The end as we know it


Rumours about an expansion for Worms 2, like the one for the original Worms, said that a such was supposed to be released in May 98. But no such thing was released then, and later came the explanation: Team 17 had decided to make a whole new game instead of an add-on. The new Worms game had the preliminary name "Wormageddon" and was said to be the ultimate worms game, and as such, the final.

Counters started to count down to a date in August (was it the 12th?), when a big lot of information about Wormageddon was to be released. I, along with many wormers around the globe sat there frantically pressing our update buttons on our browsers, and I don't think many of us were dissapointed when the info finally was released.


Among many things, it said that the planned release date was in October. I never believed that, and how right wasn't I... Sometime after October they said "before Christmas". And after that, it finally was released in January 29. Yours truly went and bought it the 30th and he loved what he played, and played it hour after hour. Oh, and btw Wormageddon changed to Worms: Armageddon beacuse of some SCI jerks thought the first was too close to "Carmageddon"...

Now let's ditch the 3rd person talking and get down to business, Worms: Armageddon wasn't only a big bang in the Worms games history, it also created some major moaning by people having problem with the game. Personally I guess I was lucky as I did not have any troubles at all. However, later on in April came a patch which solved most of the problems people were having.

Overall rating out of five worms:



Patch
Yep, Team 17 released a patch for W:A to solve a number of problems, and update things. It's required to be able to play on WormNET aswell. Follow the link below to download.
Patch page at worms.team17.com


Screenshots
A few screenies for you to be able to have a glimpse at what the armageddon is. 800x600 high-res screenshots, all for your pleasure! :o)

A french sheep strike causing devastation Sheep launch A Skunk infecting poor helpless worms


Demo
So far one W:A demo is out. It has a few missions and trainings, and limited ability to setup a custom game. Unfortunately it has no multiplay capability, but a such demo is promised to be out soon, when things calm down. Click link below to download the Demo, and get a small taste of the real thing!
Demo page at worms.team17.com


No FMVs?
That's right, no Full Motion Videos in W:A. From what I know, they take too much space or something, and they actually don't add much to the game. You only watch them a couple of times and then you grow tired of them and shut them off. Now this might be true, but I personally think it's sad. The videos were a tradition from the original worms, and I do miss them. Maybe you only watched them a few times, but those few times they were really funny and very well created.


No CHEATS??
Here's another thing that separates W:A from the previous Worms games. I personally spoke to Spadge (Martyn Brown, one of the guys behind the game), and he pointed out very clearly when I asked him: "There are NO type-in cheats". But sure there still are cheats. You have to earn them by playing the single player missions, trainings, and deathmatch. As you beat times and missions, you will get extra cheat options like extra utilities and ability to turn on aqua sheep etc. And, if you're a real hardcore wormer and beat all the missions and trainings, you get the "Full Wormage", a setting with ALL the weapons. You can always download it instead, but then you're a twerp. I do recommend you to earn them by playing. Believe me, it's not impossible, and it will improve your Worming skills *alot*.