Worms World Party

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

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
US 		T-22904N
ESRB: Everyone
Sega Dreamcast
EU 		T-7016D-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
DE 		T-7016D-50
USK: 6
Sega Dreamcast
FR 		T-7016D-50
SELL: Tous Publics
Sega Dreamcast
UK 		£29.9929.99[1][2] 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.

In 2017, the online features of the game were brought back online and are fully functional with DreamPi.[3]

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
100% Consoles (FR) PAL
92
[4]
576 Konzol (HU)
80
[5]
Bonus (YU) PAL/NTSC
79
[6]
Click! (PL)
60
[7]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
80
[8]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[1]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
80
[9]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
80
[2]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR)
80
[10]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
85
[11]
Dreamplanet (ES)
70
[12]
Dreamzone (FR) PAL
90
[13]
Edge (UK)
60
[14]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
82
[15]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
81
[16]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[17]
Game Station (UK)
70
[18]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
80
[19]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
79
[20]
Neo Plus (PL)
70
[21]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
75
[22]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[23]
PSX Extreme (PL)
77
[24]
Power Unlimited (NL)
80
[25]
Ready! (ES)
86
[26]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
80
[27]
Strana Igr (RU)
70
[28]
Sega Dreamcast
 77
Based on
27 reviews

Worms World Party

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Computer & Video Games, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-13), page 95
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 DC-UK, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-14), page 63
  3. ↑ http://www.dreamcastlive.net/worms-world-party.html (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-11 03:56)
  4. ↑ 100% Consoles, "Juin/Juillet 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 57
  5. ↑ 576 Konzol, "Június 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 40
  6. ↑ Bonus, "5/2001" (YU; 2001-06-25), page 34
  7. ↑ Click!, "6/2001" (PL; 2001-03-15), page 24
  8. ↑ Consoles +, "Juin 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 91
  9. ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-23), page 60
  10. ↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Juillet/Août 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 72
  11. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 16" (UK; 2000-11-30), page 58
  12. ↑ Dreamplanet, "Abril 2001" (ES; 2001-03-15), page 50
  13. ↑ Dreamzone, "Mai 2001" (FR; 2001-xx-xx), page 54
  14. ↑ Edge, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-28), page 110
  15. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 2001" (US; 2001-04-03), page 104
  16. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 299
  17. ↑ GamePro, "May 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 80
  18. ↑ Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
  19. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "August 2001" (US; 2001-xx-xx), page 53
  20. ↑ MAN!AC, "05/2001" (DE; 2001-04-04), page 73
  21. ↑ Neo Plus, "Czerwiec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 47
  22. ↑ Next Generation, "June 2001" (US; 2001-05-22), page 88
  23. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-11-30), page 76
  24. ↑ PSX Extreme, "06/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 55
  25. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 09, Nummer 8, Augustus 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 45
  26. ↑ Ready!, "08-01" (ES; 2001-0x-xx), page 34
  27. ↑ Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Julio 2001" (ES; 2001-xx-xx), page 52
  28. ↑ Strana Igr, "May 2001 1/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 52



Worms games for Sega systems or published by Sega
Worms (1996) | Worms Armageddon (1999) | Worms World Party (2001) | Worms 3D (2003) | Worms Forts: Under Siege (2004)
Worms Pinball (unreleased)
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