Worms: Armageddon – PC

Worms: Armageddon is a standalone expansion to Worms 2, introducing extensive improvements and additions over the original game, among which are:

• 16 new weapons and 6 new utilities, with some existing ones changed or rebalanced (3 were removed entirely)
• new singleplayer campaigns and challenges
• new gameplay schemes, some of which have to be unlocked through campaign missions (certain weapons are only available in some of these schemes)
• new menu interface, sounds, voice banks, and music
• new predefined maps
• expanded map editor, included voice bank editor (the latter is a separate application)
• teams can now have custom representative flags, victory anthems, and gravestones
• each team is assigned a special weapon of choice – Holy Hand Grenade, Flamethrower, Mad Cows, or Old Lady
• AI-controlled teams now have one of five difficulty settings
• jumping controls updated so worms can jump backwards and do backflips
• instead of selecting a worm at the start of each turn, this option is now regarded as a utility and usually has a limited number of uses
• new multiplayer options, including a more elaborate WormNET lobby

Like the previous Worms installments, the game is an artillery variant. The player give an artillery piece a shot angle and shot power, and try to hit the opponent, taking into account wind effects. The player and the opponent exchange these shots in a turn-based fashion. The game puts the player in command of a team of up to eight worms, which can move around the landscape (one at a time), using many types of weapons to try to dispatch the enemy, from bazookas to mini-guns to exploding sheep. In some situations, the worms can also jump, swing by rope, and descend with a parachute.