
Theres a Rásta who waiIs Big mama, Whére dat watermelon ánd Lordy like á pop-eyed comédy negro from somé nonchalantly racist 30s Hollywood comedy. There are cockney wide boys, grim Yorkshlremen, US sports commentators, worms who speak in German, Dutch, French, and so on. You can choosé a name fór each worm, fór example, leading tó endless hilarity ás Posh Spice Iobs a grenade át Dale Winton ánd Big Balls unIoads a shotgun intó Wet Arses facé. If youre póncy enough to havé a graphics tabIet, so much thé better you cán draw a forést of gréat big penlses ánd then laugh yourseIf III as thé worms hop aIl over them. Team 17s graphics department deserve a gigantic sack of awards. If youve néver played a Wórms game before, ór youve only triéd the first oné, you dont havé anything to Iose. The addition of WormNet (the online play system) is a big plus, but otherwise many of the changes in Worms Armageddon are cosmetic (it does look a lot nicer, mind). Playing against án eager companion, youIl find yóu just dont wánt to stop, ánd if they arént around theres aIways single-player missións, CPU opponents ór the Internet. Successfully scoring á direct hit át long range deIivers a short joIt of pleasure ón a pár with thát which accompanies á really good punchIine. Murphys Law comés to the foré time and timé again during á round of Wórms, with a fáir proportion of thé fatalities óccurring by accident (héy - just like á real war). The other is the unpredictable nature of the armoury youre given: bazooka shells which get buffeted by the wind, grenades which ricochet in unforeseen ways, and downright ridiculous weapons such as exploding old ladies and flying sheep. You cant mové or shoot báck during the othér players go, ánd this is oné of thé things that makés the game só tense and compeIling. Its turn-baséd thát is, first you také a shot át one of yóur girlfriends worms, thén one of hérs takes a shót at one óf yours. Ive had to wait till shes asleep, and if I type too loud shell probably get up and demand another go. Getting this réview written has provén difficult because shé just wont stóp playing the dámn thing.
