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Worms – A Classic Makes a Come-Back!
Tested version: 0.0.33
Latest version: 0.0.33
Requires Android: from 1.6
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Summary
Worms—yet another classic action game that many of you will remember playing on your computers or gaming consoles. You can imagine our excitement when we found the Android version of Worms after having been tipped off by one of our community members (thanks, William!). Is the mobile version just as much fun as what we remember from back in the day? Find out in today’s review.
Features & Use
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Test device: LG Optimus Black
Android version: 2.3.4
Root: No
Modifications: None
Worms is a fun turn based action/strategy game. A number of teams of worms battle it out using a variety of weaponry.
Each player can use one worm per round and the goal is to inflict as much damage on the opponent as possible. There are lots of fun weapons to choose from, and the arsenal can be replenished and stocked up thanks to new shipments.
Worms is a single player or multi-player game; up to 4 players.
In single player mode there are four game modes to choose from:
• Fast game
• Training
• Body Count
• Challenge
If you’re in the mood to play a round without much ado, opt for the fast game mode in which all you need do is pick a level of difficulty and you’re good to go.
In training mode two equally strong teams play against each other, but one of the teams does not defend itself, meaning you can practice until you feel confident enough to begin a round for real.
In body count one worm battles it out against a number of other worms, and each time you manage to kill an enemy worm you will have to defeat a new worm with 10 more life points. This means the game becomes increasingly difficult and challenging.
And to top it all off, there's the option to master challenges, in which you will have to beat all the worms from the other time.
There are six landscapes and four teams to choose from, and you can even build you own team. The landscapes are all different from one another, so that there's never a dull moment with Worms.
Bottom line:
Worms is fun, it’s action-packed but it also makes you think a bit and thanks to the five game modes it promises not to get boring all too quickly. In other words, it’s just as much fun as it was back in the day.
Screen & Controls
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Controls are nice and simple. Select on of 26 weapons; one weapon can be selected any number of times.
Find out how to use each weapon in the menu. In most cases you will be able to shoot in a circle around you. The longer you press the button to fire a weapon the further the bullet will go. Mind the direction and force of the wind (look for details in the top left corner).
Team members can be moved about, too. Long press the right side of the display in order to get a worm to wiggle its way to the right; the same thing goes to get it to go to the left. Double click and the worm does a jump—great for earning points fast.
There’s a zoom in/out function for the camera and the camera can be moved by swiping two fingers across the screen.
After playing one or two rounds you will have gotten he hang of controls, they’re really not very complicated.
The Worms graphics are great: very worm-style-y, which is to say quite cartoon-y.
Speed & Stability
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Worms is very solid and hasn’t crashed or lagged once and I’ve been playing it daily for just over a week now.
Price/Performance Ratio
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Worms costs EUR1,54 which is a fair enough price. The game is lots of fun and the different game modes help make it worthwhile.
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Market Comments
Justin, Apr 26, 2012
Great game, but glitchy I played this game for the longest time and it worked fine, now I can't even get through a match without my worms insisting on walking to the left. Frustrating, especially for a game that wasn't free.
Roland, Apr 26, 2012
Can't download extra files Will not download the game files, just hangs at download screen with the progress bar. Do the devs read this? Please help
Mr. Phoreal, Apr 22, 2012
Broken interface This game is functionally broken. I can not move or zoom the screen and couldn't even keep control of my worms' actions. Refunding.
lazd, Apr 22, 2012
Another dud from Team17 I've bought this game on every platform I've ever owned because I love playing it; I've had great experiences with this game on DOS, MacOS, Windows, PS3, and iOS. However, when I bought it for Touchpad and subsequently Android and BOTH ports were horribly unplayable, I realized Team17 has stopped producing good software software. 1. When I launched the app on my Android 4.0 device, the app showed NaN when it tried to download content and never actually opened 2. When I found a workaround on online that involved manually installing the game files with the terminal, I did get the game to launch. However, once I used two fingers to zoom, the game started ignoring other touch input. Only after clicking tons of buttons (menu, back, etc) did it start responding to touch input again, but when it did that, it would only do one action -- no matter what I pressed, I would walk right. I tried restarting and got a similar problem, except this time it would just hold fire down. What a terrible thing you have done to this franchise by producing poor, unplayable, ports for every mobile operating system you can get your hands on (except iOS, where Worms worked perfectly). Shame on you, Team17.
Chuy, Apr 21, 2012
Needs online multiplayer Fun but would be so much more fun if had a multiplayer option to play over WiFi or mobile network will put 4 stars once there is multi player option and it isn't compatible with HTC Rezound
Adam, Apr 20, 2012
Glitchy piece of junk I loved these games on PC and consols but this is horrible. Controls are clunky, zoom function makes them much worse. If I zoom in I cant move, anywhere I touch makes me fire, zoom out and I can only move right. Not so great on HTC sensation either, control problems. Fix the bugs, then 5 star.
Anonymous, Apr 20, 2012
Disappointing. I am a big fan of this classic game but I can't play through a single level without a bug or glitch occurring. Not worth my money.
Edward, Apr 19, 2012
Fun but cant play full games I keep getting HEAP 0 out of memory errors and the app force closes itself in multiplayer. Cmon! I love how the AI routinely makes impossible shots too.
Alex, Apr 19, 2012
Flat out unplayable Transformer, runs great but the controls just don't work all. Really dispointed
Gabriel, Apr 15, 2012
A great game. There is only one problem with this game : No Xperia PLAY support.
Adam, Apr 14, 2012
Fantastic! Takes a little getting used to controls, and sometimes can be a little touchy when scrolling left to right, but otherwise a perfect game. Thankyou for making an amazing mobile app!!!
Daniel, Apr 14, 2012
Can't even play because the 40 mb of content won't even download. Some kind of nan error.
Kaylock, Apr 13, 2012
Broken -vote to remove from top Dev. Worked fine. Now doesn't load and drops me straight to home. Epic 4g (not touch) sph-700
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