Yes, the graphics may have aged and the technology may have moved on, but the first title still holds its head up high.
That’s not to say the updates released through the nineties and noughties were unwelcome, with each adding something different to the mix. Even if that something was utterly terrible when it came to Worms 3D.
Now It’s PS3’s Turn to Get Worms
Fortunately, the developers at Team 17 saw sense and reverted to their original two-dimensional ways for the majority of their wormy updates, including the Xbox Live Arcade release of a couple of years ago.
Now, though, it is the turn of the PS3 to get in on the invertebrate warfare involving grenades, bazookas, shotguns, dragon punches, sheep, holy hand grenades, concrete donkeys and pokes – to name just a few.
For a paltry $12.99, gamers can pick up this wonderful high definition version of the classic multiplayer battling title, as released today via the PlayStation Network (PSN).
Have the Worms Changed at all?
Team 17 have kept the formula for Worms pretty much identical over the decade and a half since the title’s inception, so it comes as no surprise that this newest iteration is pretty much indistinguishable from its kin.
That’s not saying it’s a bad thing, however, as the established formula is more than worthy of re-release after re-release. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
While the gameplay hasn’t changed from the original version, the graphics certainly have. Adopting the cartoony style first employed by Worms Armageddon and with a HD lick of paint, proceedings look like a wonderful, vibrant (and explosive) Disney cartoon.
The completely destructible backgrounds are – as ever – randomly generated, meaning no two are ever the same (unless the player wants them to be, in which case codes can be used).
Everything about the look of Worms simply screams character, and the voices of the little critters just serve to accentuate these loveable characteristics.
From the traditional high-pitched cries to the Yorkshire-based hilarity of “Ee, chuff me, fish and chips”, there is little about Worms that fails to raise a smile.
The weaponry, as always, is the key element of the game and contains just as much vitality as any other aspect. While one might expect tools of destruction to be rather morbid, they are far from it – just look at the Super Sheep and try not to laugh.
A Classic Worms Formula, Pulled off in a Classic Worms Style
This certainly isn’t a title to revolutionise the way people play games, nor is it one that is likely to throw any surprises the way of the player.
What Worms for PS3 is, though, is an absolute classic formula pulled off with some stunning HD graphics and just as much heart as when the first game came out all those years ago.
Unlike 1995 though, there is now online multiplayer and trophy support. To battle!
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