Worms Armageddon
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Worms Armageddon is a 1999 turn-based strategy video game developed and published by Team17 as part of the Worms series. It was originally released for the Microsoft Windows operating system, and was later ported to the PlayStation, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy Color. In the game, the player controls a team of up to eight earthworms tasked with defeating an opposing team using a wide range of weapons at their disposal. The game takes place on a destructible and customizable two-dimensional board and is characterized by cartoonish graphics and a unique brand of humour.
The third installment in the series, Worms Armageddon was originally developed as an expansion pack to Worms 2 (1997) and initially titled Wormageddon before it was released as a standalone game. As a result the game is very similar to Worms 2 but has a new single-player mode and adds a number of pieces of new content as well as being released on a wider variety of platforms. Worms Armageddon was acclaimed by critics, who praised the refined gameplay and stylized graphics, and it has been featured in a number of "greatest games of all time" lists. Worms Armageddon on PC is still updated periodically, most recently in 2020. The game was succeeded by Worms World Party (2001), which added further content without drastic change and which was the last 2D-based Worms game before the series moved to 3D.
From Wikipedia's article Worms Armageddon
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
4.0 Great job!
GameRankings 84%
Review scorecard
- Graphics 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: GameRankings 84%. Overall source The same 84/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordseasyfunpunishingquirkyaddictivedeep
What the critics said
Cam Shea of Hyper gave it 79%, saying, "if this is the kind of no frills PC port we can expect for the Dreamcast, don't toss out your N64 just yet. You may just need it if you want to play the best version of Worms Armageddon on the block."
— Hyper, 2000 (Cam Shea)
Jason White of AllGame gave it three stars out of five, saying that it "has so much going for it in the fun department that the odd controls and sometimes hard to navigate terrain will be easily forgotten. Go out and give this one a try. It's well worth the time."
— AllGame (Jason White)
Arthur Adam of Hyper gave the same Nintendo 64 version 89%, saying, "This strategy game has proved to be dynamite on the N64, making it possibly the best multi-player title for the console."
— Hyper, 2000 (Arthur Adam)
Marin Kitts of N64 Magazine gave it 85%, calling it "A welcome conversion of one of the most original four-player games you can buy."
— N64 Magazine, 1999 (Marin Kitts)
However, Mark Kanarick of AllGame gave it two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "Although not the best version of Worms, Worms: Armageddon for the PlayStation is a good party game and an occasionally fun single-player game."
— AllGame (Mark Kanarick) · about another version
Concluding that the port is an "abridged edition of the overall game", Craig Harris of IGN criticized the version's lack of features and personality compared to the PC version and pointed out its "quirky" graphics.
— IGN (Craig Harris) · about another version
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Worms Armageddon article.
Scores
- 92 GameFan1999 95% ; (G.H.) 89%; 4.5/5; 90%
- 87 IGN1999 9/10; 6/10; 8.7/10; 8.6/10; 7.5/10
- 80 CNET Gamecenter1999 8/10; 8/10; 7/10; 8/10
- 77 GameSpot1999 7.8/10; 7.7/10; 9.1/10; 7.9/10
- 74 Nintendo Power2000 7.4/10
- 60 Next Generation 3/5
- – N64 Magazine true
- 90 PC Gamer (UK) 90% · other versions
- 85 GameRevolution1999 B; A− · other versions
- 80 Computer Gaming World 4/5 · other versions
- 80 Game Informer 8/10; 8/10 · other versions
- 70 Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine 3.5/5 · other versions
- 70 PC Accelerator 7/10 · other versions
- 56 Electronic Gaming Monthly 2/10; 9.25/10 · other versions
- 55 GameSpy2000 5.5/10 · other versions
From the review table in Wikipedia's Worms Armageddon article.
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