GETTING STARTED
Important! Do not insert or remove peripherals or MEMORY CARDS once power is turned on. You will need a MEMORY CARD to save your games.
1. Set up your PlayStation® game console according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. 2. Make sure the power is OFF before inserting or removing a compact disc.
3. Insert the Worms Armageddon disc and close the Disc Cover.
4. Insert the game controllers (and MEMORY CARD if you have one).
5. Turn ON the PlayStation® game console. The introductory sequence will begin. To skip this sequence and go directly to the Main Menu, press the START button. Note: you will not be able to save your progress or game information if you don't use a MEMORY CARD. Make sure there is at least one free block on your MEMORY CARD before beginning your game. You are not able to swap MEMORY CARDS during play and you must leave the card in MEMORY CARD slot 1-A of your Multi Tap if you are using one.
IT'S TIME FOR ARMAGEDDON...
INTRODUCTION
Worms Armageddon is a single or multiplayer game that blends no-holds-barred action, strategy and sheer outrageous fortune. Meaning, you can play for 20 minutes or 20 hours.
No game of Worms Armageddon is ever the same, making it endlessly entertaining. Up to four teams can battle it out, making it the ideal party game. It doesn't matter how you play it - once you're hooked, you'll always come back for more!
OVERVIEW
Worms Armageddon is a turn-based strategy game, where teams battle across bizarre, randomly generated landscapes or finely crafted custom-designed levels. Each team takes a turn to pick off the opposing teams, using crazy weapons, tools and other utilities they may have discovered to inflict whatever foul strategies they can conjure. Worms die when they lose all of their energy or drown in the murky depths. The winning team is the one that manages to survive the mayhem and have Worms left standing!
TURN-BASED SYSTEM
Players have a set time in which to make a move before the game automatically switches to the next team.
During this period, you can select which Worm to use (unless you only have one Worm or are playing with Worm Select disabled - see "Worm Select Mode" in the CREATE A NEW GAME chapter) and either let its arsenal loose on the enemy or move the Worm into safer territory.
TIME
In addition to the time limit for each turn (an option that you can change), each battle has an overall time limit before "Sudden Death" extra time is called.
Sudden Death takes on several forms depending on the scheme you have set (see "Game Schemes" in the CREATE A NEW GAME chapter), including having the water level gradually rise, making high territory even more strategic, having all Worms energy reduced to 1 or having their energy gradually drain over time.
LANDSCAPES
Each time you play Worms Armageddon, the game is completely different. Worms and mines are randomly placed on billions of possible landscapes, providing you with endless playing opportunities.
WORMS AND WEAPONS
Each team of Worms has an arsenal of devastating weapons at their disposal. Some of these weapons will be limited in supply so you will have to use strategy to achieve maximum carnage.
There are a wide variety of weapons available. For full details about weapons and their usage, see the "Weapon Usage" section later in this manual.
UTILITIES
These add a whole new element to Worms Armageddon. Utility crates drop from the sky, offering features to enhance the player's turn. Some are added to your arsenal, while some are used from the moment they are collected. STRATEGY
Worms Armageddon can be played in many different ways. Some players opt for wanton destruction, while others play it safe, and there are those who are so underhanded that they have vengeance wreaked upon them at every opportunity!
Those who resort to hiding their Worms away and playing a very defensive game have turned to the "Dark Side" of Worms playing and must be slain, so keep on your toes and tails!
You will have to adapt your strategy to the weapons available, the landscape you're playing on and to each new opponent you play. Worms Armageddon allows for even more strategy than before in that each team can now select a special weapon to take into battle. The selection of this weapon or utility can seriously affect the potential outcome, so do choose wisely!
ON YOUR OWN...
Worms Armageddon features Single Player Missions for the lone player, pitting your skills against crack computer teams and a variety of intriguing training games, where you can practice key skills and gain rankings, medals and some other goodies for extra-special performances. (See the "Single Player Menu" section for more information.)
QUICKSTART GAMES
We realize that not everyone will read this manual before the excitement of playing the game gets the better of them. So we have created a number of QuickStart options. These do not require you to create teams or anything too complex, but will get you into the action quickly.
SINGLE PLAYER
To begin a single player QuickStart game, select the START A SINGLE PLAYER GAME button from the Main Menu and then PLAY A QUICK GAME AGAINST THE COMPUTER. You will control the Player