Worms is the game that was able to bring my two older brothers and my twin sister into a room peacefully together. They could all get along long enough to play this brilliant game.
Worms, a game where worms try to kill, maim, assassinate and mutilate the other teams' worm, has countless weapons at its disposal. The worms can do anything from poke another worm to commit ‘kamikazes,’ where they blow themselves up along with the worm next to them. It was Worms that introduced me to the world of weapons and overall gaming; in this game I learned what an RPG, machine gun, etc.
were.
Before Worms, no one thought worms that seem so harmless could turn deadly. Worms is a game that can be enjoyed for the anomoly created by cute and seemingly innocent worms that can become violent, crazy, and will allow anyone to vent their anger out. I mean, who can’t feel better when you can lay a mine down and have a little ‘enemy worm’ slide onto it... only to go WHAM! in the ocean and then turn into a mummified worm. (Some of the effects are also pretty interesting, on that note.)
You begin with a set number of worms, your soldiers, and you have to organize them in a way to conquer and destroy the other worms.
As touched on above, there are many ways to go about doing this. The game, while very amusing, entertaining and unique, isn’t that hard, and to gain the concept of destroying the opponents’ worms by any means possible is quite simple. This could mean launching a rocket at them, poking them off the cliff, or my favourite... the mine where they WHAM! right into the ocean.... one could also build a tunnel under the opposing worm and then light a dynamite so that not only will the worm fly up in the air, but it will land most likely in the hole you created. This hole is likely either a.) filled with water so the worm will drown or b.) just plain hard enough to squash the worm when it lands in the rocky crevasse.
And since the little worms look nothing like humans, the level of violence seems deeply downplayed and surreal, making the game more appropriate for younger gamers. Basically, this game is one of the coolest old games available and is still memorable to me to this day. It is a very enjoyable game and a must download. ENJOY! And make sure you always wear your helmet.
