WORMS BLAST (NINTENDO GAMECUBE NGC)

Worms Blast is a puzzle game similar in concept to Puzzle Bobble, with several important distinctions and gameplay features taken from Worms games. Instead of releasing and matching bubbles, the player must color blocks on a hexagonal grid. Unlike most Bust-A-Move variants, the player character can move right and left, sailing in a boat. Various weapons, such as bazooka, grenades, dynamite and others, can be used to shoot the blocks, coloring them on impact. As in the main artillery-based Worms games, holding down the fire button increases the power of the weapon, affecting the distance it travels.

If the player hits a block that is the same color as the fired missile, that block and all other blocks of the same color adjacent to it will be destroyed. Blocks of different colors will not be affected by shooting at them; however, if they are held only by a group of blocks of the same color, they will fall into the water when that group disappears. Blocks with rainbows can count as any color. Unlike Puzzle Bobble, there are no walls in single player mode. If the player points the weapon off-screen, a heavy object may fall on the player-controlled boat and damage it.

The main mode of the game is called "Puzzle mode": the player completes different stages, the objective being different in each one (eg knocking down certain shapes of blocks, avoiding hostile blocks moving across the screen, etc. ). Besides this mode, the game offers a single player tournament mode with high scores, as well as a variety of multiplayer modes. The action component is especially noticeable in this mode, as the walls between areas will periodically open, allowing players to use this opportunity to shoot at each other's boats.