Super Mega Worm vs Santa Saga

Wojira is comin' to town, so you'd better not shout, and you'd better not cry. It would be more appropriate in the circumstances to scream and flail.

If you own a mobile device of any kind, it's a good bet you've already played one of the Super Mega Worm games and thus made the acquaintance of Wojira, the prophesied doom-bringer.

Part centipede and part Graboid from the Tremors movies, Wojira digs through the earth in each of the Super Mega Worm games, surfacing only to chow down on hapless surface-dwellers.

The success of Super Mega Worm has resulted in some spin-offs, including two Christmas-themed titles that pit the monster against Santa Claus.

Yes, Super Mega Worm vs Santa and its sequel Super Mega Worm vs Santa 2 throw you up against the Fat Man himself, though you need to wade through legions of his elves before you even catch a glimpse of the red suit.

Deceased Pixel's Super Mega Worm vs Santa Saga collects both previously-released Super Mega Worm vs Santa games under one price. Not a bad deal if you've yet to own either game, or if you've yet to try a Super Mega Worm game at all.

If you've already gone up against Santa and Mecha-Santa, or if you're just not a fan of the action-heavy (albeit mindless) Super Mega Worm games, there's nothing to see here.

But it's hard to imagine there's anyone out there who can resist getting sucked into Super Mega Worm's gaping maw. The series' gameplay remains as simple and addictive as it was back in 2010.

In the Super Mega Worm games, Wojira begins life as a (comparatively) tiny worm, and he meets little resistance when he first hatches.

That all ends when the elves figure out where Santa hides the Uzis and the land mines. Wojira needs to eat elves to grow, but he also needs to watch his step or else his legacy will end in a hail of gunfire.

Racing through the dirt and breaking through the surface in a giant leap like some demented dolphin is great fun - particularly when you pull off a combo and gulp down four or five elves in a single jump.

Squirmy wormy

As Wojira eats, he grows new body segments and becomes faster. He also gains special powers, like the ability to spit acid or fire, or shoot ice-spikes in all directions.

Wojira's greatest power is arguably his ability to create an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), which he can use to jump into the air and stun nearby elves. By chaining EMPs, Wojira can remain airborne for quite some time and feed in the air, far above the traps and land mines bristling below him.

What you see is what you get with the Super Mega Worm series, and the same holds true for Super Mega Worm vs Santa Saga. If you're a collector of all things Wojira, it's good value and fun to plow through.

If you had your fill of the games long ago and you're not big on the idea of a Christmas re-skin, you can safely avoid the Santa Saga.