85
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.0
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

The final sequel (at least using the present engine) to the strategy game Worms, Worms Armageddon expands on Worms 2 by improving quite a few facets of gameplay and including play over the Internet through Team 17's WORMNET.

For those who've never played Worms, it's at heart similar to the old game Artillery, which you control an artillery piece. In essence, you give it a shot angle and shot power, and try to hit your enemy, despite wind effects and the enemy firing back at you. Worms puts you in command of a team of Worms, but not only can you move around the landscape, you can use many types of weapons to try to dispatch the enemy, from bazookas to mini-guns to exploding sheep.

Everything is presented in a humorous cartoonish style, from the landscapes to the worms themselves and their cries of triumph or despair, depending on how you do.

Armageddon uses an enhanced version of the Worms 2 engine, and while an improvement over Worms 2, it's not a huge change.

Alternate Titles

  • "Worms: Армагеддон" -- Russian title
  • "Worms 3" -- Informal title
  • "Wormageddon" -- Working title

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User Reviews

So frustrating! Ahhhh! Quackbal (46) 3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars
Bow before the power of my Old Woman! Makkios Del (5) unrated
"This is a game for people who like to have fun!" Unrealist (180) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Grab your friends, the beer, and the pretzels ... JubalHarshaw (287) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

Electric Playground May 04, 2004 10 out of 10 100
Game Revolution Jul 01, 1999 A- 91
GameSpot Jul 26, 1999 9.1 out of 10 91
Power Unlimited Apr, 1999 9 out of 10 90
Absolute Games (AG.ru) Feb 10, 1999 80 out of 100 80
Game Over Online Feb 04, 1999 80 out of 100 80
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Mar, 1999 79 out of 100 79
GameStar (Germany) Feb, 1999 78 out of 100 78
PC Player (Germany) Feb, 1999 72 out of 100 72
Jeuxvideo.com Apr 02, 1999 13 out of 20 65

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Trivia

Like Worms, Worms Armageddon featured a Wormsong, called "Wormsong '98". This time, there is no chorus. Here are its lyrics:

Many moons have passed since the worms went to war. Onwards and upwards, bigger weapons than before. Boggy B took cover, he shivered on patrol. The arms race crazy, simply way out of control.

Then his friend threw it, the latest device. Boggy B went and got it, against all advice - "What the...?" BOOM! His tail was split, and his energy lost. How many more will this dreaded war cost?

Then came the nuke, and the disease tumbling down. If the bug didn't get to you, you'd probably drown. But the worms battled on, through hunger and pain. Living to fight, just to victor again.

And now it's the curtain call, the final onslaught, no better bullet could you possibly have bought. But spare a thought for Boggy and with it his friend. So fight with their honour, and fight until the end!


This entry was contributed by Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9909), No Name (25) and Adam Baratz (1362)
 

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