| Worms 4: Mayhem | |
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 PlayStation 2 cover art | |
| Developer | Team17 |
| Publishers | |
| Composer | Bjørn Lynne |
| Series | Worms |
| Platforms | PlayStation 2,Xbox,Windows |
| Release | |
| Genres | Artillery,[4]strategy |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
Worms 4: Mayhem is a 3Dartillery[4]turn-based tactics video game developed byTeam17 and published byCodemasters andMajesco Entertainment. It is the eighth installment in theWorms series, and the successor toWorms 3D. The game was released in 2005 forPlayStation 2,Xbox andWindows.
The player's team of worms arrives at Worminkle University, where they meet Professor Worminkle, who trains the team to use various weapons. Worminkle then sets the team assignments to sneak into enemy buildings and destroy their construction sites. To flee government agents, Worminkle and the team travel back in time to theMiddle Ages using Worminkle's time machine, but the machine gets damaged as they are ambushed by wizards and knights. After fighting through them, the team proceed to theWild West to find gold to keep the machine powered, fightingBoggy the Kid in the process, and toAncient Arabia to recover jewels stolen byAli Baboon and hispesky thieves and keep the machine's navigation controls balanced.
After recovering the jewels, Worminkle fixes the machine, but accidentally drops a letter. The team reads the letter, which reveals that the government was planning to build a new research laboratory to replace Worminkle University. Worminkle quickly takes the letter back and continues the journey with the team. However, they end up travelling far back to theStone Age, where Worminkle betrays the team, revealing to them that he actually used them as part of his plan to escape from the Government. Planning to abandon the team in the Stone Age, he flees, but crashes into a mountain, forcing him to fix the time machine.
Determined to catch Worminkle, the team battle throughcaveworms anddinoworms. Once they manage to reach Worminkle on a volcano island, the team, having acknowledged what he did to them, steals the time machine and travels back to the present day, leaving Worminkle stranded in the Stone Age.
Gameplay follows on that ofWorms 3D, in which teams of worms take turns to use a variety of weapons and items in order to eliminate the opposing team(s). New features include the ability to customize their worm's appearance as well as create their own unique weapons in a new feature called "The Weapon Factory". The game also contains a shop where players can buy various items, using points won by completing story missions, challenges, or unlocking trophies. Shop items include new maps, new accessories and attire, personality banks (voices) and game styles.
In a series first,Worms 4: Mayhem's story mode provides cutscenes before each mission to reveal background information. The game also has additional game modes, such as Challenge mode, which presents the player with various missions to complete. Multiplayer mode is available viaHotseat. Online mode is also available on the PC version. On the Xbox, multiplayer was available until the termination ofXbox Live on April 15, 2010.Worms 4 Mayhem is now playable online again on the replacement Xbox Live servers calledInsignia.[5]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 71/100 (PC)[6] |
| Publication | Score |
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| 1Up.com | A+[7] |
| Eurogamer | 6 out of 10[8] |
| GameSpot | 6.2 out of 10[9] |
| IGN | 7.5 out of 10[10] |
| X-Play | 3/5[11] |
Worms 4: Mayhem received "mixed or average" reviews, according toreview aggregator websiteMetacritic. The game was criticized for its lack of difference from previous 3DWorms games, difficult controls, and illogicalAI. However, the range of weapons were praised for including both new and existing weapons, along with the level design.[citation needed]
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