<s>
Worms	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
artillery	B-Application
tactical	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Team17	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
turn	O
based	O
game	O
where	O
a	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
worms	B-Application
against	O
other	O
teams	O
of	O
worms	B-Application
that	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
computer	O
or	O
human	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
is	O
to	O
use	O
various	O
weapons	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
worms	B-Application
on	O
the	O
other	O
teams	O
and	O
have	O
the	O
last	O
surviving	O
worm(s )	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
artillery	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
early	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
Scorched	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
several	O
worms	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
take	O
turns	O
selecting	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
worms	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
use	O
whatever	O
tools	O
and	O
weapons	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
attack	O
and	O
kill	O
the	O
opponents	O
 '	O
worms	B-Application
,	O
thereby	O
winning	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
may	O
move	O
around	O
the	O
terrain	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
ways	O
,	O
normally	O
by	O
walking	O
and	O
jumping	O
but	O
also	O
by	O
using	O
particular	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Bungee	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Ninja	O
Rope	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
otherwise	O
inaccessible	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
time	O
limit	O
can	O
be	O
modified	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
can	O
also	O
die	O
by	O
being	O
thrown	O
off	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
or	O
by	O
falling	O
into	O
the	O
water	O
at	O
the	O
map	O
's	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
was	O
the	O
brainchild	O
of	O
Andy	O
Davidson	O
,	O
a	O
then-unknown	O
computer	O
shop	O
employee	O
and	O
fan	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
microcomputers	B-Architecture
since	O
1987	O
,	O
who	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
in	O
1990	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Artillery	B-Application
based	O
on	O
previous	O
tank	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
8-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
using	O
a	O
Casio	O
graphing	B-Application
calculator	I-Application
as	O
an	O
experiment	O
for	O
his	O
own	O
amusement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davidson	O
later	O
moved	O
development	O
of	O
Artillery	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
August	O
1993	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
to	O
expand	O
his	O
idea	O
further	O
,	O
leading	O
him	O
on	O
introducing	O
new	O
elements	O
and	O
a	O
graphical	O
style	O
to	O
distinguish	O
his	O
project	O
from	O
its	O
spiritual	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davidson	O
wanted	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
same	O
animation	O
quality	O
and	O
humour	O
seen	O
in	O
Lemmings	B-Application
,	O
which	O
led	O
him	O
on	O
employing	O
worms	B-Application
as	O
characters	O
for	O
his	O
project	O
after	O
delving	O
on	O
various	O
experiments	O
through	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
worms	B-Application
into	O
his	O
ideas	O
and	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
Blitz	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
programming	O
competition	O
held	O
by	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
magazine	O
,	O
Davidson	O
renamed	O
his	O
project	O
from	O
Artillery	B-Application
to	O
Total	B-Application
Wormage	I-Application
(	O
possibly	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
Midway	O
's	O
Total	B-Application
Carnage	I-Application
)	O
,	O
featuring	O
55,000	O
levels	O
and	O
publications	O
compared	O
it	O
with	O
both	O
Lemmings	B-Application
and	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
visual	O
style	O
and	O
thematic	O
,	O
which	O
Team17	O
project	O
manager	O
Marcus	O
Dyson	O
claimed	O
was	O
planned	O
from	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
was	O
first	O
launched	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercial	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
considerable	O
negotiation	O
,	O
as	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
of	O
America	O
had	O
a	O
policy	O
against	O
2D	O
games	O
being	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
conversion	O
was	O
a	O
straight	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Telegames	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
;	O
Telegames	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
this	O
version	O
after	O
becoming	O
the	O
last	O
remaining	O
software	O
publisher	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
and	O
,	O
like	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
other	O
games	O
published	O
following	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
discontinuation	O
,	O
Worms	B-Application
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
either	O
through	O
direct	O
order	O
from	O
Telegames	O
 '	O
US	O
and	O
UK	O
websites	O
or	O
select	O
retailers	O
such	O
as	O
Electronics	O
Boutique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
Atari-licensed	O
title	O
ever	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
;	O
two	O
months	O
earlier	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
,	O
JTS	O
Corporation	O
sold	O
all	O
the	O
assets	O
of	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Atari	O
name	O
,	O
to	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
would	O
release	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
rights	O
into	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
Team17	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
32X	B-Device
release	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Reinforcements	I-Application
(	O
1996	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Worms	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
amalgamated	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
to	O
create	O
Worms	B-Application
and	O
Reinforcements	O
United	O
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
United	I-Application
or	O
Worms	B-Application
Utd	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
it	O
added	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
custom	O
levels	O
and	O
soundpacks	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
already	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
(	O
1997	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Worms	B-Application
,	O
available	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
largely	O
built	O
upon	O
the	O
original	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
engine	O
with	O
various	O
gameplay	O
enhancement	O
and	O
additions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
and	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
2	O
,	O
Andy	O
Davidson	O
wrote	O
this	O
special	O
edition	O
produced	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
's	O
AGA	B-Device
chipset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
5000	O
copies	O
were	O
ever	O
sold	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
platform	I-Device
,	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
originated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
Worms	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
April	O
2009	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
on	O
11	O
July	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
its	O
sales	O
had	O
reached	O
almost	O
250,000	O
copies	O
,	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
November	O
1995	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
sharply	O
divided	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
especially	O
praised	O
Worms	B-Application
's	O
unexpected	O
complexity	O
and	O
the	O
fun	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
quite	O
simply	O
the	O
most	O
playable	O
game	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
so	O
far	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
basically	O
,	O
Worms	B-Application
is	O
Lemmings	B-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
without	O
the	O
puzzles	O
and	O
with	O
weapons	O
instead	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
argued	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
resembles	O
Lemmings	B-Application
on	O
a	O
cursory	O
examination	O
,	O
in	O
actuality	O
it	O
is	O
much	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praising	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
both	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
skill	O
,	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
randomly	O
generated	O
landscapes	O
,	O
he	O
described	O
Worms	B-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
makes	O
no	O
excuses	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
texture-mapped	O
polygons	O
or	O
its	O
minimalist	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fun	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
infectious	O
spirit	O
and	O
near	O
endless	O
replay	O
value	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
humorous	O
concept	O
never	O
really	O
pays	O
off	O
in	O
Worms	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
some	O
games	O
have	O
great	O
graphics	O
and	O
control	O
,	O
but	O
Worms	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
need	O
either	O
because	O
the	O
fun	O
factor	O
is	O
a	O
10+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
multiplayer	O
ability	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
people	O
,	O
Worms	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
that	O
is	O
so	O
unique	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
fit	O
into	O
any	O
category	O
-	O
except	O
innovative	O
and	O
incredibly	O
addictive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
named	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
5	O
Most	O
Original	O
Games	O
of	O
1996	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
criticized	O
the	O
slowness	O
of	O
large	O
multiplayer	O
sessions	O
and	O
the	O
imprecision	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	O
controls	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
like	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
they	O
lauded	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
surface	O
simplicity	O
and	O
underlying	O
complexity	O
,	O
summarizing	O
that	O
"	O
like	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
Othello	O
,	O
Worms	B-Application
takes	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
minutes	O
to	O
learn	O
,	O
but	O
may	O
take	O
a	O
lifetime	O
to	O
master	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
review	O
,	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
a	O
magazine	O
personality	O
quiz	O
,	O
whilst	O
praising	O
the	O
detail	O
of	O
the	O
animation	O
,	O
described	O
frustrating	O
imbalances	O
especially	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
vaunted	O
16-player	O
multi-player	O
mode	O
and	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
puerility	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
humour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
named	O
Worms	B-Application
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Strategy	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
behind	O
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
was	O
included	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
2010	O
book	O
1001	O
Video	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
Before	O
You	O
Die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
Worms	B-Application
67th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
