Start hoarding your Microsoft Points: hot on the heels of the news that Worms had finally passed Live Arcade certification is the even better news that you'll be able to download the game as soon as this Wednesday. Here's the interesting parts of the press release:

GAME FEATURES

• A mix of strategy and arcade action that, although simple to understand, contains real depth and massive replayability
  


• Turn-based multiplayer action for up to four players locally or over Xbox Live*
  


• An assortment of game options:
  
  • Landscape on which to do battle
    
  
  
  • Turn and round times
    
  
  
  • Starting weapon arsenal for each team
  
  
  
  


• Three detailed tutorials to introduce the mechanics to first-time players
  


• Twenty increasingly difficult single-player challenges
  


• Three graphical themes for play
  


• A random landscape generator to ensure that no two landscapes are ever the same
  


• Twenty-two weapons and utilities to deploy against your enemies
  


• Many customizable elements, including what worms and teams are named, what worms say, and which gravestone they have when they die
  


• High-definition visuals and many graphical improvements throughout the game
  


• Twelve achievements
  


• Weekly, monthly and overall leaderboards