to be the case.

Seriously, can Sony decide on some sort of direction?

shase @ May 7th 2007 2:53PM

The thing is... games dont get made overnight and there will always be "down time". Sony is trying to create "distractions" with Home, this game and many other online ones while the good games are being made. I dont see it as a problem right now. Xbox doesnt have many good games to my liking at all and thats why i didnt get one, ps3 might not have anything you dont like right now but hopefully there will be.

Devils Advocate @ May 7th 2007 3:15PM

@2

Yah, I hear you. People just don't understand the dev time it takes for games nowadays. I mean, wow, who knew the PS3 was coming? Shoot, if we'd have known about it a year or 2 ago, maybe we'd have some games.

/sarcasm

Laurens Holst @ May 7th 2007 5:03PM

You can also play it without signing up. Just click the "Quick Play" button at the bottom.

Noshino @ May 7th 2007 5:17PM

"3. @2

Yah, I hear you. People just don't understand the dev time it takes for games nowadays. I mean, wow, who knew the PS3 was coming? Shoot, if we'd have known about it a year or 2 ago, maybe we'd have some games.

/sarcasm"

mmm...well, as mentioned many times before, the ps3 is the hardest out of the 3 new consoles to develop a game for, and the developers never saw it coming, so yah, it does take time to develop for the ps3. I guess you wouldn't have seen this answer coming 2 years ago either... :)