"Revenge is sweet." - An Unknown Worm
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?
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