Worms Armageddon is one of the most unique games to ever be put out onto the pc and has something for everyone.
Worms works on a turn based system ranging from 15-90 seconds a turn depending on how you set up the game. There can be anywhere from two to eight teams comprised of two to five or six worms each. One thing that woms armageddon does that you don't see much of now a days is a great single player campaign. The single player eases you into the gameplay that is incredibly easy to get the hang of, yet will take a lot of practice to master. Here is the basic premise of gameplay in worms... you control a tiny worm who is standing on the randomly generated or story terrain and the timer starts ticking down. Your only objective is to destroy the worms on the opposing teams.
In order to complete your worms objective you must select a weapon which can range from a pistol to a stick of dynomite and shoot or bomb the opposing worms into submission. With weapon in hand you adjust the angle and then hold down the space bar to begin firing. A meter will appear and steadily increase along the angle that you are firing, at the desired strength you release the space bar and the weapon is fired, or dropped in the case of an explosive.
A great facet of the worms games is the great attention to sound detail, they include built in voices that you can choose for your team of worms which will say different things in different voices and accents after they finish a turn or blow up an opposing worm. Let me just say that there is nothing more satisfying then a worm insulting your recently killed opponent in a jamaican accent.
I feel like no worms review would be complete without talking about the online play. Calling it online play would not do it justice, more like online community. The worms community is like no other because of the diverse options of online play. You can always find a game of roping or bazooka and grenades. The community is made so strong because of the difficulty of mastering the gameplay. It's not hard to shoot an opposing worm standing next to you, however, if that opponent is on another island behind a piece of terrain with the wind blowing hard against you, it takes a master to be able to calculate the correct angle and power to get a bazooka to get past the blocking terrain and blow back on the unsuspecting worm and send him into the water or a stray mine.
One of the more unique elements of the worms franchise is the ability to use a ninja rope to navigate the terrain. Basically it works the same as your other weapons, only you fire out a rope instead of a bullet and the rope sticks to whatever surface it touches. Once you attach the rope to a surface your worm will gain the ability to bounce off surfaces. This allows you to basically shoot the rope onto the wall and proceed to launch your worm into the air and shoot out the rope again and again to stay airborn. A great tactic which has become a staple of any worms game is using the rope to get to your opponent and drop a mine or dynomite on their heads. There are even games where roping is the only thing allowed.
This game was responsible for eating up hours and hours of my time as I played endless roping games against friends made on the free online server. Words cannot express how fluid the gameplay is and it can be played on virtually any pc because the requirements are not heavy. Gameplay value and tilt are definately a 10, you will get addicted and keep coming back for more. The only knock against graphics is that they are basic but it in no way detracts from the experience. Also with total customizability of your team of worms from the name to the voice to the grave that pops out when they die, you will not be dissapointed without flashy graphics and animations.