Worms: Battle Islands

Like previous Worms games, Worms: Battle Islands is a turn-based strategy game, in which the player takes turns controlling worms, and firing weapons on destructible terrain.

Released: 22 November 2010
Platforms: Wii PlayStation Portable
Genres: Artillery Strategy Turn-based strategy
Developers: Team17
Publishers: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Comedy
Country: United Kingdom England
Age ratings: ESRB E10+

About

Worms: Battle Islands is an artillery turn-based strategy developed by Team17 and part of the Worms series, released for the PlayStation Portable and Wii in 2010. Players take turns controlling teams of anthropomorphic worms and using whatever means at their disposal to destroy opposing teams and become the one with the last team surviving. Both versions of the game were released to mixed reviews.

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tactical turn-based combat
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cartoon violence

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Gameplay

Like previous Worms games, Worms: Battle Islands is an artillery turn-based strategy game, in which players takes turns controlling teams of worms and firing a wide assortment of weapons and utilities with the goal being to clear the battlefield of opposing worms. The goal is achieved by depleting their health or knocking them into the water, drowning them.

The player selects either the multiplayer or Missions single-player mode. Multiplayer is available in hotseat mode and online. In hotseat mode, the player decides how many teams will fight on the landscape (up to four in the Wii version), as well as set the landscape on which to fight and define rules such as turn times and which weapons are available. The teams can be either human- or computer-controlled, the latter of which the player can assign skill levels.