Worms
Also known as Total Wormage
Worms is a 1995 Amiga, DOS, GB, Jaguar, MD, PS1, PS4, PS5, Saturn, SNES game by Team17 Software Limited.
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About the game
Worms is a turn-based artillery game. It features up to 4 teams of 4 worms, aiming to destroy the others on a generated terrain. Each worm has 100 hitpoints and dies when his hit points fall to 0. Upon death, a worm explodes, causing damage to everyone around.
Gameplay is turn-based. Each turn, the player can control one specific worm from his team. The worm can crawl left and right or jump. However, there is a time limit to make a move; also, if the worm falls from a great height, it loses health and the turn ends immediately; and if a worm falls into water or offscreen, it dies. Each turn, a worm can also make a single attack: the player can aim up and down, choose a weapon and then fire it. After attacking, the turn ends.
There are a lot of weapons available - the standard ones as bazookas (which are affected by the (random) wind settings and gravity) and grenades. The others include a Fire Punch, dynamite, airstrikes, and utilities such as ropes and girders.
There are 10 styles of terrain, ranging from forests and deserts to Candy land and the moon (complete with affected gravity). Shots leave craters in the ground, and complex tunnels can be formed.
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Facts
- First released
- 1995
- Developers
- Team17 Software Limited
- Publishers
- Ocean Software Ltd.
- Genres
- Strategy / tactics, Side view, 2D scrolling, Turn-based, Artillery, Direct control, Multiple units/characters control, Comedy
- Ratings
- MobyGames score 7.7 (185 votes) · MobyGames
Covers and screenshots
Box, manual and cartridge scans
Front Cover (GB · United Kingdom) Front Cover (GB · Germany) Back Cover (GB · United Kingdom) Back Cover (GB · Germany) Media (GB · United Kingdom) Media (GB · Germany)
Screenshots
Title screen and main menu (GB) Select what type of match to play. (GB) Playfield: Wormlife (GB) I am using the bazooka and can fire. (GB) BOOM! We were hit. (GB) This is the damage we took after being hit. (GB) Vasquez is out. (GB) Well, at least he gets a tombstone. (GB) Weapon drop (GB) The team Oh No wins this round. (GB) New playfield: Worm Friendly (GB) The team Aliens wins the match. (GB) Game length, the winner and the Worms of the Match. (GB) The game stats. (GB)
Releases
| Platform | Released | Regions | Publishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amiga | 1995 | — | — |
| DOS | 1995 | — | — |
| GB | 1995 | United Kingdom | Ocean Software Ltd. |
| PS1 | 1995-12 | — | — |
| MD | 1996 | — | — |
| SNES | 1996 | — | — |
| Saturn | 1996-07 | — | — |
| Jaguar | 1998 | — | — |
| PS4 | 2023-06-20 | — | — |
| PS5 | 2023-06-20 | — | — |
Barcodes
- 5013156610950
Where this comes from
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