Worms: Armageddon (Dreamcast)

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Description

A sequel to Worms 2, Worms Armageddon expands upon its predecessor by enhancing a few facets of gameplay and including play over the Internet through Team 17's WormNet.

Like the previous Worms installments, the game is an artillery variant. The player give an artillery piece a shot angle and shot power, and try to hit the opponent, taking into account wind effects. The player and the opponent exchange these shots in a turn-based fashion. The game puts the player in command of a team of up to eight worms, which can move around the landscape (one at a time), using many types of weapons to try to dispatch the enemy, from bazookas to mini-guns to exploding sheep. In some situations, the worms can also jump, swing by rope, and descend with a parachute.

The game includes an expansive editor that allows players to customize nearly every aspect of the game. Custom teams can be created, and players are able to edit their special weapons, grave markers, flags, victory fanfares, and voice sets, which can be imported into the game from outer sources. A random terrain generator and a terrain-import system are provided as well. The latter makes it possible to import into the game files in image formats, which the game converts into playable terrains.

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Trailer

Alternate Titles

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

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Worms
• Covermount: Fullgames
• Gameplay feature: Freely destructible terrain
• Gameplay feature: Jetpack
• Games with randomly generated environments
• Worms series

User Reviews

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Critic Reviews

Defunct Games	May 09, 2004	95 out of 100	95
NowGamer	Nov 30, 1999	9.1 out of 10	91
Power Unlimited	Apr, 2000	8.8 out of 10	88
The Video Game Critic	Jun 04, 2003	B+	83
Video Games	Dec, 1999	82 out of 100	82
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Sep 25, 2005	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	Dec 29, 1999	7.8 out of 10	78
Player One	Jan, 2000	77 out of 100	77
SEGA-Portal.de	Sep 20, 2009	7 out of 10	70
Planet Dreamcast	Jan 24, 2000	5.5 out of 10	55

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Trivia

There aren't going to be any more sequels to Worms at least in its present 2D form for a long time, because the developers at Team 17 believe they have exhausted all the possibilities with the concept. A 3D sequel was being looked into, but the team couldn't find a good way around the control problems.

Related Web Sites

• Worms: Armageddon (official website)
• Official Worms: Armageddon Site (Still hosted by Team17, the official website holds many goodies and frequent game updates that make it more compatible with newer systems.)
• The Allotment (Almost everything about Worms Armaggedon can be found here. Strategy guides, speech packs, new graveyards, and of course, Worms news.)
• The Worms Universe (One of the biggest and oldest Worms sites around. Tons of content are available there.)
• Wikipedia: Worms: Armageddon (article in the open encyclopedia about the game)