Is there a more modern, advanced version of Scorched Earth?

mizzou

Diamond Member
Jan 2, 2008
9,734
54
91
Not the whole thread about finding the siege/castle game that doesn't exist!
 

Ruptga

Lifer
Aug 3, 2006
10,246
207
106
I once looked for a more modern version of it, but nothing has copied the original.

Some recommendations:
Pocket Tanks is free and amusing, but isn't exactly of the original's scale.
Warheads is also amusing and is practically Scorched Earth in space.
 

Malak

Lifer
Dec 4, 2004
14,696
2
0
Warheads is definitely an awesome scorched variation.

Nobody knows about Gunbound? That'd be the modern version of scorched earth.
 

pontifex

Lifer
Dec 5, 2000
43,804
46
91
Warheads is definitely an awesome scorched variation.

Nobody knows about Gunbound? That'd be the modern version of scorched earth.

what about Worms reloaded? Not the scale you're looking for but probably the latest commercially released game in that style.
 

IcePickFreak

Platinum Member
Jul 12, 2007
2,428
9
81
There's an Open Source 3D version

Though it may be difficult to find...

I've played this over the net with a friend before. He's an old friend and we both played the original when we were pretty young. It's pretty much as the title implies, Scorched Earth with a 3rd dimension. It was actually really quite fun and the physics were done quite well (amazingly without PhysX.;))

That said, I don't think it covers the issue in the OP as there was really no game matching service. Now that you mention it though this would be the perfect kind of game for random online match-ups.
 

Jeff7

Lifer
Jan 4, 2001
41,596
19
81
Ahh, the good old days of Scorch.exe. I hated it when someone used the nuke when the bombs were set to the Large explosion size. That poor PC took at least a full minute to draw the explosion sequence. :D
 

Chaotic42

Lifer
Jun 15, 2001
34,391
1,571
126
Enjoy

There are lots of active servers and lots of active development. Level and weapon design is easy and is done via XML.
 

yhelothar

Lifer
Dec 11, 2002
18,409
39
91
mmm i love the smell of napalm in the morning..

Worms
Maple Story <- i haven't played it, but from what I've heard, it sounds like scorched earth.