''Worms Clan Wars'' is an artillery

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game developed by

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and is part of the ''

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'' series. It was released on

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on August 15, 2013, but is now also available on

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and

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. A console port, '' Worms Battlegrounds'', was released the following year.

Plot

Similar to earlier Worms games, the single player campaign features twenty-five missions across five environments: Prehistoric, Viking, Inca, Feudal Japan and the Industrial Revolution. The campaign story focuses on a character named Tara Pinkle (voiced by

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), who serves as the game's narrator, as well as providing missions for the team. In addition to campaign mode, the game also features ten Worm Ops missions that feature time attack modes.

Gameplay

Gameplay follows on the earlier games of the series, in which teams of worms take turns to use a variety of weapons and items in order to eliminate the opposing teams. The game, like '' Worms Revolution'', has four different classes each improved with new special abilities. This is also the first ''Worms'' game to add

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support. ''Worms Clan Wars'' has improved online gameplay. The game allows players to create clans and chat on WormNET, the game's own lobby and chat system.

Reception

''Worms Clan Wars'' received mixed to positive reviews. It currently holds a

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score of 73/100. In August 2013, it held a

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score of 72.50%.''Outdated'' —

References

External links

Promotional page for the game on the official Team17's site
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