Worms Forts: Under Siege

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Mar 15, 2005
Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
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  1. Jolt Online Gaming UK
    73
    Worms Forts has some of the best features straight from the old games, but you can’t help but notice that a few good things are still missing from the transition to 3D.
  2. RewiredMind
    70
    If you're after a genuinely funny game that features a massive challenge, then if you can overlook its obvious faults, Worms Forts: Under Siege will serve you well. The exploding refrigerators are just a bonus.
  3. GameBiz
    70
    The forts concept has been added with precision, ensuring that it moulds into the game's structure almost seamlessly. Unfortunately, though, the gameplay is still painfully slow.
  5. PSM Magazine
    70
    It will never replace the original, but as a bargain title, Under Siege! makes for a great little time waster. [Apr 2005, p.76]
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  6. Yahoo!
    70
    The computer players take ages moving, and if you add more than one opponent for extra tactical depth, the problem is multiplied.
  7. Gamers Europe
    65
    It’s still far from perfect – poor graphics, camera problems, AI all take their toll – but they took a bold step and it largely paid off.
  8. GameSpot
    65
    The most glaring omission in Worms Forts: Under Siege! is some genuine enthusiasm.
  9. games(TM)
    60
    Forts Under Siege might have enough reward on offer but the series is still relying on gamers to meet it halfway by investing ample time and patience in learning its demanding intricacies. [Dec 2004, p.112]
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  10. GamerArchive
    60
    It appears as if Team 17 are eager to kill their Worms series with new additions. Gimmicks do nothing for a game like Worms.
  11. TotalGames.net
    60
    Any improvements to the fun factor given to a multiplayer game is mostly down to all humans suffering from the same level of confusion given by a game that could do with being more like worms and less like a squeaking game of Crossbows & Catapults. More annoying than fun and not funny.
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  12. G4 TV
    60
    Crippled by a lack of online play and a horrible camera system. Yet despite the problems, the core game is so good that it's still worth playing, as long as you have human opponents to compete against.
  13. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    60
    I just wish it had that pick-up-and-go, addictive quality of its predecessors. [May 2005, p.104]
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  14. Game Informer
    58
    Top off this stubbornly shoddy gameplay with un-funny cutscenes and a glaring lack of online play and, well, there isn't much here to be super happy about. [Apr 2005, p.117]
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  15. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    57
    This game actually slows down time. Its characters move at the speed of Elmer's glue. [May 2005, p.124]
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  16. Games Radar
    54
    You could play this and fight your desire to stop playing at every moment or you could play "Disgaea" and enjoy yourself. Your choice.
  17. Thunderbolt
    50
    Instead of sticking to a formula that is for all intense purposes simplistic genius, Team 17 have decided to go for a game with a remarkably unnecessary amount of complexity.
  18. RealGamer
    50
    An interesting idea that fails spectacularly. Not only does the central concept reduce each match to an almost painful war of attrition, but Team 17 seem to have concentrated so heavily on making its new gimmick work correctly that the rest of the game has fallen by the wayside.

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Harry210
    Sep 17, 2010
    6
    Worms Forts: Under Siege is an OK game. Good points first: Instead of using your worms to decimate your opponents, you build various buildingsWorms Forts: Under Siege is an OK game. Good points first: Instead of using your worms to decimate your opponents, you build various buildings like castles, citadels and Science Labs and use mounted weapons like the Cluster bombs and Rhino and then fling them at your enemies. The weapons are really imaginative; the Giant Lazer and the Rocket Launcher are my favourites. You can kit your Worms with various hats to make them unique. Bad Points: Matches feel slow and I never seem to finish a game against the computer because the matches just drag on. This game fairs best (like all Worms games do) if you play with human players. I prefer the other Worms games in terms of game play.… Full Review »
  2. neojotic
    Aug 31, 2020
    6
    A decent worms game that drifts off from the classic formula that made it a success in favor of moving towards a more 3D experience.

    Worth    A decent worms game that drifts off from the classic formula that made it a success in favor of moving towards a more 3D experience.

    Worth playing if you're a big fan of worms but anyone looking for a new PS2 game or a classic worms game won't miss much by skipping over this    … Full Review »
  3. DannySt
    Oct 14, 2015
    6
    Worms Forts: Under Siege isn't a bad game, but it definitely isn't anything to write home about either. I do think it's interesting you're notWorms Forts: Under Siege isn't a bad game, but it definitely isn't anything to write home about either. I do think it's interesting you're not just crawling around the map blasting the competition for a change. You're in charge of building up fortifications and destroying that of your opponents. The annoying thing is that there are no difficulty settings and the opponents are REALLY tough. What's too bad is that landscape destruction is gone entirely. This obviously had to be done or otherwise you had no room to set up buildings, but it's still a pity. It's one of my favourite things about Worms.

    Team 17 went in a whole different direction with this one. And I'd say it's tolerable. It's not a great game by any means. But in my opinion, it's unique-ness amongst the other games in the Worms franchise makes it still worth getting for the collection. It's still classic Worms where you shoot other worms with bazookas, but this time in a different coat. Give it a try, if you like the other Worms games, you might like this one!    … Full Review »
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