Top Secret Magazine Worms 2

Worms 2 is definitely one of the weirdest and craziest games that I have ever played. I haven't played Worms 1, so this is a first...from what I can tell, you play the role of a worm. (Gee, I wonder if the name of the game has anything to do with this...) Anyway, you can play one player or multiplayer and you have to destroy the other worms. This is where the game really starts to get funny. If you shoot an enemy worm into the water (or fall in yourself), it will say "Knuckle sank like a brick". (Presuming the character's name that drowned is Knuckle) Also, it shows replays of you drowning...with clapping in the background and a quote, like "We got this one on tape", "..Sleeping with the fishes", "Nuckle took a nose dive", "This deserves a second showing", and many more! They are hilarious, and make the game very fun. Along with these funny quotes, the game has humorous cartoonish graphics and sounds, and an array of awesome weapons you can use to destroy your opponents.

These weapons include bazookas, homing missiles, uzis, grenades, cluster bombs, shotguns, handguns, dynamite, sheep, super sheep, blow torches, pneumatic drills, baseball bats, ninja ropes, bungee cords, parachutes, teleports, petrol bombs, nuclear warheads, and old ladies...and that isn't even all of them! There are too many to list. The weapons have cool effects, too! If you light off a stick of dynamite by your worm, when the dynamite explodes he will go flying through the air and land somewhere far away.

Overall, this is a pretty weird game. If you were a fan of Worms 1, or like weird turn based games, I suggest you download this. Otherwise, you probably wouldn't like it...unless, of course, you want some quick laughs by hearing the little worms talking and cursing or you want some quick and fun six player action. It is really quite funny and has pretty good animation, so you may want to give it a try.

Company:
Microprose
www.microprose.com

Category:
Turn Based Strategy

NOTES:

Interest: 75%
Maniability : 45%
Graphics: 65%
Sound : 85%
Originality : 60%

TOTAL : 65%

Requirements:

Operating System:
Windows 95/98 with DirectX 3 or Higher

Processor:
Pentium 120MHz processor or higher

Memory:
16MB RAM or more

Sound:
16-Bit Audio Card

Video:
2MB SVGA Required

Michael Pieczynski

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