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3.9
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Description

Worms is a turn-based strategy game. It features up to 4 teams of 4 worms, aiming to destroy the others on a generated terrain. Each worm has 100 hit points, and dies when his hit points fall to 0. Upon death, a worm explodes, causing damage to everyone around.

Gameplay is turn-based. Each turn, the player can control one specific worm from his team. The worm can crawl left and right or jump. However, there is a time limit to make a move; also, if the worm falls from a great height, it loses health and the turn ends immediately; and if a worm falls into water or offscreen, it dies. Each turn, a worm can also make a single attack: the player can aim up and down, choose a weapon and then fire it. After attacking, the turn ends.

There's a lot of weapons available - the standard ones as bazookas (which is affected by the (random) wind settings and gravity) and grenades. The others include a Fire Punch, dynamite, air strikes, and utilities such as ropes and girders.

There are 10 styles of terrain, ranging from forests and deserts to Candy land and the moon (complete with affected gravity). Shots leave craters in the ground, and complex tunnels can be formed.

Alternate Titles

  • "Total Wormage" -- Working title

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User Reviews

Have you ever seen a a tank with a grappling hook? Neither have I Alex Man (32) unrated
One of the cutest games ever. Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4476) 3.75 Stars3.75 Stars3.75 Stars3.75 Stars3.75 Stars
Take THAT Ringo Starr! Michelle Bronze Star Contributing Member (163) 2.25 Stars2.25 Stars2.25 Stars2.25 Stars2.25 Stars

The Press Says

PC Player (Denmark) 1996 92 out of 100 92
Joystick Nov, 1995 92 out of 100 92
Coming Soon Magazine Nov, 1996 86 out of 100 86
Pelit Jan, 1996 85 out of 100 85
PC Games (Germany) Jan, 1996 84 out of 100 84
The Good Old Days Sep 29, 2008 5 out of 6 83
World Village (Gamer's Zone) 1996 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
High Score Jan, 1996 4 out of 5 80
GameSpot May 01, 1996 7.6 out of 10 76
PC Player (Germany) Nov, 1995 69 out of 100 69

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Trivia

Replacement sounds were made available shortly after the release of Worms that include dialects like Scottish, Finnish, British, etc. Some are extremely funny.


This entry was contributed by J. Michael Bottorff (1906), B.L. Stryker (19781), Charly2.0 (12089), Famine3h (300), nullnullnull (1480), Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9909), robotriot Bronze Star Contributing Member (6380), Martin Smith (64035), SupSuper Bronze Star Contributing Member (1711) and Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (58840)
 

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