Worms World Party

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Worms World Party
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Titus
Developer:
Distributor: Interplay (North America)
Virgin Interactive (Europe)
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Dreamcast Keyboard, Dreamcast Modem, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Simulation

















Number of players: 1-4
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Español
  • Italiano
  • Nederlands
  • Svenska
  • Dansk
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Dreamcast
    US
    $44.9944.99[2] T-22904N
    ESRB: Everyone
    Sega Dreamcast
    EU
    T-7016D-50
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    DE
    T-7016D-50
    USK: 6
    Sega Dreamcast
    ES
    T-7016D-50
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    FR
    T-7016D-50
    SELL: Tous Publics
    Sega Dreamcast
    UK
    £29.9929.99[6][7] T-7016D-50
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Non-Sega versions

    Worms World Party is an entry in Team 17's Worms series of games, and was released among other platforms for the Sega Dreamcast in 2001. It can be seen as an "update" to Worms Armageddon (which itself builds on the formula seen in Worms 2), however this game has a much stronger focus on multiplayer and makes use of the Dreamcast's online features. This would be the last 2D game before the series' three-year stint in 3D, starting with Worms 3D.

    Gameplay

    Like its predecessors, Worms World Party has the player control a team of worms and use a collection of weaponry to exterminate the other team(s). The worms can walk and jump around and use tools such as the ninja rope and parachute to move to otherwise unreachable locations.

    All kinds of weapons are available for the player to use, from basic weapons like the Bazooka, Grenade, Shotgun and Fire Punch to rarer, more powerful "Super Weapons" like the Armageddon and the infamous Concrete Donkey. Weapons can not only injure and kill worms, but can also deform the landscape, creating less land for worms to travel on as well as creating more movement obstacles. More weapons and additional health can be collected from crates dropped on the battlefield, but worms must be mindful of landmines that will detonate upon close proximity, and oil drums that will explode when exposed to other explosions.

    Compared to Worms Armageddon, this game also offers more single player content. In addition to the returning Deathmatch mode, there are now more training disciplines to try out and a total of 45 single-player missions, as well as 16 "Time Attack" missions where the player must clear specific objectives as quickly as possible.

    Versions

    Though designed to take advantage of the Dreamcast's online features, other versions exist for the Windows PC, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, N-Gage and Gizmondo.

    The Dreamcast port is lacking in some areas, however. There are fewer multiplayer options in the Dreamcast version, with notable exclusions being the competitive and co-operative multiplayer missions and the Wormpot; a feature that adds up to three additional rules to multiplayer games. It also shares the distinction with the PlayStation version that less teams and worms are allowed on the battlefield at one time (four teams with four worms each). It can also take longer for computer players to make a decision.

    However, the Dreamcast port still retains a higher resolution and some of the graphical effects from the PC version, such as the debris in the background, as well as background soil shown in destroyed terrain, which the PlayStation version lacks. Some objects, such as crates, are still animated, though other objects like oil drums are not animated.

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Worms World Party/Magazine articles.

    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
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    Based on
    0 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    576 Konzol (HU)
    80
    [11]
    Bonus (YU) PAL/NTSC
    79
    [12]
    Click! (PL)
    60
    [13]
    Consoles + (FR) PAL
    80
    [14]
    Computer & Video Games (UK)
    75
    [6]
    Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
    80
    [15]
    DC-UK (UK) PAL
    80
    [7]
    Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR)
    80
    [16]
    Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
    85
    [17]
    Dreamplanet (ES)
    70
    [18]
    Dreamzone (FR) PAL
    90
    [19]
    Edge (UK)
    60
    [20]
    Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
    82
    [21]
    Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
    81
    [22]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    68
    [2]
    Game Station (UK)
    70
    [23]
    Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
    80
    [24]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    79
    [25]
    Neo Plus (PL)
    70
    [26]
    Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
    75
    [27]
    Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
    80
    [28]
    PSX Extreme (PL)
    77
    [29]
    Power Unlimited (NL)
    80
    [30]
    Ready! (ES)
    86
    [31]
    Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
    80
    [32]
    Strana Igr (RU)
    70
    [33]
    Sega Dreamcast
    77
    Based on
    26 reviews

    Worms World Party

    Dreamcast, US
    WormsWorldPartyDCUSBack.jpgWWP DC US Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    WormsWorldParty DC US Manual.pdf
    Manual
    WormsWorldPartyDCUSInlay.jpg
    Inlay
    Dreamcast, EU
    WWP DC EU Box Back.jpgWWP DC EU Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    WWP DC EU Disc.jpg
    Disc

    Technical information

    Main article: Worms World Party/Technical information.

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sega Dreamcast
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    GD-ROM (US)
    Sega Dreamcast
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    GD-ROM (EU)
    Sega Dreamcast
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    2000-10-31 GD-R Page

    References

    1. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/x4kNE-6Pb_U/m/ZqzdvaOlVFMJ
    2. 2.0 2.1 GamePro, "May 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 80
    3. http://www.sega-europe.com/english/news/000102/000102.php (Wayback Machine: 2001-05-11 09:06)
    4. http://www.chipsworld.co.uk:80/detProd.asp?ProductCode=3210 (Wayback Machine: 2001-06-27 23:58)
    5. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/300728/ (Wayback Machine: 2002-11-14 20:19)
    6. 6.0 6.1 Computer & Video Games, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-13), page 95
    7. 7.0 7.1 DC-UK, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-14), page 63
    8. http://www.micromania.fr/zooms/?ref=18282 (Wayback Machine: 2002-12-18 16:00)
    9. http://www.amazon.fr:80/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/557790/ref=vg_brbx_c_1_0/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-28 01:53)
    10. http://www.centromail.es:80/top/ficha.asp?codmail=16908&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2002-07-06 20:36)
    11. 576 Konzol, "Június 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 40
    12. Bonus, "5/2001" (YU; 2001-06-25), page 34
    13. Click!, "6/2001" (PL; 2001-03-15), page 24
    14. Consoles +, "Juin 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 91
    15. Dreamcast Monthly, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-23), page 60
    16. Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Juillet/Août 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 72
    17. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 16" (UK; 2000-11-30), page 58
    18. Dreamplanet, "Abril 2001" (ES; 2001-03-15), page 50
    19. Dreamzone, "Mai 2001" (FR; 2001-xx-xx), page 54
    20. Edge, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-28), page 110
    21. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 2001" (US; 2001-04-03), page 104
    22. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 299
    23. Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
    24. Gamers' Republic, "August 2001" (US; 2001-xx-xx), page 53
    25. MAN!AC, "05/2001" (DE; 2001-04-04), page 73
    26. Neo Plus, "Czerwiec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 47
    27. Next Generation, "June 2001" (US; 2001-05-22), page 88
    28. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-11-30), page 76
    29. PSX Extreme, "06/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 55
    30. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 09, Nummer 8, Augustus 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 45
    31. Ready!, "08-01" (ES; 2001-0x-xx), page 34
    32. Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Julio 2001" (ES; 2001-xx-xx), page 52
    33. Strana Igr, "May 2001 1/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 52


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