Worms 2: Armageddon

Developer(s)	Team 17
Series	Worms
Platform(s)	Xbox 360 (XBLA), Windows, Mac OS X, PSN
Release	Xbox 360 July 1, 2009 Windows, Mac OS X 2010
Genre(s)	Strategy game
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Worms 2: Armageddon is a turn-based strategy game developed by Team 17 and part of the Worms series, released on July 1, 2009 on Xbox Live Arcade for 800 Microsoft Points.. An expanded version of this game titled Worms: Reloaded will be released for the PC and Mac OS X sometime in 2010.

It is the sequel to the popular Worms on XBLA, released in 2007. It has several new features and modes, as well as popular returning weapons from past games in the Worms series. It also has an all new single player campaign mode with 35 missions.

Gameplay

Modes

• Single player campaign with 35 missions, of progressive difficulty.

• Training mode which includes tutorials on aiming weapons and navigating the players Worm around levels. Also includes firing ranges wherein all weapons are available to the player for aiming practice, and can freely spawn enemy worms on the level to fire upon.

Multiplayer

• 6 game styles are available for Xbox LIVE multiplayer: beginner, fort, standard, pro, rope racing and crazy crates. With rope racing only being playable in player and private matches.

• Ranked matches can only be played with 2 players, where as player and private matches support 4 players.

• Local Match that supports 4 player offline matches.

Weapons

Popular utilities, weapons and gadgets. The worms are back with high powered weapons featuring bunker buster, lightning strike, electro magnet and old fashioned from the past like multiple girders and our favourite.. ARMAGEDDON! Coming in is even better like emergency teleportor, poison strike and super bunker buster including a hand weapon with poison

Other

Also included is an in-game store where items such as new hats, gravestones, landscapes, weapons and missions can be bought with gold earned from completing single player campaign missions.

Reception

Critical reaction to the game has been generally positive. As of July 23, 2009, it has a rating of 85% on Metacritic, based on eighteen reviews. IGN gave it a score of 8.5/10, concluding: "This is one of the most fun multiplayer games around, and now the single-player campaign provides a satisfying experience, as well."

Team17 we will be conducting a limited closed beta programme for the Steam version of Worms 2: Armageddon, to commence on March 1st 2010. Specifically, the beta will be focused upon network performance, and will not be offering any Singleplayer content. The beta version of the game is for European residents only and will consist of the entire wealth of options that the game offers for Multiplayer.

External links

• Official Xbox.com listing