Worms Armageddon : Open Warfare is a decent strategy game. Unfortunately, it doesn't live up to it's name.
Unfortunately, even the greatest can slip. This is what happened after the release of the DS version of Worms Armageddon : Open Warfare. It sure isn't a bad game, but isn't a success either. Open Warfare is a 2D combat strategy game wich lets you play as hilarious Worms. The goal of the game is to decimate the enemy team, usually composed of about five members, without having your own team decimated. The action is done in turns. Every worm will attack at a time, switching teams every turn of course, in a limited period of time. Before reach an opponent, there are a couple of things to consider. First, the desrtuctible environment, which will usually get in your way. Secondly, the wind, which will affect the speed and direction of a missile or any other throwable object. And finally, water, which will be raising every turn (bare in mind that even worms can drawn). There are a lot of different and varied weapons and items to choose from in Open Warfare. They range from sinple fists to bazzokas, from grenades to sheeps and so on.
Open Warfare features four game modes: Quick Game, Create Game, Challenges, and Multiplayer. Most of the choices above actually seem very alike and make every other mode seem almost useless. The Quick Game mode lets you play as a team of your choice in a randomly generated world with random opponents. It sure is useful when the player is in a hurry...altough it's completely useless to play a strategy game in theses conditions. The Create Game mode is very similar to the Quick Game mode. The only noticeable difference between the two is that the game lets you choose in what kind of randomly generated world you will play and so on. The campaign mode on it's side is probably the greatest part of Open Warfare. It will let you play as a team of your choice in specific levels against specific opponents. Theses challenges appear in great numbers and usually manage to give the player a good and enjoyable gameplay experience.
The audio and graphic areas are probably where Open Warfare does worst. Even tough the game features a lot of sound effects and a couple of different sound tracks, they usually are of poor quality. At least, theses usually fit the game's ambience or style. The game's graphics, even tough they feel unique and funny, suffer from the same lack of quality.
Worms Armageddon : Open Warfare probably won't satisfy the tastes of a strategy addict. Still, if you are a fan of the series, or looking for an enjoyable and simple strategy game, you might get a great deal out of this game.