Digital Eclipse and Team17 have issued the Backworms Compatible Update, an expansion to Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition. This adds versions of Worms from Nintendo SNES and Game Boy Advance consoles, as well as the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive.
Here’s a look at the trailer:
Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition features
As you can see in the trailer, Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition is worth having, not least for these added editions and the interactive documentary and timeline. The Anniversary Edition — which came out in late 2024 — features:
- 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.
The update was confirmed with a tweet from the Worms and Team17 social accounts.
You can grab the Backworms Compatible Update now on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Nintendo Switch.
But what about the Amiga version?
We understand that the Amiga Worms: Director’s Cut 1.5, effectively an anniversary release for the original platform, is still in playtesting.
As soon as it is available, not only will you know about it, we’ll have a review as well…
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Christian Cawley is the founder and editor of GamingRetro.co.uk, a website dedicated to classic and retro gaming. With over 20 years of experience writing for technology and gaming publications, he brings considerable expertise and a lifelong passion for interactive entertainment, particularly games from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras.
Christian has written for leading outlets including TechRadar, Computer Weekly, Linux Format, and MakeUseOf, where he also served as Deputy Editor.
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