Worms

Worms is a series of turn-based computer games developed by Team17 Software. Players control a small platoon of worms across a deformable landscape, battling other computer- or player-controlled teams. more...

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The games feature bright and humorous cartoon-style animation and a varied arsenal of bizarre weapons.

The game, whose concept was devised by Andy Davidson, was described by the Amiga gaming press as a cross between Cannon Fodder and Lemmings. It is part of a wider genre of turn-based combat games in which each player controls characters who duel with projectile weapons; predecessors include Scorched Earth and Gorilla.

Games in the series

The Worms series consists of many games, which can be categorised into different generations according to the game engine on which they are based:

A number of Worms-themed spin-offs have also been released, including Worms Pinball (1999), and Worms Blast (2002). Worms Breakout and Worms Breakout 2, fangames based on the popular arcade game Breakout, have been made available for download through the official Worms Armageddon website. Freeware games based on the Worms concept were also made, including Liero, Wurmz! and Gusanos, which make use of real-time rather than turn-based gameplay.

Commercial games which borrow from the Worms concept include Hogs of War, a 3D variation developed by Infogrames and released in 2000, that features pigs, developed for PlayStation and Personal Computer, and Snails, developed for Pocket PC.

The company which holds the Worms franchise, Team17, despite mainly concentrating on the new 3D variations of the game, have made a new 2D variant for the Nintendo DS and the PSP, called Worms: Open Warfare. Additionally, Worms HD is due to be released on Xbox Live Arcade. Prior to this, Worms World Party had been re-released for many handheld systems, including Game Boy Advance, Pocket PC and the N-Gage.

Game description

Each player controls a team of several worms. During the course of the game, players take turns selecting one of their worms. They then use whatever tools and weapons are available to attack and kill the opponents' worms, thereby winning the game. Worms may move around the terrain in a variety of ways, normally by walking and jumping but also by using particular tools such as the "Bungee" and "Ninja Rope", to move to otherwise inaccessible areas. Each turn is time-limited to ensure that players do not hold up the game with excessive thinking or moving.

Over fifty weapons and tools may be available, but games are usually played with a less exhaustive arsenal, the settings for which are often saved into a "scheme" for easy selection in future games. Over time players have developed and refined a large number of very different and unusual schemes that do not always stick to the traditional gameplay of "last worm standing." These scheme types are more prevalent in 2-D versions of the game, due to considerable customization ability not available in the 3-D variants.

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