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Worms WMD | Review


Posted on February 22, 2018 by Meghan Kass

Worms W.M.D, developed and published by Team 17 is a turn-based artillery tactics game released for the Nintendo Switch. While very similar to another game in the Worms series, such as Worms Armageddon, the question becomes “will this game stand out enough on its own?” and “how well would a Worms title do on the Switch?”. With a large selection of missions and a new multiplayer mode, let’s take a deeper look at this game and see if it is truly explosive as its marketing made it out to be.

While I was never the biggest fan of the series, I did know about past Worms games and after playing Worms WMD I definitely plan on playing some of the past games in my free time. I am a huge fan of tactics games of all sorts and I want to know exactly what I have missed over the years with this series. One of my favorite things is discovering what seems to be a whole world that I hadn’t explored before and Worms WMD certainly opened me up to the series

The gameplay is pretty easy to learn and intuitive even after all of these years and iterations. You have your army of worms, and the enemy has theirs. You use whatever means are at your disposal to crush your enemy and be the last worm standing. You can use tanks, bazookas, grenades and even helicopters to strike down your enemies. A wide selection of cartoonish and sometimes invention weaponry has been a long running staple of the Worms franchise.  This may sound old hat and unimpressive at first, but once you see that the terrain is also fully destructible and learn that the environment and weather conditions affect movement and can be used to your advantage, you’;ll see there is more nuance to this game than at first glance.

The customization available available in Worms WMD is also quite impressive. You can customize the worms voices, outfits, dances, music and even their headstones. I am not ashamed to admit I spent more than my fair share of time playing around with this aspect of the game.

Multiplayer, however, is probably how most will spend their time with this game; at least that’s what you’d would think. The problem is, it was fairly hard to find a match for casual multiplayer over the course of this review. I am not much of a competitive multiplayer person so I tend to avoid ranked competitive modes in games if it can be helped. Being on possibly the most portable friendly home console available, local multiplayer is also featured predominately in Worms WMD on Nintendo Switch. Two players can go head to head using a set of Joy-Cons each, a single Joy-Con for each player, a mix & match of Pro Controllers or even GameCube controllers as well. By taking advantage of the diverse set of input options the Switch provides, Worms WMD multiplayer can be enjoyed with friends in handheld mode, tabletop mode or while docked.

I imagine the appeal of this game on the Switch would be the ability to visit a friend and quickly set up a couch co-op or local competitive game. I was still a tad disappointed that there were very few instances where I could actually find a casual match online for this game, but I suppose that comes with the territory of being a somewhat smaller release. I feel the Worms WMD makes up for this by making it a great example of how to do local multiplayer within the limits of the Switch’s joycon controls. Because of the simpler graphics, simpler controls and easy to pick up nature of this game, this is a great game to pick up for a fun evening with a good friend and should be appealing to a wide variety of wolks.

Overall, this is a solid title to download from the Nintendo eShop. If you are a fan of tactical games and want something humorous to get into or something simple to get into with a friend, this is one to pick up. The price of $30 USD might seem excessive when compared to other strategy offerings, but there is a whole lot to this game that makes it well worth it if this franchise or genre suits you. If you have played Worms games in the past, I can’t imagine why this wouldn’t appeal to you because it certainly has made me interested in the past games of this fun and funny series

 

 

A copy of Worms W.M.D was provided by the publisher for our consideration. It was valued at $29.99 USD as of the writing of this review.


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Worms Battlegrounds Announced By Team17


Posted on February 11, 2014 by Joshua Rust

The extremely popular Worms games are getting ready to make their next-gen debut on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Worms Battlegrounds is the next title that will be released in the Worms franchise. Details are scarce at the moment, but Team17 states that it is targeting a 2014 release date for Worms Battlegrounds and it will be released as a digital download title. Stay tuned as more information becomes available!


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Darksiders Is Finally Set To Be Auctioned Off…Along With Other THQ Properties


Posted on February 27, 2013 by Joshua Rust

It’s never easy hearing about a publisher, developer, or anyone in the gaming industry (let alone anyone at all) lose their jobs. Such was the case with THQ as the publishing titan came crashing down. Speculation could be pointed at their failed attempt to make uDraw the next big thing, but just one thing isn’t the cause of their unfortunate demise.

Just a short while ago most of the bigger name franchises were auctioned off, such as Saint’s Row, Homefront, & Metro. To my biggest surprise, Darksiders was nowhere on the list of being picked up by anyone. Granted the second game wasn’t that much different that the first one, but it was a solid game.

It looks like Darksiders will get a second chance at redemption as the rest of THQ’s properties will auctioned off soon and will be in their new homes before the end of April. Here’s hoping that Platinum Games picks up Darksiders…I’m willing to bet they could pull off an amazing sequel. I really wouldn’t mind someone picking up Full Spectrum Warrior as well and making a sequel/do-over.

For a full list of all the properties that are up for grabs, keep reading after the break.

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Worms: Revolution | Review


Posted on November 5, 2012 by Broken Joysticks

If you were to think about video game franchises that have had a constant stream of releases in spite of economical and cultural shifts in the last few years, you would immediately point fingers at the more obvious Mario, Legend of Zelda and even Call of Duty as of recent. However, no one would ever mention Team 17’s algebraic trajectile strategy franchise, or better known as the Worms series; a franchise with more than a dozen titles to its name on everything from the Amiga to the Xbox 360. Truthfully, the only reason that people often forget about Worms is the fact that the franchise hasn’t made a successful impact to the gaming scene since Worms: Armageddon in 1998. For years, the blokes at Team 17 have been grasping at straws to return to that gold standard, and this year’s attempt comes in the form of Worms: Revolution, with a name that should invoke promises of a radical shift to the franchise which it does, and does not.Read More


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Worms Evolution: The History of Worms Dev Diary


Posted on July 2, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The Worms franchises have a long history, starting as a university project in the 1990s and has since evolved into a multiplatform franchise spanning the past 15 years. It’s been ported to every platform imaginable including the original PlayStation, the Dreamcast, PSP and now Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network.

The latest game, the 17th in the series, Worms Armageddon goes back to the series’ 2D roots while introducing a brand new engine. The games uses high resolution graphics and 3D terrain that acts just like the traditional 2D land masses from the previous games.

Check out the new dev diary featuring several minutes of in-game footage after the jump.Read More


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