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Worms World Party is a 2D artilleryturn-based tacticsvideo game. It was developed by Team17 as the seventh game in the Worms series, and was released in 2001. It was the last 2D Worms game before the series' three-year stint in 3D, starting with Worms 3D.

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There was a plan to make Worms Armageddon and Worms World Party cross-compatible when Worms Armageddon reached version 4.0. Since the development of new Armageddon patches was quite slow, it would take quite a long time until that could happen.^[5]

Gameplay[edit]

Like its predecessors, Worms World Party is a side-scrolling video game involving controlling a team of worms and using a collection of weaponry to eliminate the opposing 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.

The worms have an arsenal of dozens of weapons, ranging from longbows to bazookas and from fireball to Holy Hand Grenades. There are also an array of special weapons, such as Armageddon (meteor shower) or the infamous Concrete Donkey. Some of these weapons are present in the worms' initial arsenal while others can be collected from randomly appearing crates during the game. For some weapons, such as grenades, holding the launching key longer shoots them further. The landscape can be deformed with any weapon, forcing the players to adapt to changing environments. Also, in addition to the nature-made obstacles, the maps may contain land mines which explode when a worm comes close to one, and barrels which explode when shot, spreading out some burning napalm. These often lead to very technical combinations where, for example, a worm is first hit with a grenade and is then thrown against a mine which sets off another worm, which hits a third worm who slips into the water.

The image illustrates a match between three teams of worms in a pirate-themed map. Over their heads the worms have their names and hit points. The color of the text indicates the team the worm belongs to. Each team can be customized by the player's will, including the language the worms speak and the headstone that is left when a worm dies. The worms can also be drowned, in which case no headstone is left. In the bottom of the screen the remaining time and the wind speed are shown. When the time runs out, the water level starts to raise on each turn, drowning the worms at the lowest points of the map (this is called Sudden Death). The wind speed affects some weapons. Failing to account for it may turn a missile back into the worm who launched it.

The player can play against the computer, or can play against people on the same computer or over the Internet or local area network (TCP/IP and IPX supported).

The player can set up many options and make maps you can play on prior to battle to tailor the experience. There are also single-player and multiplayer missions available to help refine the player's skills with the various weapons and utilities.

Worms World Party Remastered[edit]

On June 10, 2015, Team17 officially uploaded Worms World Party Remastered announcement trailer on their own YouTube channel.^[6] The game was released to Steam and GOG.com on July 16, 2015. The game is 'remastered in 1080p and at 60fps,' and with new sound effects. However, it has only a 6/10 rating;^[7] reviews are mainly to criticize not the game itself, but the fact that the game is not 'remastered' and with many bugs still present from the original. Team17 has released only one update since its release.^{[citation needed]}

Reception[edit]

The Dreamcast, PC, Game Boy Advance and N-Gage versions received 'generally favorable reviews' according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^{[29][30][31][32]} The main complaint in the individual reviews is that Worms World Party could have been just an expansion pack to Worms Armageddon.

World Party's computer version received a 'Silver' sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),^[33] indicating sales of at least 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom.^[34]

References[edit]

1. ^'Nokia N-Gage Worms World Party'. Nokia. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
2. ^'Nokia devices to host Worms World Party'. Nokia. February 14, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
3. ^'Worms World Party - PlayStation'. IGN. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
4. ^'Worms World Party - N-Gage'. IGN. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
5. ^Ellsworth, David (January 28, 2004). 'W:A 4.0 Beta Update'. Team17. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
6. ^Team17 (June 10, 2015). 'Worms World Party Remastered'. YouTube. Retrieved June 18, 2005.
7. ^'Worms World Party Remastered'. Steam.
8. ^Marriott, Scott Alan. 'Worms World Party (GBA) - Review'. AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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10. ^Edge staff (January 2001). 'Worms World Party (DC)'. Edge (93).
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12. ^Bramwell, Tom (May 10, 2001). 'Worms World Party (DC)'. Eurogamer. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
13. ^'Worms World Party (DC)'. Game Informer (97). May 2001.
14. ^Miss Spell (April 4, 2001). 'Worms World Party Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com'. GamePro. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
15. ^Hudak, Chris (July 2001). 'Worms World Party - Dreamcast'. Game Revolution. Archived from the original on February 3, 2004. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
16. ^Villoria, Gerald (June 21, 2001). 'Worms World Party Review (DC)'. GameSpot. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
17. ^Provo, Frank (January 24, 2003). 'Worms World Party Review (GBA)'. GameSpot. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
18. ^Gouskos, Carrie (April 15, 2005). 'Worms World Party Review (N-Gage)'. GameSpot. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
19. ^Ajami, Amer (June 22, 2001). 'Worms World Party Review (PC)'. GameSpot. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
20. ^Tren (May 16, 2001). 'Worms World Party'. PlanetDreamcast. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
21. ^Leeper, Justin (May 4, 2005). 'GameSpy: Worms World Party (NNG)'. GameSpy. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
22. ^Simply Laura (July 2, 2001). 'Worms World Party - DC - Review'. GameZone. Archived from the original on February 11, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
23. ^Bedigian, Louis (May 30, 2005). 'Worms World Party - NG - Review'. GameZone. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
24. ^Chau, Anthony (June 13, 2001). 'Worms World Party (DC)'. IGN. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
25. ^Chau, Anthony (June 18, 2001). 'Worms World Party (PC)'. IGN. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
26. ^'Worms World Party'. Nintendo Power. 158: 149. July 2002.
27. ^Cohen, Corey (June 2001). 'Worms World Party'. PC Gamer: 74. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
28. ^Alt, Eric (May 21, 2001). 'Worms World Party (PC)'. Maxim. Archived from the original on June 15, 2001. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
29. ^ ^ab'Worms World Party for Dreamcast Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
30. ^ ^ab'Worms World Party for Game Boy Advance Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
31. ^ ^ab'Worms World Party (ngage: 2005): Reviews'. Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
32. ^ ^ab'Worms World Party for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
33. ^'ELSPA Sales Awards: Silver'. Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009.
34. ^Caoili, Eric (November 26, 2008). 'ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK'. Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.

External links[edit]

• Worms World Party at MobyGames

This page is for the original 2001 version. For the 2015 re-release, see Worms World Party Remastered.

General information

Official website

Unofficial Worms Wiki

Worms Knowledge Base

Dream17 Softography

• 2Game data
• 3Video settings
• 5Audio settings
• 6Network
• 7Issues fixed
• 8Other information

Availability[edit]

A demo is available.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file location[edit]

Save game data location[edit]

Teams and singleplayer progress are stored in <path-to-game>UserTeamsWG.WWP

Saved landscapes are stored in <path-to-game>UserSavedLevels

Saved schemes are stored in <path-to-game>UserSchemes

Video settings[edit]

Widescreen resolution[edit]

It is possible to set any screen resolution for the gameplay environment up to 32767x32767 through the ReSolution plugin. Letterboxing starts at sizes greater than 6012x2902 for open-island maps, and 1916x854 for closed-cavern maps. Multi-monitor support is possible by combining this plugin with the windowed hack and manually adjusting the total screen resolution in the settings file. In combination with the windowed mode hack it's also possible to optionally zoom the game (via the mouse wheel, keyboard or touchscreen) and be able to resize the game's screen real estate using the respective options. Alt+↵ Enter will optionally switch between borderless fullscreen window fill and a nonfullscreen window.

Windowed[edit]

It is possible to run Worms World Party in a window through a windowed mode hack, either with or without the window border (can only be enabled for the gameplay process). It will also perform an external conversion of the 8-bit palette to 32-bit, resolving the color issues on Windows Vista and 7, as well as improving performance on Windows 8 and newer. It can be combined with the ReSolution plugin to change the window dimensions during the game, independently of the GPU/monitor capabilities. It's possible to zoom and resize the game combined with ReSolution when using this hack. The 'VerticalSync' setting, enabled by default, synchronizes the displayed frame rate with the monitor refresh rate.

Details and download links can be found here. This is essentially the same as the wrapper-based compatibility fix mentioned above, just giving extra functionality to the game. To enable windowed mode, set 'WindowedInGame' (for the gameplay process) and/or 'WindowedFrontend' (for the pre-game menu screens) to 1 in the settings file.

Input settings[edit]

Audio settings[edit]

Localizations

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Issues fixed[edit]

Unable to connect to a friends game[edit]

Windows 7, 8+ and Vista compatibility[edit]

The game can crash with a 'Worms World Party has stopped working' error and can show wrong colors on some Windows 7 and Vista machines. The game can also perform badly on Windows 8+ and display white forms instead of controls in menus. There are various unofficial fixes to these problems.

A solution to the crashes, palette issues and Windows 8+ problems can be found here. Download the archive on that website and extract it into your Worms World Party folder. It is compatible with all versions of the game, but make sure to remove all other fixes first to prevent any possible conflicts. The fix works by encapsulating the DirectDraw windowed mode wrapper to bypass common unexpected errors with DirectDraw initialization on Vista and later. The colour palette is converted into 32-bit color in real time, also eliminating the colour issues. Windows 8+ performance issues are fixed by this, as well as whiteness in input forms and when starting a game.

There are alternative workarounds for the palette problems; see Rainbow color problems in older games for details.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

System requirements[edit]

Notes

Worms World Party Windows 10 Themes

1. ↑ ^1.01.1When running this game without Administrator elevation, activity in %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%VirtualStore (more details).

Worms World Party Online

References