Worms 2 ushers in Armageddon on XBLA July 1. Team 17's militant annelids arrive on Microsoft's online platform next week for $10. Jun 25, 2009 9:48am.
Before Worms was fine-tuned to perfection in Armageddon, there was Worms 2. Like the original Worms, this is a turn-based strategy game that has an arcade feel to it, but it’s so wickedly intuitive, funny, and challenging, you’ll have a hard time taking it off your hard drive. It’s nothing fancy; just some worms, some weapons, and a sense of humor mingled with a classic contest of kill-or-be-killed.
As you begin each game your team of worms (up to eight on a team) are randomly dispersed on a 2D landscape along with the opposing teams, and during your turn, you simply try to destroy the other teams’ worms using a multitude of inventive and silly weapons. These range from bazookas and grenades to exploding sheep. Last worm standing wins — that’s all there is to it. Alongside simple and multiplayer matches, this Windows-friendly game now lets you customize the map and weapon load-outs before starting a match.
Though the concept is amazingly simple, Worms 2 is consistently challenging. Each worm begins with 100 hit points, and the goal is to wear each enemy worm down to zero, killing them before they can do the same to you. During each turn, you select a worm, equip him with the weapon you want him to use, then aim and fire — but don’t take too long; the clock is ticking. Luckily, the controls are kept simple; just use the cursor keys to move your worm around the map and target your opponent, then hit the spacebar to blast away. The weapons range from a simple shotgun to full-blown air strikes and hilarious killers like the super banana bomb, holy hand grenade, and homing sheep.
But it isn’t just point-and shoot-mayhem. You’ll have to carefully select which weapons you want to use and when. Since this is turn-based, you can only use one weapon per worm for every turn. Many of the advanced weapons are strictly rationed (you may only get one of each), and if used improperly can do as much damage to your own worms as to others. Anyone familiar with the original Worms will be glad to know the charm that made it so enjoyable remains. That, coupled with the game’s simple yet ingenious gameplay, ensure hours of fun.
System Requirements: Pentium 75 MHz, 16 MB RAM, Win95
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Developer(s) | Team17[1] |
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Publisher(s) | Team17[1] |
Series | Worms |
Platform(s) | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android |
Release | Xbox 360 July 1, 2009 PlayStation 3 iOS October 27, 2010 Android April 9, 2013 |
Genre(s) | Artillery,[1]strategy |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Worms 2: Armageddon is a 2D artilleryturn-based tacticsvideo game developed by Team17 and part of the Worms series,[2] released on July 1, 2009 on Xbox Live Arcade.[3] The game is a follow up to the 2007 Worms game, which in-turn was a port of 2006's Worms: Open Warfare.[citation needed]
A PC port, titled Worms Reloaded, was later released on August 26, 2010.
Gameplay[edit]
Single-player modes[edit]
- Single-player campaign with 30 missions, of progressing difficulty, and 5 extra missions, which can be bought from the shop.
- Training mode which includes tutorials on aiming weapons and navigating the players Worm around levels. Also includes firing ranges wherein all weapons are available to the player for aiming practice, and can freely spawn enemy worms or targets on the level to fire upon.
Multiplayer[edit]
Six game styles are available for local multiplayer matches: Beginner, Standard, Pro, Fort, Rope Racing and Crazy Crates, with Rope Racing only being playable in player and private matches. Ranked matches can only be played with two players, whereas player and private matches support 4 players. Local Match that supports four-player offline matches.
Updates[edit]
An update was released in July 2010 called 'Worms 2: Armageddon Battlepack'. It features 6 new weapons, 10 new forts, 30 all-new single-player deathmatches and body count mode, new game styles and landscapes. The battlepack is also on the PS3. An error occurred with the PS3 version of the battlepack, reducing the amount of landscapes from the map pack severely but this error has been addressed and fixed. The battle pack was released on the App Store on November 29, 2010. There are other Updates available such as Mayhem Pack, Retro Pack, Forts Pack, Puzzle pack, Time Attack Pack, All with new landscapes, Hats and Voices for customising your team.
PlayStation 3 content[edit]
The PlayStation 3 version has hats for Worms to wear in the game, they include a MotorStorm helmet, a Helghast Mask (from Killzone), a Sackboy, a Lemming and a Buzz wig.
iOS content[edit]
The iPhone/iPad version also has platform-specific Worm hats, all themed around Angry Birds. The red bird, yellow bird, black bird, white bird, mustache pig and king pig make up the hats.
Reception[edit]
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The critics' reaction to the game has been generally positive. It has a rating of 84 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 24 reviews.[4]IGN gave it a score of 8.5/10, concluding: 'This is one of the most fun multiplayer games around, and now the single-player campaign provides a satisfying experience, as well.'[6] Guy Cocker of GameSpot gave the game 8 out of 10 criticizing its short campaign but praising its high customization.[7]
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References[edit]
- ^ abcWorms 2: Armageddon Tech InfoGameSpot Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^Michael McWhertor (June 17, 2009). 'Worms 2: Armageddon Trailer Full Of Armageddonness'. Kotaku. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^Mike Fahey (June 24, 2009). 'Worms 2: Armageddon Crawls To Live Arcade Next Week'. Kotaku. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ ab'Worms 2: Armageddon for Xbox 360 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^'Worms 2: Armageddon for PlayStation 3 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^Daemon Hatfield (July 1, 2009). 'Worms 2: Armageddon Review'. IGN. News Corporation. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^Guy Cocker (July 24, 2009). 'Worms 2: Armageddon Review'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 27, 2018.