Worms: Open Warfare DS
  • Publisher: THQ
  • Release Date: Mar 22, 2006
  • Also On: PSP
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64 out of 100

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6.9 out of 10

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  • Summary: Retaining the same award-winning gameplay, unique sense of humor and clever mix of action and strategy that has epitomized the brand for almost a decade, Worms makes its debut on the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS. Classic Gameplay – Return of the classic and much acclaimed 2D turn-based gamepeplay. Over The Weapons – Including bazooka-toting worms, exploding sheep, homing missiles, grenades and banana bouncing bombs of death. Unparalleled Multiplayer Experience – Multiplayer mode allowing up to four players using one unit (hot seat). Multiplayer mode via WIFI technology allowing connection of 4 units. Conflict and Destruction – Take on all-comers over a nearly infinite number of randomly-generated landscapes, or face the fiendishly intelligent artificial intelligence in Deathmatch Challenge mode. [THQ]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 24
  3. Negative: 3 out of 24
  1. Next Level Gaming
    93
    If you’re looking for a great multiplayer experience for your DS in the here and now, you need look no further than Worms: Open Warfare.
  2. NGC Magazine UK
    76
    It's not going to offer you the strategic wonder of "Advance Wars," but with its refreshing silliness (we like the scouse worms best) and turn-based carnage, it remains an oddball tactical treat, and a reminder that, in these days of incredible technical advances, sometimes good game design is all you need. [Apr 2006, p.30]
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  3. GameZone
    74
    It’s a great game, no question, but it’s not that different from the others in the series.
  4. NTSC-uk
    40
    It's just that both DS owners and Worms fans deserve so much more than a bog standard port. Open Warfare lacks the developer effort and imagination that could have made it a Worms game to remember. Instead it offers the bare minimum that you would expect.

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Score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 2 out of 3
  1. SimonY.
    6
    I don't care about the visuals, it is too easy, the AI are either impossibly accurate or impossibly stupid. They fire bazookas into fuel CANS IN FRONT OF THEM or at you perfectly from the other side of the map.… Expand
  2. StuartW.
    1
    This is without doubt the worst game I have ever purchased. This isn't the Worms we know and love, it's an abomination. For a start it's incredibly glitchy, it stutters, graphics flicker, animation is basic, sprites scaled beyond recognition, it fails to keep up with itself and the camera rarely settles on the action. All of the super weapons (Holy Hand Grenade etc.) have been removed and there is very little scope for customisation. There is no wifi online feature, menus are plain... and even the touch screen is ropey. Avoid at all costs. This is truly an horrendous conversion of the classic Worms. It plays like a fan-made imitation.… Expand
  3. PhilW.
    0
    Bought it yesterday. Took it back today. Need I say more? The graphix are unbelievably poor. Half of the tiny, so called, worm consists of a single eyeball. The other half, a tiny tail. Very dissappointing.… Expand