<s>
Worms	B-Application
3D	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
artillery	B-Application
turn-based	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
weapons	O
operations	O
are	O
substantially	O
different	O
from	O
previous	O
Worms	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Team17	O
in	O
2002	O
as	O
Worms	B-Application
3	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
different	O
logo	O
and	O
initially	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
the	O
name	O
changed	O
to	O
Worms	B-Application
3D	I-Application
and	O
Activision	O
was	O
dropped	O
as	O
the	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
matches	O
is	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
opposing	O
forces	O
 '	O
worms	B-Application
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Campaign	O
mode	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
sets	O
of	O
specific	O
goals	O
which	O
he	O
needs	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Campaign	O
consists	O
of	O
35	O
small	O
missions	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
utilise	O
their	O
worms	B-Application
to	O
complete	O
a	O
certain	O
task	O
,	O
like	O
destroy	O
enemy	O
worms	B-Application
,	O
collect	O
a	O
certain	O
crate	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
unique	O
missions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
to	O
detonate	O
16	O
hidden	O
landmines	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Worms	B-Application
3Ds	I-Application
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
worms	B-Application
continue	O
to	O
fight	O
using	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
conventional	O
or	O
droll	O
weapons	O
,	O
including	O
rockets	O
,	O
explosives	O
,	O
firearms	O
,	O
and	O
air	O
strikes	O
,	O
whilst	O
also	O
traversing	O
the	O
island	O
using	O
utilities	O
when	O
those	O
items	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Team17	O
in	O
2002	O
as	O
Worms	B-Application
3	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
different	O
logo	O
and	O
initially	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
changed	O
to	O
Worms	B-Application
3D	I-Application
and	O
Activision	O
were	O
dropped	O
as	O
the	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
by	O
Sega	O
on	O
31	O
October	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
said	O
platforms	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
11	O
March	O
2004	O
,	O
except	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
for	O
which	O
Sega	O
released	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
on	O
1	O
March	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
on	O
14	O
May	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
3D	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
received	O
fairly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Davidson	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
franchise	O
and	O
who	O
had	O
already	O
left	O
Team17	O
before	O
returning	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
objected	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
3D	O
Worms	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
argued	O
that	O
Worms	B-Application
and	O
its	O
mechanics	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
two	O
dimensions	O
only	O
and	O
that	O
adding	O
another	O
dimension	O
broke	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
rather	O
than	O
trying	O
to	O
"	O
recreate	O
"	O
Worms	B-Application
itself	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
preferred	O
to	O
start	O
from	O
scratch	O
and	O
build	O
a	O
3D	O
game	O
containing	O
the	O
same	O
qualities	O
as	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
3D	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
silver	O
award	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
