Get on Play Store"Worms 3" is a shooter game that boasts fantastic mechanics, great visuals, and plenty of humor. As the sequel to the successful "Worms 2: Armageddon," players can expect challenging gameplay and a wide variety of destructive weapons. However, beware of bugs that may detract from the overall experience. Overall, it's a great addition to the long-running Worms franchise.
Phone
Android
Mobile Platform
Tablet
Reviews
- The game brings back nostalgic memories from childhood and retains the classic Worms gameplay.
- The graphics and controls have improved significantly compared to previous mobile versions.
- The asynchronous multiplayer feature allows for flexible gameplay with friends.
- The online multiplayer is plagued with issues, often resulting in games being stuck or corrupted.
- Players can take an excessive amount of time to make their moves, leading to frustratingly long wait times.
- The game requires an internet connection for license verification, making it unplayable offline.
- gameplay89 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 49 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game is generally well-received, with many players appreciating its nostalgic elements and faithful recreation of classic mechanics. However, issues such as lag, unresponsive controls, and a lack of real-time multiplayer detract from the overall experience. While the game offers enjoyable single-player and local multiplayer modes, the online gameplay suffers from bugs and slow pacing, leading to mixed reviews.
“Gameplay is great like all worms games.”
“Great gameplay preserved from the original and the multiplayer turn sending is simple but just right.”
“The gameplay is really fun and I will continue to play regularly, but the online game selection menu is buggy and I regularly have games get corrupted by sync bugs.”
“The game is pretty but the asynchronous gameplay ruins the fun of the original game.”
“Was hoping to finish an online game but never did due to lagging of the gameplay.”
“The gameplay in single player is boring.”
- graphics86 mentions
- 63 % positive mentions
- 27 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising the vibrant and polished visuals that enhance the gameplay experience, while others criticize them as distracting, choppy, or inferior to previous titles in the series. Many users appreciate the cartoonish style and character customization options, but there are frequent complaints about graphical glitches and performance issues, particularly on lower-end devices. Overall, while some find the graphics enjoyable and fitting for the game, others feel they fall short of expectations, especially compared to earlier installments.
“The graphics are great and the controls are easy to use, and it is challenging but overall it's sublime.”
“Beautiful crisp graphics and some great new weapons enhance an already great formula.”
“Fantastic game, great graphics, cool new weapons.”
“Terrible graphics.. the background mixes with the terrain and it's hard to determine what's upfront and what's behind!”
“Missed and misregistered button presses and ugly graphics, extremely frustrating experience that badly needs an update.”
“Graphics are ugly, I would much prefer the original style.”
- stability82 mentions
- 6 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 94 % negative mentions
The game's stability has been widely criticized, with numerous users reporting severe bugs, glitches, and unresponsiveness that render it nearly unplayable. Many players experienced frequent freezes, particularly in multiplayer modes, and issues with controls and loading screens. While some found temporary relief through reinstalling the game, the overall consensus is that significant improvements are needed to enhance stability and gameplay experience.
“The game runs great on my Note 3.”
“Runs great on HTC One.”
“Awesome game and so far no glitches.”
“Unfortunately too late to get a refund, I was sent straight into the game, no tutorial, nothing, I had no idea what to do, every part of this game is slow and broken/buggy, like, even the loading screen isn't stretched to the entirety of my phone.”
“Basically it is unplayable because of all the glitches.”
“Unfortunately it crashes regularly in campaign mode and it's unplayable in multiplayer because it freezes when trying to select a weapon and crashes almost constantly.”
- humor37 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is widely praised, with players highlighting its hilarious sound samples, cartoonish antics, and amusing gameplay elements, such as dropping donkeys on opponents. While some mention that certain campaign missions can feel repetitive, the overall comedic tone and charm of the game keep it engaging and entertaining. Many players find it to be a fun and addictive experience, making it a standout in the genre for its humor.
“Love this game, funny and crude humor.”
“It's a cool, funny fighting game with dropping donkeys on worms' heads in a classic cartoon style.”
“This game is hilarious and fun like all worms games before it, but I wish we were allowed to purchase weapons with our coins instead of just cards.”
- monetization26 mentions
- 15 % positive mentions
- 62 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players appreciating that microtransactions are not overly intrusive, allowing for an enjoyable experience without constant pressure to spend. However, some users express frustration over in-app purchases in a paid game, feeling that they detract from the overall value and questioning the necessity of additional costs for content that could have been included. Overall, while some players find the monetization acceptable, others view it as a cash grab that undermines the game's integrity.
“Stays true to the originals with the added bonus of microtransactions not being shoved down your throat.”
“Its in-app purchases are minimal and the gameplay and graphics are fantastic!”
“No forced in-app purchases and a well-made great game.”
“For some goddamn reason, when I bought something from the in-app purchase store in the game, the game just doesn't open anymore; it's just a white screen and then it closes again.”
“You pay them and then they either try and bleed you dry with microtransactions and/or break the game with DRM.”
“In-app purchases really shouldn't be included in a paid game, plus it needs more levels.”
- story23 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 74 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The story mode of the game is generally seen as fun and challenging, but it suffers from repetitive missions and a lack of variety in landscapes and challenges. Players express frustration with technical issues, such as crashes and auto-fail scenarios, which detract from the overall experience. Many reviewers wish for more offline solo campaigns and a greater number of missions to enhance the gameplay.
“The story mode is fun and challenging; the online multiplayer isn't that good.”
“A good game worth the buy; the story mode could be a bit longer though.”
“I wouldn't mind the campaign being a bit longer; though I'm aware Worms is mainly played as a multiplayer game, I wouldn't have minded a few extra hard missions!”
“During the campaign, it won't go past the sandy missions, so I can't play it; it just keeps crashing.”
“Campaign missions are repetitive, and there are no deathmatch or training modes. The body count is not as much fun, and there are no funny statistics at the end of the match.”
“On the other hand, the AI is as dumb as ever (e.g., not using retreat on dynamite all the time). The campaign was kind of dull without any special missions or challenges, and there is no straightforward session multiplayer!”
- optimization18 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 22 % neutral mentions
- 28 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization has received mixed reviews, with many users highlighting issues such as poor performance on specific devices, unoptimized UI, and significant battery drain during gameplay. While some players appreciate the smooth running and graphics on certain hardware, others express frustration over lag and crashes, particularly in multiplayer modes. There is a consensus that further optimization is needed, especially for newer and less powerful devices.
“But more than that; optimized for mobiles, and with a few new twists.”
“For such a large app I expected it to lag, but it runs smoothly and is one of the best games I have played in a while.”
“Never enjoyed a game this much; it runs smoothly and it well deserves 5 stars 10/10.”
“Love the worms games, but this version is very poorly optimized.”
“Unoptimized UI for Pixel 6a.”
“I love this game, but it often runs slowly on my tablet and has crashed a couple of times. If you could optimize the game for slower devices that would be great, also maybe a graphics option to turn off the animated backgrounds and stuff.”
- music6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it boring and repetitive, while others appreciate its beauty and integration with the graphics and sound effects. However, a common complaint is the lack of customization options for the music and terrain themes, which detracts from the overall experience.
“Anyway, I was looking for Worms Open Warfare 2 because I like that game better because it has levels in different dimensions from jungle, desert, space, etc. and got addicted to the background songs lol.”
“Music, graphics, and SFX are beautiful.”
“With terrible controls, no map customization, and the same exact music tracks, this game was an utter piece of crap.”
“And the music is kind of boring too.”
“My only problem is not being able to change the terrain theme or the music.”
- replayability6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
Overall, the game is praised for its high replayability, attributed to improved controls, a variety of game modes, and the inclusion of cards reminiscent of earlier titles in the series. However, some users suggest enhancements, such as adding AI teams to multiplayer modes, to further increase replay value.
“Good controls and lots of replay value.”
“I'm a long-time fan of the series and have bought the previous two Android games, but the control improvements in this game finally make it as playable as the PC games, and the cards and wide range of game modes give it the kind of replay value the oldies used to have.”
“Very high replay value.”
“Please fix multiplayer to make the headline feature playable.”
“Please allow us to add AI teams to the pass n' play mode; that's the only thing that's missing, and it would give it a ton of replay value!”
- emotional4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is negatively impacted by technical issues, such as unresponsive controls and frequent crashes, which frustrate players and detract from their overall experience. Users express disappointment over the inability to engage with the game effectively, leading to feelings of helplessness and annoyance.
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious due to frequent menu navigation, slow server reconnections, and a lack of options to speed up gameplay or skip turns. This results in a frustrating experience that can lead to players uninstalling the game.
“Would like the option to host a local or Bluetooth game or a live (nonstop) game to speed things up a little. Constantly going back to the menu to reconnect to the server is frustrating, and having to watch the other player again without a fast forward or skip option is tedious. Even though they are right next to me, I have to watch their move again. It's exhausting, and when notifications stopped, he uninstalled the game, so we stopped playing.”
“Takes far too long to go into the app and take your turn due to map re-rendering, etc. It's very tedious.”
