Team17 Digital and developer Digital Eclipse has announced the “backworms compatible” update for Worms Armageddon is out now.
You can probably imagine what this update is, but here’s the official word: “Experience the 32-Bit Worms World Party, two 16-Bit Worms Classics and a bonus Boggy B secret cheat code to bring you EVERYTHING in one place on your consoles. So, arm your holy hand-grenades, ready your sheep and try not to fall in the water in this retro-stravaganza of invertebrate mayhem.”
Here’s the games the update adds:
- Worms (Super NES)
- Worms (Genesis/Mega Drive)
- Worms World Party (Game Boy Advance)
- Addition of ‘Boggy B’ cheat code which unlocks all content as per our community’s requests! (Toggleable in Options Menu)
Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition is a faithful rendition of the 1999 classic with modern improvements and touches. The FREE Backworms Compatible Update brings a onslaught of more retro warfare. Enjoy 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit experiences of the classic Worms madness you know and love.
And here’s the features of the original Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition:
- Re-live 1999 with this faithful rendition of Worms Armageddon. With all the hilarious fun and madness you know and love.
- New Display features to suit modern hardware.
- An interactive documentary about Worms Armageddon alongside a museum timeline charting the history of the series.
- Also included is a fully playable version of the game released for Gameboy Color.
- Use over 55 classically weird and wonderful weapons and tools including Earthquake, Freeze and French Sheep Strike.
- Play single-player Deathmatch plus an exciting 40+ mission campaign
- Over 30 custom and comedy sound banks (including stiff upper lip, Cyberworms and more).
- Beloved features from the multi-player mode: Handicapping (add or deduct energy for a team), Allied Teams (team up with others to target another player), ‘Worms Disease’, Home Runs and many, many more.
Worms: Armageddon is out now for PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series S|X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC
