Worms is a turn-based strategy game developed by Team17 for the Sega Saturn, allowing 1 to 16 players to engage in tactical combat using cartoonish teams of worms. Players take turns executing strategic attacks with a variety of weapons while navigating destructible landscapes. Notable for its blend of strategy and chaotic gameplay, Worms challenges players to outsmart opponents and utilize luck effectively.
Worms combines the best elements from the very best games ever created. It requires great thought, strategy and elements of sheer outrageous fortune. It provides the players with an almost infinite range of playing possibilities. It does take a little while to get into the swing of things however and despite everyone’s insistence that you should not need to read a game manual to be able to play it. Worms can be played by 1-16 players at the same time - it’s a turn based game so you`ll only need one machine - but prepare to be at odds with your loved ones, get ready to shout abuse at your best friend and be willing to exact unadulterated terror on those who plot to hurt your worms.
Team17 planned on producing Worms for the Virtual Boy back in 1995. Though, after a few weeks, they cancelled this plan due to the lack of interest of the publisher and the expected failure of the Virtual Boy.