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Worms Battlegrounds
Worms Battlegrounds is an artillery strategy video game developed and published by Team17. It was released on 30 May 2014 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Set within a world history museum, the single-player story follows the player's worms attempt to retrieve the concrete donkey’s stone carrot from Lord Crowley-Mesmer, a worm who is using it to...
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Like most Worms games, you’ll need other people to play with or risk monotony. Enemy AI still isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed even this far in the game, and they can take far too long between turns, leading to boredom. Given the price tag of $25, it’s perfect for those of you who haven’t played a Worms game in years and have the itch. But if you’ve been playing along for the past few years, you might be able to skip this slightly upgraded collective of recent entries — unless you’re a fanatic, of course.
The Worms are back. And they’re armed and dangerous… with moustaches and hats!
I should probably have my gamer card revoked. I’m ashamed to admit that I have never once played a Worms game. The series has been around for almost 20 years, but I’ve always brushed it off as being another boring turn based strategy game. With the series making a debut on the next gen systems in Worms Battlegrounds I finally get the opportunity to see why these games are so beloved by many.
If you like Worms, you'll still love Worms Battlegrounds. Deathmatch and Forts modes are still fun when played with friends, but single-player feels like an interminable grind. Here's what you need to know, in a nutshell: it's a Worms game. Pure and simple.
All in all, Worms Battlegrounds is a solid if unspectacular addition to the series that knows its strengths and generally plays to them effectively. There is an occasional awkwardness to movement that can make the single player story a bit of chore at times, but it does a nice job teaching the basics and serving as an almost extended tutorial for the good stuff – multiplayer mayhem. Mileage may vary since having friends to play with locally is where one gets the most out of the Worms Battlegrounds experience.
Graphics: 6.0 Gameplay: 6.3 Sound: 7.0 Control: 6.2 Replay Value: 6.6 Online Gameplay: 6.9 Overall Rating: 6.5 Publisher: Team 17 Developer: Team 17 Number ...
If there isn’t, it’s hard to see the Battlegrounds feature take off, being clan-based and activity reliant. Having already launched the official Press-Start clan, I do hope it gains legs because it’d be great to see the community work together to reach the top of a league leaderboard, droppin’ holy hand grenades all the while.