Worms 4: Mayhem (2005) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Worms 4: Mayhem

The Worms series continues with Worms 4: Mayhem. You can engage in the turn-based combat that the series has become known for across predesigned or random 3D maps. Worms 4: Mayhem delivers new weapons as well…

60 29 July 2005

What Worms 4: Mayhem is

Worms 4: Mayhem is a strategy game developed by Team17 and released in 2005. It was published by Codemasters. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Worms 4: Mayhem is a 3D artillery turn-based tactics video game developed by Team17 and published by Codemasters and Majesco. It is the eighth installment in the Worms series, and the successor to Worms 3D. The game was released in 2005 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows.

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.

How it was received

Worms 4: Mayhem holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 14% of the 3,249 rated strategy games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 7 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 61, across 58 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 2 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 4 hrs, roughly 2 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Worms 4: Mayhem launched on 29 July 2005, within three weeks of Dungeon Siege 2, Dungeon Siege II, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented and Codename: Panzers - Phase Two. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dungeon Siege 2, Dungeon Siege II, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented, Codename: Panzers - Phase Two.

Cheats and codes

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