<s>
Worms	B-Application
World	I-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	O
artillery	B-Application
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
by	O
Team17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
fairly	O
well	O
received	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
overall	O
reception	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
World	I-Application
Party	I-Application
has	O
subsequently	O
become	O
mixed	O
amongst	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
to	O
an	O
already	O
good	O
game	O
,	O
whilst	O
others	O
saw	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
too	O
derivative	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
not	O
worthwhile	O
for	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
World	I-Application
Party	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
two-dimensional	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
before	O
transitioning	O
to	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
with	O
Worms	B-Application
3D	I-Application
as	O
the	O
first	O
fully	O
3D	O
Worms	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Worms	B-Application
World	I-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
video	O
game	O
involving	O
controlling	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
worms	B-Application
and	O
using	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
weaponry	O
to	O
eliminate	O
any	O
opposing	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
worms	B-Application
can	O
walk	O
and	O
jump	O
around	O
and	O
use	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ninja	O
rope	O
and	O
parachute	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
otherwise	O
unreachable	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
worms	B-Application
have	O
an	O
arsenal	O
of	O
dozens	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
longbows	B-Application
to	O
bazookas	O
and	O
from	O
fireball	O
to	O
Holy	O
Hand	O
Grenades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
weapons	O
are	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
worms	B-Application
 '	O
initial	O
arsenal	O
while	O
others	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
from	O
randomly	O
appearing	O
crates	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
image	O
illustrates	O
a	O
match	O
between	O
three	O
teams	O
of	O
worms	B-Application
in	O
a	O
pirate-themed	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
their	O
heads	O
the	O
worms	B-Application
have	O
their	O
names	O
and	O
hit	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
team	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
will	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
language	O
the	O
worms	B-Application
speak	O
and	O
the	O
headstone	O
that	O
is	O
left	O
when	O
a	O
worm	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
worms	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
drowned	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
case	O
no	O
headstone	O
is	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
time	O
runs	O
out	O
,	O
the	O
water	O
level	O
starts	O
to	O
raise	O
on	O
each	O
turn	O
,	O
drowning	O
the	O
worms	B-Application
at	O
the	O
lowest	O
points	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
(	O
this	O
is	O
called	O
Sudden	O
Death	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
play	O
against	B-Application
the	I-Application
computer	I-Application
,	O
or	O
can	O
play	O
against	O
people	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
computer	O
or	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
or	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
and	O
IPX	B-Protocol
supported	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
releasing	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
,	O
Team17	O
had	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
fully	O
three-dimensional	O
iteration	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
2003	O
launch	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
using	O
two-dimensional	O
visuals	O
,	O
but	O
Sega	O
approached	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
asked	O
them	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
online	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
World	I-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Worms	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
Andy	O
Davidson	O
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
creator	O
,	O
had	O
no	O
involvement	O
since	O
his	O
departure	O
from	O
Team17	O
(	O
Davidson	O
later	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
World	I-Application
Party	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Pocket	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
by	O
JAMDAT	O
Mobile	O
on	O
3	O
October	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
a	O
port	O
due	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
platform	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
was	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
short	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Worms	B-Application
World	I-Application
Party	I-Application
Remastered	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Steam	O
and	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Wolf	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
with	O
the	O
online	O
issues	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
Worms	B-Application
at	O
its	O
finest	O
–	O
quick	O
,	O
easy	O
,	O
fun	O
worm-blasting	O
action	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
PC	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
N-Gage	B-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
complaint	O
in	O
the	O
individual	O
reviews	O
is	O
that	O
Worms	B-Application
World	I-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
with	O
merely	O
incremental	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worms	B-Application
World	I-Application
Party	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
30	O
,	O
70	O
,	O
and	O
94	O
of	O
PC	O
PowerPlays	O
top	O
100	O
PC	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
2004	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
retrospectively	O
listed	O
the	O
port	O
for	O
N-Gage	B-Operating_System
versions	O
1.0	O
and	O
2.0	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twenty	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
gaming	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
