Worms: Open Warfare 2 retains classic 2D gameplay, cheeky humor and takes it online for players to test their skills and battle it out all over the world.

Those wacky worms are back! Available on the Nintendo Dual Screen (DS) and the PlayStation Portable (PSP) Worms: Open Warfare 2 offers the classic Worms humor. THQ (publisher of such titles as Juiced, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw series and American Girl: Julie Saves the Eagles) has taken the battle worldwide with this installment offering players an online multi-player mode as well as a customization option like never before.

Game Summary

Strategy and teamwork is the name of the game in Worms: Open Warfare 2 as players set out to defeat their enemies. Worms 2 offers players classic modes such as Deathmatch as well as several new single and multi-player modes such as Campaign, Puzzle, Rope Race and Forts. Players must test their skills and wits to battle it out with others online or go it alone in single player mode.

Game Features

With 6 new war-themed environments based on history’s most famous battles players must command their troops across successfully using an arsenal of weaponry. Back in the weapons line-up are the Super Sheep, Holy Hand Grenade and Concrete Donkey as well as 11 brand new weapons such as the Buffalo of Lies, Boomerang, Electromagnet and Bunker Buster. The online mode is a great new addition allowing players to face other players from around the world via Infrastructure Mode, PSP and Wi-Fi connection, DS. Players can post and track stats with daily updates and leaderboards on the official Worms: Open Warfare 2 Web site, PSP owners can use the Ad-hoc Mode to play nearby friends, download content, special in-game events, and form clans. DS owners can use the touch screen and face buttons to select weapons as well as play exclusive mini-games. The new in-depth customization option includes landscape and team flag editors, modified hats, tombstones and the ever so funny victory dances.

Graphics

Worms: Open Warfare 2 is a 2D game. What makes Worms 2 so much fun is the simplistic 2D graphics. It’s a big part of its charm. Don’t expect to be blown away with stellar graphics or you’ll be disappointed. Fans of the first Worms can expect much of the same quality as the original.

Sound

Just like with the graphics the simplistic sounds give Worms 2 charm. The funny voices and cheeky sounds effects makes this a very entertaining game.

Gameplay

The gamplay is easy to pick up on and if you’ve played the first installment you’ll have no problems with this one. Even the younger gamer should be able to master the actions in a few minutes.

Entertainment

This is one of its strengths. Worms 2 is very entertaining on many levels. Its charm and cheeky humor is addicting. As the levels become more challenging so does the ability to put it down.

Replay

With the new online and Hot-Seat modes there are plenty of reasons to play it over and over again.

Bottom Line

Although Worms may not be the most exciting game to look at it certainly is one of the more exciting games to play and after all isn’t that what a game is supposed to do. Worms is fun for the entire family.

Rating 1-10 (10 being the best)

8.75