Well, I'm happy to report that Worms 4 is a return to form. The follow-up Worms Forts Under Siege didn't fare too well due to its departure from the classic gameplay style, so how will the true sequel, Worms 4: Mayhem fare?
The move has been controversial for some - the 3D was difficult to navigate and while ultimately it was still fun, some said the fun had been lost from the game. While Worms was originally a 2D game, from Worms 3D the series has gone, well, 3D.
The highly popular Worms series is nearing its tenth anniversary, and despite the '4' in the title, this is actually the ninth to arrive on PC (including the puzzle-based Worms Blast and Worms Pinball). Players can customize their own six-worm teams, and make use of new weapons such as the poison arrow, sniper rifle, and tail nail, as they continue in the series' endearing, enduring quest to blow up the other guy's worms before they accidentally blow up all of their own. Like the immediately previous Worms game, this fittingly titled Mayhem is in 3D, bringing another dimension of uncertainty to a game known for its massively destructive ballistics and acutely imprecise, on-the-fly aiming. Team 17's aggressive, anarchistic, adorable annelids return to the front lines, in this 2005 edition in the Worms series, brought Stateside by Majesco.