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<h2>Overview</h2><p>Worms Armageddon is a turn-based artillery game created by <a href="/team17-software-limited/3010-676/" data-ref-id="3010-676">Team 17</a>. The objective of the game is to kill the other team of worms with a variety of conventional and <a href="/bizarre-weapons/3015-2026/" data-ref-id="3015-2026">bizarre weaponry</a> - varying from shotguns to <a href="/animal-weaponry/3015-2027/" data-ref-id="3015-2027">exploding sheep</a>.</p><p>The game was originally developed as an expansion pack to <a href="/worms-2/3030-10097/" data-ref-id="3030-10097">Worms 2</a> titled "Wormaggedon" before being released as a standalone game. Worms Armageddon has proven to be the most popular entry in the series and was even given a Steam release in 2013.</p><h2>Weaponry</h2><ul><li><strong>Axe:</strong> Takes half of a worm's health off but will not kill a worm unless they are on one HP.</li><li><strong>Handgun:</strong> Only a maximum damage of 30; however, players get Five shots.</li><li><strong>Uzi:</strong> Does a maximum damage of 50.</li><li><strong>Shotgun:</strong> Very effective at close range and can fire more than once in a turn.</li><li><strong>Minigun:</strong> Upgrade to the Uzi and does maximum of 75 damage.</li><li><strong>Longbow:</strong> Can be used to knock opponents off edges. Players get two shots with the longbow.</li><li><strong>Prod:</strong> Does no damage and only moves the enemy a small amount.</li><li><strong>Suicide Bomber:</strong> If used, the worm will blow themselves up. This does a tiny bit of damage but also releases fumes that make the enemy sick.</li><li><strong>Kamikaze:</strong> launch the worm in enemy’s direction. Does maximum of of 30 damage.</li><li><strong>Air Strike:</strong> Missiles dropped from the air. The angle of the strike can be chosen and each missile does a maximum of 25 damage.</li><li><strong>Napalm Strike:</strong> Napalm missiles dropped from the air which will explode into napalm above the ground coving it in fire. Napalm is affected by the wind.</li><li><strong>French Sheep Strike:</strong> Exploding sheep are dropped over an area and do large amounts of damage.</li><li><strong>Mine Strike:</strong> Drops 5 mines onto the landscape or onto enemies.</li><li><strong>Bazooka:</strong> Shoots a rocket which is affected by the wind. Can use this to hit worms who are in difficult places or behind cover.</li><li><strong>Homing Missile:</strong> A missile that homes onto enemies. Players select the area to be hit, then the power. The missile will automatically home in on this position.</li><li><strong>Homing Pigeon:</strong> Much like the Homing missile but does much more damage.</li><li><strong>Sheep Launcher:</strong> Launches an exploding sheep. They jump around before they explode; they do a maximum of 75 damage.</li><li><strong>Grenade:</strong> The power and length of fuse can be set to ensure maximum damage. Grenades tend to bounce around a lot and are useful for hitting worms hidden in holes.</li><li><strong>Cluster Bomb:</strong> Like the grenade but instead the bomb explodes into smaller cluster bombs which also explode. Only does 15 damage per cluster bomb and is well, pretty useless.</li><li><strong>Banana Bomb:</strong> One of the most powerful weapons in the game! The Banana Bomb is much like the Cluster bomb but it separates into 5 smaller banana bombs on contact. Each of these can do up too 100 damage.</li><li><strong>Earth Quake:</strong> Shakes the ground causing worms to fall off ledges and sometimes into the water.</li><li><strong>Fire Punch:</strong> A massive punch that and is useful for knocking worms off ledges or into explosive objects.</li><li><strong>Dragon Ball:</strong> Very similar to the fire punch but the worm launches it self towards the enemy and therefore does not have to be next to him to make it effective.</li><li><strong>Dynamite:</strong> One of the most likely the most used weapon and it's very simple: Just place the dynamite and run. Does a maximum of 75 damage.</li><li><strong>Mine:</strong> Places a mine on the ground which will be set off by any worm coming close to it. Can also be placed on top of worms to explode instantly (after a small countdown).</li><li><strong>Sheep:</strong> Lets loose a sheep which bounces along the land and can be exploded at any time.</li><li><strong>Super Sheep:</strong> Much like the normal sheep, however the super sheep can be controlled whilst in the air.</li><li><strong>Aqua Sheep:</strong> The same as the super sheep, except this can go underwater.</li><li><strong>Mortar:</strong> This has a huge range but is very inaccurate. Shoots a cluster bomb which explodes into further clusters of bombs doing a maximum of 15 damage each.</li><li><strong>Mole Bomb:</strong> Let loose a mole which borrows into the ground and can be detonated at any time. Useful at creating a quick shelter underground or to flush out worms already below ground.</li><li><strong>Mail Strike:</strong> Drops five letters onto enemies.</li><li><strong>Mole Squadron:</strong> A group of mole bombs dropped from the air, which behave like any other type of strike. However, they can be detonated at will.</li><li><strong>Blowtorch:</strong> Used to dig through the ground to create shelter. Can also be used to attack other worms at close range. Does a maximum of 35 Damage.</li><li><strong>Pneumatic Drill:</strong> Much like the blowtorch but can only dig vertically downwards.</li><li><strong>Girder:</strong> Creates a girder which will protect worms from incoming attack. Can also be used to reach inaccessible areas.</li><li><strong>Baseball Bat:</strong> Can knock worms off cliffs and does a maximum of 30 damage.</li><li><strong>Ninja Rope:</strong> A rope that can be used to swing along the landscape and reach inaccessible areas. Normally has unlimited uses and can be used to escape after a weapon has been places (mostly dynamite). Players can also drop weapons while using the ninja rope.</li><li><strong>Bungee:</strong> Used to bungee down the side of cliffs without taking any damage or ending the turn. Can be used for reaching inaccessible areas.</li><li><strong>Parachute:</strong> Can be used to jump large gaps in the terrain. Weapons can also be dropped while using a parachute. This is heavily affected by the wind.</li><li><strong>Teleport:</strong> Players select a location and then teleport there.</li><li><strong>Super Banana Bomb:</strong> Much like the banana bomb, but more powerful.</li><li><strong>Holy Hand Grenade:</strong> Much like the hand grenade, but does a huge amount of damage and can blow huge holes in the landscape.</li><li><strong>Flame Thrower:</strong> Shoots flames and does a maximum of 125 damage. The flame is affected by the wind.</li><li><strong>Salvation Army:</strong> Releases the forces of the salvation army (characters with drums). They move slowly along the ground and explode on their own after a while. Can also be detonated at will before this.</li><li><strong>Priceless Ming Vase:</strong> Places an ancient vase from the Ming Dynasty on the playing field which explodes.</li><li><strong>Petrol Bomb:</strong> Much like napalm, but on a much smaller scale. Once the petrol bomb explodes it releases fire, which burns the landscape and any worms present.</li><li><strong>Skunk:</strong> Releases a skunk. The skunk runs along the landscape and releases gas. This makes all worms in the area ill, causing them to lose health each turn.</li><li><strong>Scales of Justice:</strong> Redistributes the health of all worms on a team, making them all equal.</li><li><strong>Carpet Bomb:</strong> Releases carpets from the air which behave like any other air strike, but once they hit the ground, they can bounce and explode up to five times.</li><li><strong>Mad Cow:</strong> Launches a cow along the ground, which explodes after a certain amount of time. It does up to 50 damage.</li><li><strong>Old Woman:</strong> Players release and old woman that causes a maximum of 75 damage.</li><li><strong>Concrete Donkey:</strong> Drops a massive concrete donkey from the sky. Once it hits land, it stomps around destroying everything until it reaches the sea.</li><li><strong>Patsy's Magic Bullet:</strong> Fires a silver bullet that functions like the Homing Missile, however, its flight path is extremely accurate and much more sensitive to the contour of the terrain.</li><li><strong>Indian Nuclear Test:</strong> Causes the water to rise and makes everybody on the map sick, losing 2 health after each turn.</li><li><strong>Armageddon:</strong> Destroys nearly everything with a randomized meteorite strikes. Although extremely destructive, it is possible to survive this attack.</li></ul>