Worms Armageddon

The common opinion among the "Worms" fans is that Armageddon is the "pinnacle of the series". Now, tis true that it was the first game in the series to feature the layout and customization used in later title, but for the most part, compared to "Worms World Party" for example, it differs little. The gameplay remains the same as in the entire series (shame on you if you don't know anything about it :P); the premise is simple - each player (up to 6 both online OR as hot seat) control a team of up to 8 worms and take turns in trying to annihialate the opposing teams (mind you, you can form teams with other players, playing 3 on 3, 2 on 4, 1 on 3 etc.). During the match crates are dropped that either increase your worms' health, provide accessories that make playing easier or contain new weapons (including super ones), which you can collect. Whoever has the last worm standing wins the round. Dependable on the setting, you can play just that one round or more. Not particularly complex, but it sucks you in, making you totally forget about the outside world ;) As with most titles in the series, Armageddon is highly customizable - you can choose which weapons are accessible to you (well, that is true for MOST weapons available - some super ones, like the Concrete Donkey or the titular Armageddon you'll just have to gain through crates, sorry). You can also greatly customize the setting for the match - the length of a round and turns in it, how many wins are required to be the ultimate victor, wether or not you can place your worms before the match or allow the game to do so randomly... the list goes on. Some features aren't provided (even to this day), like in stead of wins required to complete the game, I would personally prefer for the game to let me set an actual number of rounds (say 5, regardless to who wins each), but generally that is personal preference. The game retains its humorous take on the topic, providing players to pick voices for their teams, most of which are hilarious (you can have your worms talk like robots, gangsta or flirtatous women to name just FEW) and weapons themselves tend to be outrageous as well - you can send mad cows at your opponent, launch a flying sheep or sew chaos with exploding banana. The arsenal is wide and takes a bit of getting used to, but that's part of the fun. Compared to later titles, the game lacks features added later, though most of these are "flavour" rather than something ground-breaking; "Reloaded" for example allows you to give your worms a special, victory dance and put hats on them, while "World Party" pushes match customization even further, allowing you to add extra rules for its duration. All of it nice, but not particularly neccessary. Basically, few important changes were brought to the series after "Armageddon" (possibly the biggest ones being "Clan Wars" with worm classes and the recent "W.M.D." with vehicles, buildings etc.), so you can treat this game as the shining example of the best Worms has to offer. If you never played Worms than first - where the heck were you the past, couple of decades? :P Second - Armageddon is a good place to start. If you don't have any Worms' game, you MAY consider going for World Party (also available on GOG) as it provides the same experience, only slightly more customization. But which ever you choose, I don't think you'll regret the decision - Worms as a whole (aside from the 3D instalments) is tons of fun, especially if you have PEOPLE to play with you, cause that is where the series truly shines. Just don't take it too seriously ;)

This game is really fun when you're passing time, and even more fun when played as a party game with friends. I play both campaign and with my friend and it is really good fun. The $15 price point is a bit high for a 21 year old game, but to be fair the devs keep updating it and it runs great on modern systems. Overall I would give it a 4.5 star rating

Great MP game for everyone. Try playing it in Hotseat with someone who ACTUALLY HATES videogames or DOESN'T CARE for that stuff and see how they laugh and enjoy themselves. Afterwards you converted them to play games. Tap yourself afterwards on the shoulder. Nuff said, son. Go get it

The game works fine but if you're want to play online you need to install WormNAT2 add on. Also higher resolutions increase field of view and looks ok on full HD but for WQHD or higher I recommend to add also DxD9Wnd to play in window and set resolution to FHD or lower.

As a player of other Worms games, I can say this is the best one for multiplayer. Not only is the game loaded with weaponry and customization is great (as long as you don't crave for the hats in later games), but its multiplayer is also client independent, meaning you can play with people owning the Steam or disc versions just fine. You can generate your own maps using the predefined themes or download maps from online (hell, even make your own), create game different game rules, control weapon and health crate drops, all the magic for a multiplayer game is there. For almost 20 years later, not only is this game still alive, but it is still the best Worms game you can get for the multiplayer. For the best single player Worms experience, you can perhaps go for Worms Forts, available here on GOG.