Worms Armageddon
Worms Armageddon is a 1999 turn-based strategy video game developed and published by Team17. It was originally released for the Microsoft Windows operating system, and was later ported to the PlayStation, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy Color. Worms Armageddon is the third installment in the Worms series. 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.
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| Publisher(s) | PC
Hasbro Interactive N64 and GBC Infogrames |
| Producer(s) | Martyn Brown |
| Programmer(s) | Karl Morton |
| Artist(s) | Dan Cartwright |
| Composer(s) | Bjørn Lynne |
| Series | Worms |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows Dreamcast PlayStation Game Boy Color Nintendo 64 |
| Release | Windows Dreamcast, PlayStation Nintendo 64Game Boy Color |
| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Worms Armageddon was originally developed as an expansion pack to Worms 2 and initially titled Wormageddon before it was released as a standalone game. 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 is still updated periodically as of 2020, and was released on the Steam platform in 2013.