<s>
Worms	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
artillery	B-Application
tactical	B-Application
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
company	O
Team17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
these	O
games	O
,	O
small	O
platoons	O
of	O
anthropomorphic	O
worms	B-Application
battle	O
each	O
other	O
across	O
a	O
destructible	O
landscape	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
being	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
sole	O
surviving	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
whose	O
concept	O
was	O
devised	O
by	O
Andy	O
Davidson	O
,	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
gaming	O
press	O
as	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
and	O
Lemmings	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
wider	O
genre	O
of	O
turn-based	O
artillery	B-Application
games	I-Application
involving	O
projectile	O
weapons	O
;	O
similar	O
games	O
include	O
Scorched	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
Gorillas	B-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
and	O
Artillery	B-Application
Duel	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
turn-based	O
artillery	B-Application
games	I-Application
presented	O
in	O
2D	O
or	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	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
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>
If	O
a	O
worm	B-Device
is	O
hit	O
with	O
a	O
weapon	O
,	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
dealt	O
to	O
the	O
worm	B-Device
will	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
worm	B-Device
's	O
initial	O
amount	O
of	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
damage	O
dealt	O
to	O
the	O
attacked	O
worm	B-Device
or	O
worms	B-Application
after	O
any	O
player	O
's	O
turn	O
is	O
shown	O
when	O
all	O
movement	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
has	O
ceased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
die	O
when	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
situations	O
occurs	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
notable	O
for	O
its	O
extensive	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weapons	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
range	O
from	O
a	O
standard	O
timed	O
grenade	O
and	O
homing	O
missiles	O
to	O
exploding	O
sheep	O
and	O
the	O
highly	O
destructive	O
Banana	O
Bomb	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
every	O
Worms	B-Application
game	I-Application
so	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
seen	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
iconic	O
Holy	O
Hand	O
Grenade	O
,	O
the	O
Priceless	O
Ming	O
Vase	O
and	O
the	O
Inflatable	O
Scouser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
French	O
Nuclear	O
Test	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Worms	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
the	O
Indian	O
Nuclear	O
Test	O
in	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
to	O
keep	O
with	O
the	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
,	O
weapons	O
that	O
were	O
intended	O
to	O
aid	O
as	O
utilities	O
rather	O
than	O
damage-dealers	O
were	O
classified	O
as	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
resolved	O
in	O
Worms	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Davidson	O
is	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Worms	B-Application
video	O
game	O
by	O
Team17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
"	O
Worms	B-Application
"	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2D	O
classic	O
"	O
Artillery	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
originally	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
worms	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
Lemmings	B-Application
from	O
the	O
popular	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davidson	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
program	O
called	O
"	O
Jack	O
the	O
Ripper	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
personal	O
computer	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
him	O
to	O
trawl	O
the	O
residual	O
contents	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
after	O
applications	O
had	O
been	O
run	O
and	O
quit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
he	O
"	O
ripped	O
"	O
the	O
graphics	O
from	O
Lemmings	B-Application
,	O
and	O
used	O
them	O
while	O
developing	O
his	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Artillery	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowing	O
he	O
could	O
never	O
commercially	O
release	O
the	O
"	O
Lemmings	B-Application
"	O
characters	O
,	O
he	O
changed	O
them	O
to	O
worms	B-Application
and	O
changed	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Total	B-Application
Wormage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
as	O
an	O
entry	O
for	O
a	O
Blitz	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
programming	O
competition	O
run	O
by	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
magazine	O
,	O
a	O
cut-down	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
programming	O
language	O
having	O
been	O
covermounted	O
previously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
at	O
this	O
stage	O
was	O
called	O
Total	B-Application
Wormage	I-Application
(	O
possibly	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
Total	B-Application
Carnage	I-Application
)	O
and	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
win	O
the	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
subsequently	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
full	O
commercial	O
game	O
,	O
renamed	O
Worms	B-Application
,	O
available	O
initially	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Davidson	O
wrote	O
Worms	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
,	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
Worms	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Worms	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
engine	O
was	O
redesigned	O
using	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
DirectX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
introduce	O
internet	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
release	O
,	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
,	O
featured	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
campaign	O
mode	O
and	O
was	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Worms	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armageddon	O
marked	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
"	O
WormNET	B-Application
"	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
services	O
which	O
required	O
registration	O
and	O
provided	O
leagues	O
and	O
ranks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
variety	O
of	O
"	O
schemes	O
"	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
WormNET	B-Application
community	O
that	O
are	O
often	O
played	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
schemes	O
created	O
by	O
Team17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
three-dimensional	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
'	O
poxel	O
 '	O
engine	O
,	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
and	O
voxels	B-Algorithm
(	O
the	O
3D	O
analogues	O
of	O
pixels	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
pseudo-realistic	O
terrain	O
deformation	O
similar	O
in	O
style	O
to	O
the	O
2D	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
terrain	O
was	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
bitmap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
2004	O
by	O
a	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Worms	B-Application
Forts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Under	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth-numbered	O
sequel	O
,	O
Worms	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
Worms	B-Application
3'''s	O
release	O
,	O
Team17	O
would	O
announce	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
Battle	O
Rally	O
,	O
a	O
karting	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
frag	O
their	O
opponents.Retro	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
,	O
issue	O
73	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Chair	O
with	O
...	O
Martyn	O
Brown	O
(	O
page	O
86	O
)	O
Worms	B-Application
:	I-Application
Open	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
,	O
a	O
handheld	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
2D	O
gameplay	O
and	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Worms	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
a	B-Device
sequel	I-Device
,	O
a	B-Application
console	I-Application
port	I-Application
of	O
Open	O
Warfare	O
would	O
be	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
turn	O
,	O
the	O
port	O
would	O
be	O
followed	O
by	O
2009	O
's	O
Worms	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
directly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
tries	O
to	O
mimic	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
physics	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
would	O
itself	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
computers	O
as	O
Worms	B-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
revamp	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Worms	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
W.M.D	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
introduced	O
vehicles	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Metacritic	O
quoted	O
Worms	B-Application
World	I-Application
Party	I-Application
reviews	O
with	O
comments	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
virtually	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
"	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
ActionTrip	O
's	O
Dejan	O
Grbavcic	O
put	O
it	O
:	O
"	O
And	O
I	O
thought	O
that	O
only	O
Eidos	O
was	O
impertinent	O
enough	O
to	O
keep	O
selling	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
slightly	O
different	O
name	O
...	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
IGN	O
included	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
game	O
franchises	O
that	O
have	O
jumped	O
the	O
shark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
60	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Worms''	O
franchise	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
since	O
launching	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
75	O
million	O
game	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
