Worms Special Edition for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By BMSOP

  Annoying at first, but worth working on

  Initially this game is a nuisance, or at least it was for me: I never played the earlier WORMS games. The controls are initially awkward, the computer plays decently even on "beginninger" setting (and finding that setting takes some exploration through the menus). The tutorials are not great. However, if you take an hour or two to fiddle with the tutorials and then play some "multiplayer" games alone (playing both teams), you can get the hang of it. The campaign mode is not bad, and single player is fine, but at first both of these can be frustrating since the computer will kill your worms while you're still trying to find out what button does what. The whole thing is, incidentally, very cute and violent, has lots of funny options, and is lots of fun. This is a great game that's resting on its laurels a bit, I suppose: but keep at it for a couple of hours to get the feel of it (in multiplayer!), and the fun opens up.

  
  
• By El Pared

  Pretty good

  I've been a Worms fan since Worms 2 for PC, and this game is almost comparable (though nothing will match Armageddon it seems). While I like a lot of the new features like persistent fire, Buffalo of Lies instead of Mad Cows, and the laser sighted shotgun, there are a few things it's missing that I think would make it better when compared to the other computer titles (some of these would be nice for the DS, and iOS versions too) 1. The older games had 8 worm teams, this game, and the portable versions, only allow 4. I undestand this limitation for portables, but on a computer you should get the full 8 worm team. 2. I miss my weapon shortcuts. in previous games you could select weapons by pressing, for example, f1 to get the bazooka family (bazooka, grenade, cluster bomb, etc.) f2 for the shotgun family and so on. Please bring this back, it would make the games where you have short time limits a lot more manageable. 3. The jetpack's fuel does not last long enough. Even in the portable versions it lasts almost twice as long. Currently it is almost useless, please fix this guys, seriously. Great game in light of those things. I've long awaited a Worms game for Windows, and while this isn't perfect, it's certainly worth the $10 price tag

  
  
• By JSMF14

  It is good… BUT….

  I’ve been an avid Worms player all my life; so when I saw that this was available for Windows, I knew it was just for me. I felt so many fun memories coming back to me...Except for this completely unnecessary feature = single player campaign puzzles?!?! WHY??? These completely ruined the gaming experience for me; I play Worms to battle in fun and complex scenarios, not to waste time on worthless puzzles. Maybe this might be good for people that enjoy puzzles, but these are not for me… I felt taken aback and lost interest in compelting the campaign all together. Seriously, what was Team17 thinking? Instead, they should have added more battle scenarios, other landscapes or new quirky weapons… Overall, it is still somewhat a fun game; but these puzzles (which are unbelievably and excruciatingly annoying) really bring it down...

  
  
• By Nate Bri.

  Okay, this is a little frustrating

  The game is really good; when you're actually playing. The menu interface is very unresponsive. For some odd reason when I click on something in a menu, it will take about 5 seconds to react, and that is, if it reacts at all. I know the game is thinking because of my inablility to move my cursor when this happens. When I tried to quit, it wouldn't let me after 5 attempts so I had to force quit the app. Once I get in the game, it runs perfectly and is a lot of fun. I recommend this app, but just don't expect good menus

  
  

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