Price:	$24.95		Reviewed by:	Peter Collinson
Supplied:	Jamdat Mobile		Review date:	31/03/2005
Pros:	Nice graphics True to the Worms world (If that's a good thing...!)		Cons:	Storage Card a no no A bit fiddly at times

Okay, well for those who don't know, following the collapse of my beloved T3 and its subsequent return to Palm, I purchased myself one of those HP 4700 VGA things. Sadly, it came with a battery fault, and while I love a hand warmer at the appropriate snow ridden times, it's the first time I've burnt myself on a pda. Never mind, that aside, I did manage to get a bit of play in with Worms World Party before I was rendered PDA-less (Yeah yeah, again!). I think Neil will enjoy a challenge converting me to the cult of Loox anyway...

So I apologise for the one gif image, but there's a demo available for you to try it out from the usual channels.

For those of you who've played worms there's not much for me to say. It's just like Worms Armageddon, or at least very similar. Weapons, screens, and the landscapes all seem familiar. Just packed down into the smaller machine. To summarise, I'd describe it as a "port". Try out the demo, have fun, and see what you think. Machine specific, I should point out that you probably won't be able to install it on Memory Card, at least it wouldnt run for me when I did. Other machines may have more luck of course. I had no problems, no crashes and no "stuttering etc." but then the 4700 is a new machine so I'd hope not.

Now for "what's worms Armageddon?" people, I'll try and explain what worms Armageddon is. You may have only played the first worms, so listen up. It's based on those artillery games where you and the computer have a tank, and you set angle and power, adjusted for wind, and fire your weapon, trying to destroy the enemy before he gets you.

Worms is, basically, a bit like Transformers in a way. The difference being that rather than turning from Transit Vans into homocidal mass killing machines, they turn from cute little worms, into bazooka/grenade/explosive sheep carrying, war mongerers. Many of you have probably played Snails, its the same idea, different weapons. The difference between them, is its worms not tanks. Oh and they don't have shells (though I suppose they do in snails, ho ho), they have, erm, Bazookas, grenades, cluster bombs, Exploding sheep, flying sheep, banana bombs, and ........ I think you get the idea at this point, Think men in white coats, and you're close. For first Generation Wormers, the improvement up from the original worms is basically an improvement in general and game options, a bit of playability, lots more weapons, and the graphics/landscapes. See the "animated gif" above for an idea of how the screens look.

Summary: It's faithful to the PC Version, no compromises that I could see. All the weapons and everything are there, even the ninja ropes etc. (for the hardcore wormers!) It's not as easy as with a mouse, remember that it may not run from the storage card, and don't forget your worming powder...