![]() ![]() For new players, icons that used to be fuzzy blobs of color are now instantly identifiable, while experienced players will enjoy the charming worm animations and fun backgrounds. This is the first game in the series to take full advantage of HD visuals, and it’s a rare case where high definition really does increase playability. The excellent first impression is furthered by the game’s graphical overhaul. has always been erratic, but this time there’s a logic to what the computer can and can’t do, as it shamelessly exploits its mastery of ballistics calculation to teach the player zoomed-out, full-board strategy. They’ll be making a good decision, too, because this may be the first satisfying single-player campaign in the series. Team17 has taken a hint from Portal in using a voiceover to enhance a game’s entertainment value without getting in the player’s way, and even experienced players might want to give the whole single-player campaign a try just to hear all the jokes. New players are welcomed in with a series of tutorial missions, made hilarious by the voiceover work of The IT Crowd’s Matt Berry. ![]() Worms Revolution is the first game to try to do something new within the classic 2D gameplay, and it’s the first important Worms game in years. For the last few console generations, Team17 has tweaked the basic Worms formula-teams of comical invertebrates hurling explosives across a destructible landscape-to little effect, with some barely playable 3D installments and 2D ports that were clearly placeholders. ![]() Unfortunately, fans all agree that the best Worms game was one of the old ones. Fans can argue endlessly about which title was the best (if we’re honest, it’s whichever one came out when we had cool roommates), but anyone who tried the series has fond memories of passing controllers and bongs while reveling in the cartoon carnage. Because at some point, they produced a perfect video game. After you’ve made something perfect, what do you do with the rest of your life? That’s the question that’s long crippled Team17, creators of the Worms series. ![]()
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