Despite the name, it’s not Worms. Not really. It’s some sort of Worms Lite.

The core gameplay is there, unquestionably. The game just works fine and is good old Worms… what there is of it. It’s what there isn’t that’s the problem. There’s just so much missing. The crates don’t explode properly. There’s no petrol bomb, no baseball bat, no drill. Customisation options are sorely lacking. I’ve not yet seen a mine fizzle out, nor seen any weapons apart from the standard ones come out of crates.

And the first time I played I did a load of challenges and while it saved progress in those – I was the 92nd fastest player in the world on Challenge 2, last I checked – it didn’t save my team stats. I thought the delays were to get rid of bugs?

It’s a real shame, because there’s an engine here with so much potential. There are people who can look at this game and be very proud of what they’ve created. But it’s just the skeleton, there’s no meat. I am genuinely missing things. I’ve wanted to use the baseball bat a couple of times. I’ve wanted Worms to dance around on beds of fire. I’ve wanted to drill down on to a Worm positioned directly below me.

It is a very, very good Worms Lite. It’s just not the real thing.

(And can I delete the foreign language Worm voices, please? I really don’t want to hear them when playing.)