Worms: Armageddon (Dreamcast)

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Description

Worms: Armageddon is a standalone expansion to Worms 2, introducing extensive improvements and additions over the original game, among which are:

• 16 new weapons and 6 new utilities, with some existing ones changed or rebalanced (3 were removed entirely)
• new singleplayer campaigns and challenges
• new gameplay schemes, some of which have to be unlocked through campaign missions (certain weapons are only available in some of these schemes)
• new menu interface, sounds, voice banks, and music
• new predefined maps
• expanded map editor, included voice bank editor (the latter is a separate application)
• teams can now have custom representative flags, victory anthems, and gravestones
• each team is assigned a special weapon of choice - Holy Hand Grenade, Flamethrower, Mad Cows, or Old Lady
• AI-controlled teams now have one of five difficulty settings
• jumping controls updated so worms can jump backwards and do backflips
• instead of selecting a worm at the start of each turn, this option is now regarded as a utility and usually has a limited number of uses
• new multiplayer options, including a more elaborate WormNET lobby

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.

As of 2002, updates have been handled by an authorized community member named Deadcode, who was joined in 2006 by CyberShadow. The two have removed many bugs and glitches, improved game stability and compatibility for Windows operating systems that have been released along the way, added new features (more resolutions, expanded options and settings, auto-recorded match replays, full PNG support for map importing...) and integrated WormKit, an extension framework for the game which allows for easier modding. These updates have been available from Team17's servers and are included by default in subsequent digital releases.

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Alternate Titles

• "Worms: Армагеддон" -- Russian spelling
• "Wormageddon" -- Working title
• "WA" -- Common abbreviation

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Worms
• Best of Infogrames / Atari releases
• Covermount: Fullgames
• Gameplay feature: Freely destructible terrain
• Gameplay feature: Jetpack
• Gameplay feature: Recordable replays
• Games that include map/level editor
• Games with officially implemented community changes
• Games with randomly generated environments
• Green Pepper releases
• Software Pyramide releases
• Standalone expansions
• 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
IGN	Dec 06, 1999	9 out of 10	90
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
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)