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GET READY FOR A “WORMS WORLD PARTY”

Formats Sega Dreamcast & PC CDROM.

Release Q4 2000.

Developed by Team17.

Game Overview:

One of the worlds most fun, wackiest, addictive and enjoyable game’s hits the Dreamcast & PC in its most multi-player/on-line focused form yet!

This World Party edition contains a massively focused section for multiplayer games, including co-operative and confrontational multi-player missions, new fantastic multi-player game modes and much, much more besides.

Worms World Party is the perfect online gaming experience, on a global scale, with its mixture of globally appealing humour, outrageous entertainment, addictive game-play and myriad of game modes and options.

Martyn Brown Development Director Team17

Key New PC Feature’s:

� Fantastic new game-play modes for this edition including WORMPOT (allows players access to over 400 different game-styles), Fortress, Bully, Goliath modes.

� Fantastic new multiplayer game modes, missions and sections.

� Over 40 multiplayer missions, all of which can be played online.

� Multiplayer Death-Match, including “Boss” levels

� New Night-Fight & Super-Rope games

� World Location Maps – see where your opponent lives in the world!

� Hugely expanded training modes – hone those worming skills!

� Worms Weapon Library – earn tips from the top!

� All-new tournament mode.

� User definable gravestones, flags, team configurations & much more.

� All multiplayer modes available locally (i.e. players sat around 1 console) or online or a mixture of both!

� All multiplayer modes available locally (i.e. players sat around the PC) or online or a mixture of both!

� Additional visuals, new special effects, enhancements, better control support etc.

Key new Dreamcast features:

Up to six player’s simultaneous play, from ANYWHERE in the world! The game has hardly any discernible ‘lag’ and promotes a social feel with players chatting and grouping as ‘clans’.

� Huge online (web-based) community already exists as well as a host of fervent worms-fan websites.

Fantastic new multiplayer game modes, missions and sections.
Award winning online & strategy game-play.

� Fantastic new game-play modes for this edition including WORMPOT (allows players access to over 400 different game-styles), Fortress, Bully, Goliath modes.

� Over 40 multiplayer missions, all of which can be played online.

� Multiplayer Death-Match, including “Boss” levels

� New Night-Fight & Super-Rope games

� World Location Maps – see where your opponent lives in the world!

� Hugely expanded training modes – hone those worming skills!

� Worms Weapon Library – earn tips from the top!

� All-new tournament mode.

� VMU sub-games and online ranking support.

� “WORMNET” for Dreamcast (similar to existing Wormnet for PC players)

� User definable gravestones, flags, team configurations & much more.

� All multiplayer modes available locally (i.e. players sat around 1 console) or online or a mixture of both!

� Additional Dreamcast visuals, new special effects, enhancements, better control support etc.

Team17 Software Limited. Is a privately owned high calibre entertainment software development company headquartered in West Yorkshire, England. Team17 have developed over 100 Sku’s in their ten-year history and specialise in quality original titles using proprietary technology across all major platforms.

Key Franchise’s & Brands Worms ®, Alien Breed ®, Project X ®, Superfrog ®, Phoenix, Stunt GP. For additional information, visit Team17 Software’s web site at: www.team17.com.

Worms Franchise Key points:

� Sales of the Franchise are approaching 5 million units.

� Key Platforms released on PC CDR, Dreamcast, PSX, N64, Gameboy Colour, Macintosh , SNES, Megadrive, Gameboy, Amiga & Atari Jaguar.

� Worms Key Awards 98-99

- PC Gamer US - Turn Based Strategy game of the Year’98 (Worms 2)

- PC Gamer US - Runner-up Multi-player Game of the Year’98 (Worms 2)

- Electronic Gaming Monthly US - Strategy game of the Year’99 (Worms Armageddon)

- PC Joker (GmbH) - Runner-up On-line Game of the Year’99 (Worms Armageddon)

- Video Games Magazine (GmbH) - Multi-player game of the Year’99 (Worms Armageddon)

� Worms Key Awards 95-97

- ECTS Industry Award - Most Original Game

- BBC Live & Kicking - Best Game “Viewers Award”