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Worms 3D

Worms is such a simplistic yet deep game. It's literally hours of fun, and I am as serious as I can be about that. Worms 3D takes a classic game that I have always enjoyed, added the 3D part yet completely kept the gameplay intact perfectly. This is the ultimate party game, and it is something that you'll want to play by yourself. But there is one rub. If you own all the consoles, then you're going to want to wait a little later on for the Xbox version which will support online gameplay. There's no other difference in the game past that, but it's certainly an addition that you'll want. We'll update our review once the Xbox version is here! But if you just own a PS2 or a GameCube, this is definitely a game to check out!

Worms, since the series' debut in 1995 on the PC, has spread across damned near anything you can play games on, from the SNES to mobile phones. I think I saw it playing on a toaster oven once.

ver since the big jump from 2D to 3D, favorite franchises have been trying to make the transition without sacrificing the core, the heart, of what made their games great in two dimensions. Some have been more successful than others. Thankfully, Team17 seems to have taken a long, hard look at what made Worms the multi-million selling series that it is and put in the effort required to make a quite treacherous leap to the third dimension. On all platforms, the basic premise is the same: Missions and challenges are offered for solo players, and a freakishly robust customization system is supplied for multiplayer addicts that want to blow each other up. But that doesn’t answer the biggest question – what is the strategy classic actually like in this brave new world? Refreshingly, and stunningly, it remains largely the same.

An Worms 3D werden sich die Geister scheiden. Während die einen es für die Fortsetzung eines der genialsten Spielprinzipien überhaupt halten, werden die anderen gelangweilt die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen. Worms ist allerdings auch in 3D das perfekte Spiel für zwischendurch. Die sehr kurzweiligen Missionen laden regelmäßig zu einem kleinen Spiel ein. Und auch im Mehrspieler-Modus kann der Titel jede Menge Spaß machen, wenn man die richtigen Leute hat. Aber eins ist auch klar: In 3D ist Worms nicht so übersichtlich wie in 2D. Gerade Luftangriffe zu platzieren ist enorm schwierig. Auch das Teleportieren ist in 3D schwieriger, da man Bodenunebenheiten nicht gut erkennen kann und so schon mal von einem Vorsprung abrutscht und ins Wasser fällt. Fans sollten Probe spielen!

Team 17 understands the value of juxtaposition. It's the crux of the Yorkshire-based developer's flagship series, Worms, where cute, squeaky-voiced cartoon earthworms have been gleefully knocking the tar out of each other with bazookas, grenades, land mines, baseball bats, flying sheep, and just about anything else they can get their hands on for the better part of a decade now. But underneath all the absurdist violence, Team 17 has cleverly been sneaking in some high-quality strategy action that can be enjoyed by novice and expert players alike.

Le passage à la 3D ne dénature pas complètement l'oeuvre d'origine mais quelques soucis de gameplay relatifs à cette évolution pourront décourager certains joueurs. L'un dans l'autre, Worms 3D n'innove pas le concept, profite d'une réalisation honorable mais garde heureusement le fun et l'humour de la série. Pari à demi réussi.

If you're hungry for Worms-related mayhem, this game is adequate; but if you want one with all of the fun and none of the fat, leave Worms 3D alone and pick up Worms Armageddon for the PC.

Amidst a sea of technologically advanced shovel-ware and software popularized based purely on theme, a few franchises still cling to the past and prioritize good old-fashioned pick-up-and-love-it fun over everything else. The Worms series, which encapsulates a number of well-received multiplayer titles across a wide range of consoles, falls into the latter group. A simple premise mixes with a spectacular amount of gameplay options for an end experience that is intuitive, filled with strategic elements and extraordinarily satisfying.