<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
turn-based	B-Application
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Team17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
Worms	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
initially	O
titled	O
Wormageddon	B-Application
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
was	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
refined	O
gameplay	O
and	O
stylized	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
"	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
is	O
still	O
updated	O
periodically	O
as	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
turn-based	B-Application
,	O
with	O
each	O
team	O
moving	O
in	O
sequence	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
determined	O
randomly	O
,	O
across	O
two-dimensional	O
terrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
single	O
turn	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
can	O
only	O
move	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
worms	B-Application
(	O
unless	O
an	O
item	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
select	O
their	O
worm	O
is	O
used	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
can	O
walk	O
and	O
jump	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
(	O
when	O
the	O
proper	O
items	O
are	O
available	O
)	O
swing	O
by	O
rope	O
,	O
parachute	B-Application
,	O
teleport	O
,	O
and	O
bungee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
match	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
all	O
opposing	O
teams	O
by	O
killing	O
their	O
worms	B-Application
,	O
although	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
some	O
missions	O
have	O
other	O
objectives	O
such	O
as	O
collecting	O
a	O
specific	O
crate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
including	O
melee	O
,	O
projectile	O
,	O
and	O
explosive	O
weapons	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
airstrike-based	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
training	O
missions	O
,	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
with	O
premade	O
missions	O
,	O
a	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
and	O
outnumbered	O
battles	O
against	O
the	O
computer	O
,	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Local	O
multiplayer	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
which	O
teams	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
worms	B-Application
and	O
handicaps	O
,	O
which	O
options	O
and	O
weapons	O
are	O
used	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
level	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
Internet	O
service	O
called	O
WormNet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
very	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
customizability	O
–	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
or	O
skirmishes	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
create	O
custom	O
game	O
modes	O
with	O
preferred	O
gameplay	O
options	O
and	O
weapon	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regular	O
options	O
include	O
starting	O
health	O
,	O
whether	O
the	O
worms	B-Application
can	O
move	O
,	O
how	O
long	O
a	O
turn	O
lasts	O
,	O
and	O
sudden	O
death	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
offers	O
several	O
levels	O
of	O
customizability	O
outside	O
of	O
direct	O
gameplay	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
team	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
name	O
and	O
includes	O
eight	O
individually	O
named	O
worms	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
Worms	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
Worms	B-Application
creator	O
Andy	O
Davidson	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
needed	O
more	O
content	O
before	O
being	O
released	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
World	I-Application
Party	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Wormageddon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Team17	O
changed	O
the	O
name	O
to	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
because	O
of	O
close	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
ported	O
to	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
30	O
November	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
on	O
19	O
January	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
on	O
30	O
March	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
terrain	O
editor	O
and	O
generator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
MacSoft	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Martyn	O
Brown	O
and	O
composed	O
by	O
Bjørn	O
Lynne	O
,	O
Karl	O
Morton	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
programmer	O
,	O
and	O
Dan	O
Cartwright	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
artist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
preorder	O
bonus	O
for	O
Worms	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
included	O
all	O
improvements	O
from	O
the	O
previously-released	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
was	O
released	O
onto	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
store	I-Application
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
on	O
20	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
age	O
,	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
still	O
receives	O
periodic	O
updates	O
,	O
mainly	O
from	O
two	O
programmers	O
known	O
as	O
Deadcode	O
and	O
CyberShadow	O
,	O
recruited	O
by	O
Team17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
updates	O
address	O
bugs	O
and	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
add	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
greater	O
number	O
of	O
worms	B-Application
in	O
a	O
match	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
arbitrarily-sized	O
colour	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
,	O
averaging	O
a	O
PC	O
score	O
of	O
88%	O
on	O
the	O
GameRankings	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
writing	O
that	O
veterans	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
find	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
,	O
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
easy	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
control	O
and	O
humorous	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
physics	O
,	O
and	O
seemingly	O
endless	O
customization	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
WormNet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
likened	O
the	O
single-player	O
missions	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
game	O
of	O
Lemmings	B-Application
in	O
that	O
the	O
missions	O
often	O
required	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
precisely	O
utilize	O
a	O
limited	O
supply	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
tools	O
to	O
accomplish	O
the	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
his	O
only	O
criticisms	O
are	O
that	O
the	O
AI-controlled	O
worms	B-Application
do	O
not	O
utilize	O
their	O
full	O
arsenals	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
wish	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
weapons	O
,	O
more	O
diverse	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
missions	O
and	O
AI	O
)	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Worms	B-Application
and	O
Worms	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
always	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
reception	O
was	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
contrary	O
,	O
Ben	O
Stahl	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
multiple	O
controller	O
ports	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
being	O
fast-paced	O
and	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
barrage	O
of	O
havoc	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
single-player	O
for	O
the	O
AI-controlled	O
worms	B-Application
 '	O
nearly	O
perfect	O
accuracy	O
and	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
time	O
that	O
it	O
takes	O
for	O
such	O
worms	B-Application
to	O
complete	O
their	O
turns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
worms	B-Application
 '	O
high-pitched	O
voices	O
are	O
"	O
only	O
mildly	O
cute	O
"	O
and	O
can	O
potentially	O
be	O
annoying	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
lending	O
in	O
realism	O
to	O
an	O
otherwise	O
unrealistic	O
experience	O
and	O
the	O
background	O
music	O
for	O
helping	O
players	O
stay	O
on	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
port	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Hudak	O
of	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
similarly	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
soundbites	O
and	O
complete	O
lack	O
of	O
voices	O
and	O
what	O
he	O
perceived	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
microscopic	O
"	O
worms	B-Application
that	O
are	O
tough	O
for	O
the	O
eye	O
to	O
see	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Wolf	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
rental	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
planning	O
a	O
gaming	O
party	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
day-to-day	O
gaming	O
,	O
these	O
annelids	O
just	O
do	O
n't	O
cut	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
nominated	O
Armageddon	O
for	O
their	O
1999	O
"	O
Best	O
Turn-Based	B-Application
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Ogre	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
has	O
been	O
placed	O
on	O
several	O
lists	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
ranked	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
18	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
20	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
13	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
50	O
PlayStation	B-Device
I	I-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team17	O
chose	O
to	O
base	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
2016	O
game	O
Worms	B-Application
W.M.D	I-Application
entirely	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
,	O
because	O
fans	O
frequently	O
told	O
them	O
upon	O
questioning	O
that	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
was	O
their	O
favourite	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
2009	O
game	O
Worms	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
was	O
named	O
in	O
honor	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
despite	O
not	O
being	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
added	O
to	O
the	O
premium	O
collection	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
