Worms Armageddon is one of those classic games that you shouldnt miss. Even in its inferior console ports, the core gameplay is intact. Talking about the gameplay itself, it was a nice upgrade over the original Worms. The physics were way smooth and is easier to predict how the weapons fall. Although i didnt like it that the jumping itself is a bit more clunky, but it still gets the jobWorms Armageddon is one of those classic games that you shouldnt miss. Even in its inferior console ports, the core gameplay is intact. Talking about the gameplay itself, it was a nice upgrade over the original Worms. The physics were way smooth and is easier to predict how the weapons fall. Although i didnt like it that the jumping itself is a bit more clunky, but it still gets the job done. The arsenal was also greatly expanded, with a LOT of new weapons, that gives the game tons of creativity and strategy. For me the highlight of the game was creating and customizing teams, custom matches, maps and schemes, the game is just designed around that. This things along makes Worms Armageddon arguably not only what worms should be, but also it gives its unique core esence to it, its unique charm, and a manual to make strategic games fun........ BUT.......
Is this game perfect? No, not by a long shot. There are a few flaws that shamefully ruins the game for me. First of all, the controls and collision detection. They are way very finicky at times. Not only the worm sometimes cant reach certain elements of the enviroment, but also, since the level itself is like a cookie that leaves crumbs, sometimes you will see bazookas and homing missiles crashing magically in the air. Using grenades and bazookas from long distances can be also very hard, and this wouldnt be a negative point if the game doesnt expect you to make perfect shots so many times in the campaign. The level design both in training mode and in the campaign is sadistic. They can take way too long and the game demands you flawless runs with specific strategies, even in the first missions. And the difficult curve is all over the place. Also, to get gold medals in campaign you have to beat a mission in the first try (if you do more attempts and later you beat the mission the counter resets). This really makes the game artifficialy longer, and for unlocking everything you have to obtain gold medals in every level. I really aprecciate the PS1 version for making training missions much less strict (like 1 minute less) and not having autosave, so you dont waste unnecesary time with the campaign and the deathmatch mode. Unfortunately this version lacks fire weapons, probably for technical limitations and you cannot create schemes, something really bad. Is still an impressive port though, and with 16:9 support (one of the few PS1 games with this option).
Although i wouldnt call Worms Armageddon the most perfect game in the series as everyone tend to say, in fact, i think games like Armageddon 2, 4 Mayhem or even the first Worms were way better, Armageddon is the most revolutionary and important one.… Expand
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