Worms Armageddon

Not to be confused with the 2009 game Worms 2: Armageddon.

Worms Armageddon
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)PC
PS1 and Dreamcast
Hasbro Interactive
N64 and GBC
Infogrames
Producer(s)Martyn Brown
Programmer(s)Karl Morton
Artist(s)Dan Cartwright
Composer(s)Bjørn Lynne
SeriesWorms
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Dreamcast
PlayStation
Game Boy Color
Nintendo 64
ReleaseWindows
  • EU: 29 January 1999[1]
  • NA: 24 June 1999
Dreamcast, PlayStation
  • EU: 30 November 1999
  • NA: 11 December 1999[2]
Nintendo 64
  • EU: 11 December 1999
  • NA: 23 March 2000[3]
Game Boy Color
Genre(s)Turn-based strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

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 new content[5][6] 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[7] and which was the last 2D-based Worms game before the series moved to 3D.

In August 2024, a port of the PC version to then-current and last generation consoles, titled Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition, was announced for release on the following September 26th.[8] This version will include a digital museum and the emulated version of the Game Boy Color port as bonus features.

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  2. ^ White, Matt (9 December 1999). "Worms Misses Shipping Date". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ "INFOGRAMES NORTH AMERICA, INC. ATTACKS NINTENDO®64 WITH WORMS: ARMAGEDDON™". Infogrames. 23 March 2000. Archived from the original on 15 December 2000. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ^ IGN staff (19 January 2000). "Worms Squirm to Shelves". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Worms Armageddon Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Game Over Online ~ Worms Armageddon". www.game-over.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Worms World Party Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  8. ^ Romano, Sal (27 August 2024). "Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved 28 August 2024.