Annelidic fun...No...it's MADNESS!!!!

User Rating: 9 | Worms: Open Warfare 2 DS
Like everyone knows, the first instalment of the series, was kind of lame. But it looks like Team 17 heard our call! This time around, even though the worms are small, they're big enough to see their facial expressions and so on. Speaking of graphics, the backgrounds and the maps are nicely detailed and the animations are crisp sharp. It may feel a bit jam packed on the screen sometimes, but it's the DS, so they didn't have much of a choice. The idea of having the choice between putting the upper screen in map mode or in gameplay mode was the best one, the upper screen greatly enhences the gameplay.

Let's talk a bit more about the gameplay. This time around, the ninja rope and the other gadgets work just like a charm. Aiming and firing work just fine. The only complaint here is the lack of a zoom mode...but ok....I mean..it would've been pretty small when you would've zoomed back but still. But on the bright side it does add a bit of challenge. I've played it 7 hours so far and it didn't cause me much problems. It takes a couple of games before you get used to the buttons, but it gets alright after that. (not before you shoot yourself or lose a turn of course =( ) Soundtrack and Sound effects....Lol! Marvelous! All my fav. voice samples are there!! Cyberworms, Scotish, etc! The soundtrack is good, but it can get a bit repetitive sometimes! The replay value on that kind of title is infinite. The map editor is suprizingly well done. So making maps is a bit long, but you don't get frustrated because you don't know how to do something. The campains are long and well balanced and the quick games are always there when you wanna do a quick one before you go to bed! Hell, you can even ask a friend to play on the same DS. It's a bit cramped up, but it can be fun! The AI is just what you expect from worms. Either dumbass, a bit clumbsy or deadly! The multiplayer, is just cool! Playing against someone else in the world is lots of fun already, but the fact that it plays smoothly is even better. The mini-games are fun to play, but I wouldnt've bought a game with only those, but it's always nice to play them! Flag design, team design, they thought about everything!

The best weapons are there, the worms are there...get ready for some serious wormy carnage!! If you like worm, jump on this title. If you're not familiar with worms, you still have to buy it!

INCOMING!!!!