So what is Worms? I'm disappointed that you don't know, but hey, there's no time like the present to learn! Worms is a game where 2 or more teams of up to 8 worms, armed with bazookas and grenades, battle it out over a 2D, destructible map. Eliminating all enemy worms is the goal, achieved through either dropping their HP to 0, or knocking them off the map and into the waters below. During a match, players take turns using a single worm. The first part of a turn is spent maneuvering around the map; picking up stray item crates and setting up for the second part of the turn, using a weapon. The weapons are quite varied, ranging from the grumbling Old Lady, to the explosive Holy Hand Grenade. After selecting your method of murder, take a glance at the wind gauge, then line up the cross hairs and fire away! Sound like fun? Well it is! But remember, Worms is a game that shouldn't be taken too seriously. Worm positions and crate drops are random, and sometimes a little unfair. If you're not careful, you'll blow yourself up, or plummet to your death with a mis-spaced jump. That's all part of the fun though, and since a match lasts about 15 minutes you can always win the next one. When not playing you can keep busy tuning aspects of your team (including names, super weapon, sound-set, gravestone, flag, and victory anthem), creating maps to battle on, and tweaking match settings (like weapon power/distribution, crate drops, worm health/number, suddendeath type/length, etc) to the perfect mix (infinite ninja ropes ftw!) There's also a single player mode, but to quote Sgt Shultz "I know nothing, nothing!" I mean, with so many good single player games, why play a multi-player one by yourself? Why buy Armageddon in particular? It's certainly better than Forts or Worms 2, but I can't comment on the others as I haven't played them. Final Fun Fact: My username comes from this game. Once, in a hurry to get playing, I created a team with names Leonard 1-8. Guess who was the best?
Act 1 - Three people in a room, evening sun streaming in the window. One sits at a desk, in front of his computer, the others lounge on a couch. Leonard03: Soooo, what do you guys wanna do? Brother: I dunno, what do you wanna do? Friend: We could play a board game or a video game or something. - Leonard03 reaches for the mouse and clicks a couple of times. GOG.com loads and he begins to browse his game library. Friend comes to watch over his shoulder. Friend: Splunky! Leonard03 and Brother: Splunky? Friend: Splunky! Leonard03 and Brother: Splunky. Friend: I looooove Splunky! Leonard03: Huh, I got it for free in the Summer Sale, but never thought I'd play it. I guess we can give it a go. I'm not really a fan of platformers though... Act 2 - Same room, but it's night now. All three are huddled around the desk, controllers clutched in their hands, staring at the computer screen. Friend: Ok, let's look down to make sure... WHY DID YOU HIT ME? Leonard03: I was trying to kill that bat! Sorry. Friend: AAAARRRRGGGH! Leonard03: At least we have a corpse to sacrifice now. I'll just hop down here and... Brother: Look out for that! ... dart trap. Leonard03: Darn. Didn't see it. Ok, don't worry. I still have one life left. - Though the moment of silence the chipper background music spills out of the speakers. Leonard03: Sweet, she gave me more bombs. Let's just jump down here and... WHAT? No! No! No! YOU HAVE KILLED US ALL! Friend: I just wanted to see if I could blow on the golden idol as a ghost... Leonard03: I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Brother: Ok, let's try again guys. I'm feeling like this might be the time we make it to the second area... That pretty much sums up my experience with Splunky, and makes it clear what you're in for. It's definitely one of those games I would always play with other people, it wouldn't be nearly as fun/hilarious single player. One last thing: I had to use JoytoKey to get our Logitech controllers to work.
