There were a couple of puzzles which really did leave me scratching my head for a bit, and one stage where everything has to be done almost perfectly within a rather strict time limit. Generally, the single player is nice and fun thanks to the different challenges preventing it from becoming stale, while the dialogue of Tara Pinkle provides some decent humour with the delivery being top notch. With destructible scenery, you have to pay close attention, as shooting out the wrong wall could lead to a torrent of water gushing down and wiping away your worm as well as anything else in its path. However there were times where the design could be confusing with what looked like a ledge actually being a part of the background, leading to my worms falling from a great height. The designs of the maps themselves follow themes from the Stone Age through to Vikings and up to the Industrial Revolution, all with a 3D look to them in that areas you can wriggle about on stand out from the scenery and even a day-night cycle in some levels. Each one is different, with the soldier being a balanced worm, the scientist can heal your team, the heavy moves slowly but is powerful while the scout can see what’s in different crates. Your worms also have different classes including Soldier, Scout, Scientist and Heavy. You’re never quite sure what to expect as one mission you could have your whole team together, while the next you’ll have to complete with just one worm. You’ll need to complete 25 levels to do so, which range from standard death matches to maps with puzzles that need solving, and a healthy dose of platforming too. In fact, the story for Battlegrounds is set in a museum, with the exhibits of different eras acting as the worm filled war zones, as Ms. Pinkle enlists the help of your worm squad to take out the villain Mesmer and steal the Stone Carrot. The game’s single player has a story starring Katherine Parkinson as Tara Pinkle, a rather strange lady who is a member of the Historical Hooligans society that specialises in stealing rare artefacts from various tribes and museums.
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