Worms Battlegrounds

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Aug 4, 2014
    40
    That those thrills are buried beneath so much frustration, however, is utter madness. [Aug 2014, p.94]
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#92 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2014
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#55 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2014

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User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 82 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 82
  2. Mixed: 38 out of 82
  3. Negative: 18 out of 82
  1. MGTE
    Dec 15, 2014
    6
    Worms Battlegrounds is the latest game from Team 17, the masterminds of one of my favourite series, The Worms.

    The point of the game is as    Worms Battlegrounds is the latest game from Team 17, the masterminds of one of my favourite series, The Worms.

    The point of the game is as in the series tradition, destroy the opposing team, using a variety of hilariously designed weapons. In Battlegrounds there are over 60 to choose from and I must admit, a lot of them felt like they were forced into the game, you will likely use a fraction of them without even thinking about the rest.

    As with most recent versions of the game, there is a dedicated single player mode, along with the various multiplayer options. In Battlegrounds the is a story of sorts designed to push you through the numerous levels. The ”story mode” really annoyed me, mostly because of the consistently gameplay-interrupting female narrator. This whole mode also felt like it was unnecessarily put into the game. It was uninteresting and overall, boring.

    Although, the story mode does a good job of introducing to the game’s mechanics but I really don’t think it was necessary. I’m not a huge fan of forced tutorials and I certainly wasn’t a fan of a tutorials in Worms Battlegrounds. For Worms Veterans I’d recommend you jump straight into the multiplayer mode.

    Thanks to the introduction of online over the past few years, Worms can be played online and runs pretty well, again retaining the usual formula of games of old. Up to four players can take part in a battle, with modes split across just the two variations. Deathmatch, which has the usual setup, with your various team members spread randomly across the map.

    Worms should be played with friends in local and online multiplayer. A lot of time you’ll get thrown into the game against two people who are in the same clan and you’ll get eliminated quickly because friends usually work together so they’ll attack you first, this is very annoying so, get some friends and enjoy the multiplayer experience.

    Speaking of local multiplayer, thanks to remote play, you can play with a mix of Dual Shock and Vita and the game does translate really well to the small screen and let us not kid around here, giving some verbal abuse to someone in the same room when you destroy their Worms with a sheep will never get old.

    Let’s talk about customization, you can customize your Worm as you like, from the usual name changing, you can also customize their appearance, make a clan logo and a ton of different stuff.

    If you’ve never played Worms before(why?) you should definitely pick this one up, it is really fun with friends and in my opinion, multiplayer/local is the only way to play Worms. The inclusion of single player did not benefit this game in any way. However, if you are still playing older iterations, it doesn’t really offer enough to warrant you moving on.

    Lastly, the latest itteration of Worms is not a terrible game, it’s a Worms game and that’s it. It doesn’t try to be anything else and that’s good. Seeing how the Worms games do not change over the years raises a question, what are we going to see next in The Worms series? A signle-player third person adventure game? Perhaps a 3D third person tower defense game, sort of like PvZ Garden Warfare–I hope not. Whatever they are going to do, I can’t wait to see it.    … Full Review »
  2. BlackNastyyy
    Jul 10, 2014
    3
    Absolutely appallingly bad to the point where I can't be bothered enough to say more. I've never called for a refund before but this takesAbsolutely appallingly bad to the point where I can't be bothered enough to say more. I've never called for a refund before but this takes the cake...… Full Review »
  3. setz
    Jun 21, 2014
    10
    Best Worms game since Open Warfare 2 for DS 7 years ago. Online multiplayer is quick and responsive with no lag. Worms is Worms, either youBest Worms game since Open Warfare 2 for DS 7 years ago. Online multiplayer is quick and responsive with no lag. Worms is Worms, either you love it or its not for you. This is the best iteration yet with every weapon you could ever want.… Full Review »
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