Worms for XBLA

Yep, one of the biggest PS1 classics makes yet another comeback, this one for the latest gaming generation. I read about it in 360 magazine and the review said it was pretty good, so I thought I'd burn some of my Microsoft points and download it. It's one of the best things I've downloaded so far.

However, I'm still not saying that this is an absolute classic or anything, as it happens the stuff that most people download isn't really expected to be the highest standard stuff, but Worms is definitely a game I don't regret buying, and I still play it months later on. If any of you played the original, it is very similar to that rather than the later installments, but it has better graphics, and I think much better generated maps. Worms does what it does best: ignoring technicality and seriousness for pure, rediculous FUN. You're still able to play a full house of four on a local game, and can now play on Xbox Live, which is pretty well done for an arcade game. The necessary destructable environments are still present, along with the arsenal of retarded weapons like the sheep and banana bomb (which is SO good). The challenge levels are exactly that: challenging. You'll find yourself needing a lot of experience to complete them all - I still haven't - and if you do there is an achievement to be unlocked.

I think the minor criticisms I can make are that although the generic element of celebrated silliness is there to keep the fun coming, there is only so much you can take of high pitched voices saying 'Hooray!' and 'Owww!', and bazooka rockets flying unrealistically all over the place. Yes, it's meant to be a laugh, but it's nothing to be taken all that seriously and it can make you feel like you're just pissing around rather than playing a video game. Though, isn't that what it's all about?

Good ol' Worms can have a 6/10, because it's hella well made, but, like Hexic, it's still just an arcade game. In terms of the Xbox arcade game it's top notch stuff, but in the leagues of big games it can't re match. Nonetheless, of things to spend your Microsoft points on, this is worth it without a doubt.