<s>
Worms	B-Device
:	I-Device
Open	I-Device
Warfare	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2007	O
2D	O
tactical	B-Application
artillery	B-Application
and	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Team17	O
and	O
Two	O
Tribes	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Worms	B-Application
:	I-Application
Open	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
several	O
worms	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
pitted	O
against	O
other	O
teams	O
of	O
worms	B-Application
under	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
AI	O
(	O
if	O
in	O
Singleplayer	O
)	O
or	O
another	O
Human	O
(	O
if	O
in	O
Multiplayer	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winning	O
team	O
is	O
that	O
which	O
can	O
kill	O
the	O
opposing	O
teams	O
 '	O
worms	B-Application
;	O
this	O
can	O
be	O
achieved	O
by	O
using	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
weaponry	O
and	O
tools	O
,	O
availability	O
of	O
which	O
depends	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
mode	O
being	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
select	O
victory	O
dances	O
and	O
color	O
schemes	O
for	O
their	O
worms	B-Application
,	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
custom	O
race	O
courses	O
or	O
fort	O
maps	O
using	O
the	O
level	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
select	O
hats	O
for	O
their	O
worms	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
includes	O
some	O
exclusive	O
minigames	O
via	O
the	O
"	O
Laboratory	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
by	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
via	O
DS	B-Device
Download	O
Station	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
singleplayer	O
modes	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
Puzzle	O
,	O
Campaign	O
,	O
Laboratory	O
(	O
DS	B-Device
only	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Training	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	O
mode	O
consists	O
of	O
over	O
twenty	O
challenges	O
that	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
specific	O
task	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
reaching	O
an	O
exit	O
point	O
or	O
killing	O
hard-to-reach	O
enemy	O
worms	B-Application
,	O
with	O
limited	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Laboratory	O
is	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
four	O
different	O
sets	O
of	O
mini-games	O
which	O
utilize	O
unique	O
characteristics	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
-	O
one	O
mini-game	O
type	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
flying	O
a	O
worm	O
through	O
a	O
cavern	O
,	O
blowing	O
into	O
the	O
microphone	O
to	O
raise	O
the	O
worm	O
's	O
parachute	O
to	O
clear	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
server	O
shutdown	O
only	O
pertains	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
still	O
has	O
an	O
active	O
online	O
community	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
online	O
chat	O
room	O
being	O
hosted	O
at	O
www.gtamp.com/worms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
room	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
arrange	O
matches	O
,	O
and	O
chat	O
with	O
other	O
Worms	B-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chat	O
room	O
is	O
utilized	O
by	O
Worms	B-Application
fans	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
time	O
zones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Worms	B-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
date	O
and	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Worms	B-Application
:	I-Application
Open	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
,	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
improves	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
in	O
every	O
way	O
imaginable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
connectivity	O
was	O
buggy	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
 '	O
single-card	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
this	O
did	O
not	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
problem	O
if	O
multiple	O
games	O
were	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
major	O
complaint	O
,	O
about	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
in	O
general	O
,	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
Open	O
Warfare	O
2	O
,	O
was	O
that	O
battles	O
proceed	O
slowly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
reviewer	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
felt	O
"	O
less	O
like	O
'	O
another	O
good	O
Worms	B-Application
game	I-Application
 '	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
definitive	O
compilation	O
for	O
fans	O
that	O
also	O
happens	O
to	O
be	O
portable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
appreciated	O
the	O
sharper	O
graphics	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
zoom	O
the	O
camera	O
out	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
feel	O
"	O
less	O
cramped	O
"	O
than	O
its	O
Nintendo	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
IGN	O
reviewer	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
made	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
 '	O
special	O
features	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Laboratory	O
"	O
mode	O
and	O
added	O
that	O
they	O
helped	O
to	O
add	O
variety	O
to	O
a	O
stale	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
