Worms Armageddon

Worms Armageddon breathes a humorous breath of fresh air into war simulation games. Unlike most war games, dripping with realism, gore, and blood, WA is the exact opposite of all that. WA is comical with animated characters (worms!!!) without the blood and gore. The game features hilarious weapons and excellent animation of everything from explosions to fire to the worms themselves. The game is overall a very well-rounded game in all aspects, and comes highly recommended by myself for gamers of all ages.

This vicious, colorful and goofy strategy/action title combines rock-solid gameplay, great sound, cartoonish graphics, pointless violence and some of the nastiest multiplayer action available in 1999.

Worms Armageddon is the best party game since Bomberman! Alright ... it's as much fun as Poy Poy, Thrill Kill, and CTR ... but it's in the top five! Worms doesn't rely on good graphics. It doesn't rely on good sound. It doesn't rely on solid control. It doesn't rely on the story line. In fact, it's a baffling product, since it doesn't rely on any common focal point. And while all those bases are covered and well represented indeed, the game excelled in something I would like to call "the sadistic factor". This factor is the same factor that makes you want to destroy your friends in any way possible. Literally, this is four player hearven!

Worms Armageddon is a turn-based strategy game, in which teams battle across unique, randomly generated landscapes or custom designed levels. Each team of 1-8 worms takes turns trying to annihilate the opposing team, using a vast array of weaponry and special utilities. Currently a PC game, versions for Sony Playstation, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, and Colour Gameboy are in the works.

The spineless and unassuming critters that star in Worms Armageddon epitomize the game itself. You'll quickly notice that the worms in this game are not as meek as they appear and instead are funny, ill-tempered, and wickedly clever. At about the same time, you'll find that while this game may look cute, it is in fact as sophisticated and enjoyable as the very best strategy games out there. It's also highly polished, easily customizable, accessible to all ages, and perfectly suited for quick spells and marathon sessions alike.

Worms: Armageddon contains all of the elements that made its predecessor such an excellent game. But the question arises: is it worth it? Sure, the new modes, weapons, and options are cool, but does that warrant shelling out the dough for essentially an update? In my eyes, the answer is clearly yes. Fans of the series will love the new additions, and newbies should just bypass Worms 2 and pick up this one instead.

This is possibly the most addictive multi-player game played since the Roman orgies. Even if you own the original Worms check this out because there's bags more game modes, all new graphics and some of the best weapons ever seen in gaming history. Did I mention the Mole Bomb, or the Battle Axe... If you are going to own one multi-player game then Worms Armageddon should be it.

Wat een pret, wat een plezier. Worms: Armageddon is hier!

Wat een pret, wat een plezier. Worms: Armageddon is hier!

But, then again, just as Mario and Sonic do fine as single player games, Worms Armageddon does fine as a multi player game. You'll have countless nights of fun in two, three, or four player mode. The weak single player mode, unfortunately, forces me to make the following suggestion. If you have a group of friends, make sure that one of you, and only one of you, has a copy of this game.

Bortsett från det så känns Worms Armageddon som en naturlig fortsättning. Många kommer att gnälla över att det inte är i 3D eller realtid, men det är att missa poängen. Worms Armageddon är extremt spelbart i sitt nuvarande skick, och trots att det tagit lite tid att hitta rätt formula, så är det faktiskt precis vad Team 17 gjort här.

Granted, it's not for everyone. The more immature, violence-starved players will turn their noses up at this and run back to their Doom clones, the imbeciles. And even for some others, a complex game such as Worms doesn't have the same instant appeal as the Smash Brothers of this world. But, find a kindred soul or two who are prepared to take the time and effort to familiarise themselves with Worms, and you could be playing forever (remember the random playing field option). It's a fully acceptable thinking man's alternative to Mario Kart, with enough guns, jokes, speed and sheer fun to lift it above the humdrum of dull and slow strategy games. If intelligent planning mixed with very silly comical violence sounds like your kind of thing, then give Worms Armageddon a go. Chances are high that you'll completely fall in love with it.

Ook op de Dreamcast is Worms Armageddon een supermelige titel die vooral leuk is als je er drie vrienden bij haalt. De ultieme party-titel!

Worms Armageddon is one of those games that can be easy to overlook and easy to forget about until you actually pick it up and play it again. There are all kinds of yucks to be had when you're battling your buddies and lots of trash talking potential with this game. For better or worse this is what multiplayer gaming is about. Every time we happened to get a game going around the IGN offices we'd find ourselves begrudgingly putting down the controllers and getting back to work hours later. There aren't many better measurements of a game's value than that. The solo game is engaging and extremely tough and that includes the training missions. If you're looking for a game that will suck up hours of your videogame time then Armageddon is a fine choice. A 2D turn-based strategy may seem like a dinosaur of game concept, but if it's fun and looks and plays well, we say plug it in and play.

Low-fi will always be better. When everyone else is busy making the world prettier, bigger, and fatter, developers like Team 17 know that we gamers just want a good product. And why not? We deserve it. Worms Armageddon is a special summer present for those of us that just can't handle that S-U-N, or any more horrible Jell-O salads with carrots and raisins.

Har man polare, sammanlagt fyra till antalen, kan man dessutom roa sig kungligt med att spela flerspelar-varianten. Spel är ju alltid roligast om man kan dela glädjen spelet skänker med några väl valda vänner. Sedan måste man ju gå segrande ur striden när man spelar Worms Armageddon med sina kompisar. Det är bara attack och fullt ös som gäller. Förlorarna duger endast som agn på fiskekroken.

The one-player mode provides a fair challenge, but the computer teams require you to wait forever while they "think" about their next move (about 20 seconds per move!). Finally, there's the multi-player mode, which is really the only reason to play this game, even if you do inexplicably have to pass around the same controller. I remember magazines criticizing this controller problem FIVE YEARS AGO and it's STILL not fixed!! But despite this flaw, Worms Armageddon and a few friends is always good for an evening of wacky hijinx and madcap hilarity.

Als je alleen een N64 tot je beschikking hebt dan moet je Worms: Armageddon zeker checken. Het spel is leuk, grappig, gezellig en bovenal dikke pret voor het hele gezin.

Worms Armageddon voor de GBC is cool, maar er zijn weinig wapens beschikbaar en de kleuren zijn verwarrend: de oranje (vijand) wormen lijken nogal op jouw gele beestjes.

В целом, замысел авторов игры ясен. Как и в прошлый раз, когда после Worms появились Worms: Reinforcements, так и после Worms 2 возникли Worms: Armageddon. Чуток улучшили, чуток добавили — ничего кардинально нового, но играть опять интересно. За игрой и не заметим, как пройдет время, отпущенное на разработку P.I.G.Z. — вот это уже будет трехмерная игра примерно на ту же тему.

Voila un bon ptit jeux pour nos Game Boy, c'est idéal pour se faire une petite heure de jeu et se faire plaisir en tabassant du ver. Bonne réalisation ; sauf pour la jouabilité, un peu lourde tout de même. Worms Armageddon est largement conseillable.

Although I really like this game, I also really liked Worms 2 and notice no real difference other than a few weapons, new single player missions, and more sound schemes. This is a good game to get if you don't already have Worms 2. If you have Worms 2, there is not enough here to justify plunking down more of your hard earned cash. It kind of leaves a sour taste in my mouth, knowing this game was just released to suck any money left in the Worms market, not to genuinely improve on a good idea. The whole thing made me kind of bitter, but this is a really good game...just not a really improved product.

If you enjoy this title, Team 17 has followed this game up with Worms: World Party (which includes online play with the Dreamcast version), and soon to deploy, Worms: Blast (a game very similar to Bust-A-Move, twisted into a Worms-themed world). Next time you see something slithering across the ground after a good rain, consider the mayhem our video worms buddies can cause before smashing it to bits. You may find yourself on the receiving end of a suicide bomber worm, holding an exploding mad cow… would you really want to mess with that?

Het zit allemaal wel goed in elkaar en iemand die om de een of andere reden de vorige twee delen gemist heeft, moet dit spel zeker in huis halen, maar wanneer je Worms 2 al in je bezit hebt, dan zal je aan Worms Armageddon geen boodschap hebben.

Mal ehrlich, Team 17, für die paar Verbesserungen hätte es aber auch ein Addon getan. Klar, mit den neuen Waffen amüsiere ich mich prächtig, und im Multiplayer-Spiel tritt sofort wieder das alte Suchtpotential zutage. Aber am eigentlichen Spiel hat sich praktisch nichts geändert. Außerdem sind die neuen Missionen wohl eher an Profis gerichtet: Selbst das »Training« entpuppt sich als Reihung kniffliger Zielschießübungen unter Zeitdruck. Fans werden am alten neuen Spiel ihren Spaß haben, Einsteiger sollten aber lieber mal die Budget-Regale nach Worms 2 durchstöbern.

Worms Armageddon is designed so you can play with other people, and the single-player match is really no substitute. If you've got plenty of friends who spend their time lounging around your place, definitely pick this one up for some rewarding gameplay and good laughs. Although the game has its weak points, the solid gameplay and simple control make this game a must-have for anyone who likes to play games with other humans.

Worms Armageddon is designed so you can play with other people, and the single-player match is really no substitute. If you've got plenty of friends who spend their time lounging around your place, definitely pick this one up for some rewarding gameplay and good laughs. Although the game has its weak points, the solid gameplay and simple control make this game a must-have for anyone who likes to play games with other humans.

Worms Armageddon is designed so you can play with other people, and the single-player match is really no substitute. If you've got plenty of friends who spend their time lounging around your place, definitely pick this one up for some rewarding gameplay and good laughs. Although the game has its weak points, the solid gameplay and simple control make this game a must-have for anyone who likes to play games with other humans.

Other than those two problems, one personal, the other more universal, the game is essentially the same as on the PC and on the Nintendo 64. It looks a little worse on PS, but it's all there. The recipe is still a good one, and it hasn't changed too much in this third try, so if you simply want more maps to battle on and weapons to use, then dig into this can of Worms Armageddon. For those who didn't like the first two and were hoping to play something wild and different, you're simply out of luck.

Seine wahre Stärke entwickelt Worms Armageddon im Mehrspieler-Modus. Es macht einfach mörderischen Spaß, die Wurm-Armee des Kollegen unter Beschuß zu nehmen und sich die hinterlistigsten Aktionen auszudenken, um seinen Kriechtierchen die Lebensenergie zu entziehen.

Un jeu dont l'achat ne se justifie que pour le mode multijoueur. Le concept bien trop simpliste lassera sûrement la plupart d'entre vous tandis que d'autres ne pourront plus s'en passer au bout de quelques parties.

Worms Armageddon est un bon jeu en lui-même, mais qui n'apporte pratiquement rien par rapport à Worms 2, si ce n'est quelques détails: nouveaux niveaux, nouveaux sons, etc, etc. Il ressemblerait plutôt à un add-on à Worms 2, et on a vraiment l'impression que Team 17 et Ubi Soft essaient de nous revendre plusieurs fois la même chose, c'est assez frustrant...

Though the game lacks a lot of the PC design, Worms: Armageddon is still fun to play. I'm just bummed that the Game Boy Color, a system that's made for this type of game, can't handle all that the PC and N64 versions are. It makes me curious to find out if the omissions were because of a lack of time or lack of experience with the Game Boy Color hardware.

Honte sur Worms Armageddon ! Cette version Game Boy fait peine à voir et frôle l'hérésie : ennemis complètement débiles, arsenal limité, absence de sauvegardes et de missions originales, ralentissements de l'affichage sont les grands défauts de cette version que même le mode deux joueurs, seul relatif intérêt de ce jeu, ne réussit pas à faire oublier. La Game Boy aurait pu, aurait dû, accueillir un représentant des Worms bien plus convaincant, et non ce vilain petit canard à enterrer discrètement au fond du jardin, la nuit, afin qu'il serve au moins à nourrir les vers, les vrais.