Especially with sheep', Games™ 8/10 - 'Worms Revolution is as good as the franchise has ever been', Destructoid Worms™ Revolution - Deluxe Edition is the latest game in the classic turn-based strategy series to come to the Mac, featuring exciting new features and beautiful 3D graphics whilst retaining the classic 2D gameplay that fans love. Worms games are turn-based artillery games presented in 2D or 3D environment. Each player controls a team of several worms. During the course of the game, players take turns selecting one of their worms. They use whatever tools and weapons are available to attack and kill the opponents' worms, thereby winning the game. Throw a grenade down memory lane with the original and classic turn-based strategy game Worms™! Up to 4 teams of worms do battle over an ever-changing battlefield with falling weapon crates.
- Worms 3 1 16 – Classic Turn Based Strategy Game Theory
- Worms 3 1 16 – Classic Turn Based Strategy Gameplay
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Rating: :: MORE WORMY GOODNESS
Worms 3 adheres to the old adage: 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it.'
Developer: Team17
Price: $4.99
Version Reviewed: 1.02
Device Reviewed On: iPhone 5, iPad 2
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Worms is a hard game to screw up. The whole 'Artillery' concept is just a winner. Ever since the days of Tank Wars, Scorched Earth, and yes, the Wormsseries, the innate strategic chaos of the genre is all-but-guaranteed to lead to fun times for all. Just keep the core of the game straight, and we'll all be okay. Worms 3 comes awfully close with some elements that seem iffy at first, but thankfully they're only small additions to an already-great formula.
The heart of the game is awfully familiar: teams of four worms each take turns battling with goofy weapons on environments made of destructible terrain. All the familiar tools of destruction are here: there's the standard bazookas, grenades, and air strikes, of course. But as well, sheep, bananas, and holy hand grenades make a comeback. The big changes are the addition of squads and cards. Now when customizing a team of worms, including their voices, names, and appearance, each worm can be made into one of four unit types. There's the standard soldier worm, a beefier heavy worm, a more agile scout worm, and an auto-healing support worm, the scientist.
The cards could have ruined Worms 3 but thankfully only play a limited role. Players can outfit a deck of cards before or after their turn that either provide benefits like more jetpack fuel, or modify the environment. Now, these are consumable cards that are purchased with in-game coins, and I know what immediately comes to mind: 'ugh, yet another IAP trap!'
Good news: coins have to be earned, either by picking up crates or by completing single-player levels. It's about as inoffensive an implementation as possible of a card-based system. The one IAP in the game at all is just a $0.99 level skip.
There's an online multiplayer mode as well that boasts turn-based play, with the ability to play a variety of game types. It requires a proprietary user account to play, but there's Facebook Connect to quickly create an account and log in with one tap. It's turn-based WormsWorms 3 1 16 – Classic Turn Based Strategy Game Theory
and it works exactly as one expects. There's still local multiplayer, including a neat AirPlay-powered mode where the action is displayed on the TV screen, but the individual player's inventory is kept secret on the device itself.Single-player has twenty-odd scenarios to take on, a quick game against the computer, and a fun survival mode where it's one player-controlled worm versus increasingly-tough spawning enemy hordes. That's the one I keep coming back to for single-player: it's great practice for the many scenarios that pop up and is great for pick-up-and-play gaming. Netspot 2 10 952 – wireless survey tool. The controls are passable - there's virtual buttons and touch controls, the latter feeling generally more accurate, especially as the virtual d-pad was occasionally unresponsive.
Receipts 1 9 0 – smart document collection. Worms 3 doesn't rock the boat too much, which is a very good thing. News flow 1 4 11 pm. The classic gameplay still rocks.
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