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Reviewer	Platform	Publisher	Developer	Players
Unknown	PC	Ubi Soft	Team 17	1-2 (Split Screen)
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Worms Blast review

The Worms are back, but this time they're not in a 2D shoot-each-other arena, on small girders and land throwing Super Sheep and Cluster Bombs at each other. No, no. This time they're in a small box-style 2D arena, floating on boats, shooting blocks and throwing Bazooka missiles at each other through a tiny gap.

OK, that may not be the best explanation, but think Puzzle Bobble with weapons. Unlike Puzzle Bobble, however, you're not firing up gems to match at least three so they explode, you fire you're coloured Bazooka at the gems, and if the colour of the missile matches that of the floating gems, it explodes. Sound simple? Well, another unique feature over similar puzzle games is the ability to move about on the water - something which makes the game terribly difficult to control. It offers you the ability to shoot your opponent through a small gap in the wall the divides you - surely taking away the whole point of beating your opponent by logic. Put simply the game is too complicated to pick and play with mates, but if there stick it out there's quite a bit of fun that could be had with this game.

The graphics in this game, as expected with a puzzle game, aren't that amazing. Some nice explosions and water effects bring it above rivals, but the game requires 350MHz Processor, and 64MB RAM just to get it up to speed, which is a real pity for some of you slow-computer owners out there.

The game should last your quite a while, with multiple modes, including player vs. computer, player vs. player, battle, and the long-lasting tournament mode. You can go on for hours in its endless levels, but two players is where it's at. The game has multiple two player modes, which are rather fun, but the controls may put off casual gamer friends, which is a quite a blow for a two-player puzzle game, as this is where it should thrive.

Ratings

Graphics	It's a puzzle game, not much to be expected really.	6/10
Gameplay	Fun, but rather difficult to control.	7/10
Value	At the time of writing, we did not have a value for money ranking.	0/10
Lifespan	Loads of levels, but could have been extended with easier two-player.	8/10
Audio	Good sounds, but can get annoying.	7/10
Overall	A puzzle game that could have been a classic. Shame, but it's still only £20 so maybe a bargin buy.	7/10

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