Worms: A Space Oddity

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Worms: A Space Oddity

Developer(s)	Team17
Publisher(s)	THQ
Series	Worms series
Platform(s)	Wii
Release date	^NA March 17, 2008 ^EU March 28, 2008 ^AUS March 27, 2008
Genre(s)	Artillery game
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	7+ (PEGI), E (ESRB)
Input methods	Wii Remote

Worms: A Space Oddity is a turn based artillery game for the Nintendo Wii.^[1] The game was announced on August 30, 2007 ^[2] and released on March 18, 2008^[3] in North America, with other regions following shortly afterwards.

1 Gameplay
2 Development
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Gameplay

Gameplay is very similar to previous versions in the Worms series

A Space Oddity is the latest in the long running Worms series of video games, and uses gesture based controls which allow players to launch various attacks. The game is rendered in 2D.^[4] The name is a reference to both 2001: A Space Odyssey and David Bowie's song "Space Oddity".^{[citation needed]}

A Space Oddity is set in space itself, with the usual arsenal of weapons being updated to suit. There are 6 themes included, namely Cavernia, Tenticlia, Frostal, Kaputzol, Mechanopolis and Earth. The worms are customizable in terms of skin color and helmet style, as in Worms Open Warfare 2.

[edit] Development

When Worms: A Space Oddity first was announced, it was going to have Wi-Fi connection and even downloadable content. Team17 then later scrapped the idea of network play, with the publisher stating that it would be better if the players were able to taunt each other and play face-to-face^[5].

Reviews
Publication	Score
1UP.com	B+^[6]
Eurogamer	4 out of 10^[7]
G4	3 out of 5^[8]
GamePro	3.75 out of 5^[9]
IGN	7.0 out of 10^[10]
Compilations of multiple reviews
Compiler	Score
Metacritic	65 out of 100^[11]

[edit] References

^ Your Wii May Have Worms. nWaffle. Retrieved on August 30, 2007.
^ Worms: A Space Oddity Announced for Wii. THQ (2007-08-30). Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
^ Worms: A Space Oddity Release Summary. Gamespot. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
^ Worms infesting Wii in 2008. GamerNode. Retrieved on August 30, 2007.
^ Worms Wii Lacks Promised Online Play. Shacknews. Retrieved on March 15, 2008.
^ Dan Hsu (2008-03-24). Worms: A Space Oddity (Wii). 1Up. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
^ Elle Gibson (2008-03-28). Worms: A Space Oddity. EuroGamer. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
^ D.F. Smith. Worms: A Space Oddity. G4. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
^ Emily Balistrieri (2008-03-25). Review: Worms: A Space Oddity. GamePro. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
^ Bozon (2008-03-13). Worms: A Space Oddity Review. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
^ Worms: A Space Oddity. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.

[edit] External links

v • d • e Worms video games

2D interface	Worms (1995) · Director's Cut · Worms 2 · Armageddon · World Party · Open Warfare · Worms (2007) · Open Warfare 2 · A Space Oddity

3D interface	Worms 3D · Forts: Under Siege · Mayhem

Spin-offs	Pinball · Blast

Korean games	Onlineworms · Worms World Party Aqua