Worms Reloaded
Worms Reloaded is a 2D artillery turn-based tactics video game developed by Team17 that is part of the Worms series. The game was first released on Microsoft Windows via Steam, on August 26, 2010.[1]
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Developer(s) | Team17 |
Publisher(s) | Team17 |
Series | Worms |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows Mac OS X[1] Linux |
Release | Microsoft Windows August 26, 2010[1] Mac OS X May 17, 2011 Linux October 15, 2013 |
Genre(s) | Artillery, strategy |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Reloaded is a port of Worms 2: Armageddon, a sequel to the 2007 Worms console port.
Gameplay
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Worms Reloaded is a turn based artillery game, in which players command a team of up to four worms; during each turn the player controls a single one of his or her worms. In the standard gameplay, the objective is to eliminate all enemy worms and be the last team standing. There is also a "race" mode where the objective is to reach the end point in less time.
When "Artillery" mode is not enabled, worms can move across the landscape. Movement is primarily accomplished through crawling and jumping, but items such as the jet pack and ninja rope can enable much faster travel and access to more terrain. The player has a preset amount of time to move or attack with the worm before the turn ends (5 to 90 seconds). Once the player uses a weapon, the "escape" timer starts, giving up to five seconds to move the worm to a safe position before the turn ends.
Reloaded features a wide variety of weapons, some based on real weapons and others imaginary. Some weapons fire in straight line, such as the shotgun, but many such as grenades and bazooka shells follow curved trajectories (from gravity and wind) and can attack distant targets behind obstacles. Several animal weapons such as the sheep and ferrets will move along the landscape and then explode. There are also several "air strike"-type weapons which are dropped from the sky towards the intended target.
A worm can be killed in two ways, either by having its health reduced to zero or by falling into the water below the landscape and drowning.
Weapons, utilities (such as jet packs and blowtorches), and health kits can be randomly airdropped into the level if selected as part of the game scheme.
Weapons
Air Strike
Armageddon
Banana Bomb
Baseball Bat
Bazooka
Buffalo of Lies
Bunker Buster
Cluster Bomb
Concrete Donkey
Dragon Ball
Dynamite
Earthquake
Ferrets
Fire Punch
Gas Pump
Grenade
Holy Hand Grenade
Homing Missile
Kamikaze
Lightning Strike
Longbow (as of December 19th, 2011 patch)
Marked For Death
Mine
Napalm Strike
Old Woman (as of December 19th, 2011 patch)
Petrol Bomb
Poison Strike
Sentry Gun
Sheep
Shotgun
Steal (Only in Multiplayer)
Super Bunker Buster
Super Sheep
Termites
Uzi
Worship
Utilities
Blow Torch
Electromagnet
Emergency Teleport
Invisbility (Only in Multiplayer)
Jet Pack
Ninja Rope
Parachute
Pneumatic Drill
Prod
Teleport
Girder
Bridge Kit
Skip Go
Surrender
Game Modes
Single Player
Quick Game
In a Quick Game, one player will face one enemy team with both 4 worms per team. The player will not be able to choose his/her map, this means that a randomly generated map will be chosen. The weapons and utilities are close to the Standard game style.
Custom Game
Beginner: In Beginner, the players are provided with normal and superweapons.
Standard: In Standard, the players are provided with a normal set of weapons.
Pro: In Pro, the players are provided with a limited amount of weapons for a competitive game.
Rope Racing: In Rope Racing, the players should move from the start to the finish as soon as possible. This has to be done using only the Ninja Rope and normal movements. The player with the fastest time will win the race. (The player can get fall damage)
Fort: In Fort, there are two teams. Each team is provided with a fort and limited moving utilities.
Crazy Crates: In Crazy Crates, the players are provided with a very limited amount of weapons. The player will have to find more powerful weapons in crates, which will drop very often.
Bazookas and Grenades: As the name states, only Bazookas and Grenades are usable weapons.
Warzone: In Warzone, the players are provided with a lot of weapons and utilities. It will take several turns for good weapons to unlock, even the Dynamite.
Training
The training mode includes three tutorials and three firing ranges. Training mode teaches the basics, and firing ranges are used by testing any weapons and utilities available in Worms Reloaded. You can also add targets, dummies, adjust wind and water levels. Completing the three tutorials will earn the player some in-game coins.
Campaign
The campaign mode of Worms Reloaded has 35 missions, of which the last 5 are more difficult and have to be bought in the in-game shop. Completing the mission will earn the player coins which can be used in the in-game shop.
Warzone
Another campaign mode, but recommended for advanced players. Includes 31 missions. These missions will not earn the player in-game coins.
Body Count
In Body Count, the player will get one Worm while the enemy gets four worms. The player will have to get a high score by making kills. The player gets more points for double, triple, and multi-kills. If an enemy Worm dies, a new enemy Worm will spawn at the end of the turn. WARNING: The enemies can get more health.
The highest score of all players can be found in the leaderboards.
Multiplayer
Local Match
A local match is the same as a Custom Game.
Terrain
From Worms: Open Warfare/Worms (2007)
Arctic
Hawaii
Hell
Jungle
London
Space
From Worms 2: Armageddon
Arabian
Cheese
Construction
Forts (Only Available in the Forts Pack DLC)
Jurassic
Manhattan
Medieval
Puzzle (Only Available in the Puzzle Pack DLC)
Retro (Only Available in the Retro Pack DLC)
Sport
Time Attack (Only Available in the Time Attack Pack DLC)
Wild West
New in Reloaded
Britannia
Warzone
Customization
As seen in previous Worms titles, customization stands as a prominent aspect of Worms Reloaded. Each player can create his or her own team of Worms, choosing the name of the team and naming each of the team's four worms. Each team also selects a voice set, victory dance, grave marker, skin color, and wearable hats, among other features. Many of the voice sets are classics from previous titles.
Players can also modify or create multiplayer game schemes, which define the gameplay rules and available weapons during matches. For example, the turn length can be adjusted, and the players can choose what objects may randomly spawn on the landscape. Additionally, Reloaded allows players to define the starting inventory of every weapon, and how long before that weapon becomes available for use. If weapon crate airdrops are enabled, more weapons will randomly drop to the landscape over the course of a game.
The game offers an in-game level editor, in which the players can draw terrain shapes and add basic features such as possible spawnpoints for objects. The game automatically fills the terrain's shape in with a landscape texture when the level is finished. Additionally, players can import full-color levels in image format.
While still flexible, the customization in Reloaded is simplified when compared to older PC titles. For example, Worms Armageddon allowed the player to choose for each individual weapon how likely that weapon was to appear in a weapon crate. Reloaded does not offer any control over which weapons can appear in crates or how frequently. Likewise, players can no longer adjust the power of each weapon individually. Team size has been reduced from eight to four, and sudden death scenarios have been reduced.
Development
The game is largely based upon Worms 2: Armageddon (released on Xbox Live Arcade in 2009), but is said to be an 'extended edition of the console versions of late.' Team17 released few details or media content concerning the title before release, and a press release is not available. A select group of the public were allowed into a European and Worldwide Beta, however both were under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
On June 21, 2010, the official Team17 Twitter revealed that the beta testing phase had ended.[2] The developers stated that the game would be released as a digital download only at a "very attractive" price.[3]
The game was released on Steam on August 26.[1] Two days before the release, Valve announced that anyone who pre-ordered or bought Worms Reloaded over the subsequent 10 days (August 25 through September 2) would receive a gift in Team Fortress 2.[4]
Team17 stated that a Mac OS X version was in development.[5] The Mac version was released on Steam on May 17, 2011.[6] Users of the Mac version can not play a multiplayer game with users of the Windows version of the game.
The game was released for Linux on October 15, 2013 as part of the Humble Bundle with Android 7 promotion.[7] Online multiplayer was not cross-platform, and only supported through the Steam version of the game.[1]
Reception
Worms Reloaded has received generally favorable reviews. Its metascore on Metacritic is currently 79, based on more than 28 critic reviews[8] while it rank on GameRankings is 81%.[9]
GameSpot commented: "The latest entry in the long-running Worms series further refines the 15-year-old formula and is one of the best yet", giving it an 8.0.[10] Apart from that general praise, the game has received criticism on its user interface (UI). PC Gamer called the UI "ridiculously oversized"[11]
Daemon Hatfield of IGN had said that "this is the biggest, prettiest Worms, yet".[12]
Rory Young of GameRant gave a game a mediocre score of 2.5 out of 5, praising its LAN multiplayer but criticizing its boring single player and lack of windowed mode.[13]
Jeremy Duff of Gaming Nexus had commented on its poor user interface, criticizing the use of keyboard instead of a mouse.[14]
References
- "Worms Reloaded". Steam. Valve. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- "Worms Reloaded Beta test has finished now". Official Team17 twits. Twitter. June 21, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- Purchese, Robert (February 2, 2010). "Worms Reloaded price "very attractive"". Eurogamer.net. Eurogamer. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- "The healing is not as rewarding as the hurting!". Team Fortress 2 Official blog. Valve. August 24, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- "We are doing a MAC version, but it's still some time off". Official Team17 Twits. Twitter. July 30, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- "Midweek Madness - Worms Reloaded 50% off. Now with Steamplay!". Announcement - Valve. Valve. July 9, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- Sneddon, Joey (October 15, 2013). "'Worms Reloaded' Arrives on Linux As Part of Latest Humble Bundle". Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- "Worms Reloaded for PC". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- "Worms Reloaded". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- Calvert, Justin (August 27, 2010). "Worms Reloaded Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- Cobbett, Richard (August 27, 2010). "Worms Reloaded review - PC Gamer". PC Gamer. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- Hatfield, Daemon (September 30, 2010). "Worms Reloaded Review". IGN. News Corporation. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- Young, Rory. "Worms: Reloaded Review". GameRant. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- Duff, Jeremy (August 30, 2010). "Worms Reloaded". Gaming Nexus. Retrieved May 27, 2018.