Liero 1998

Is it still worth playing?

Two worms fight each other to the death for score on a two dimensional map, each with a choice of five weapons from a total of 40. The MS-DOS game was first released by the Finnish programmer Joosa Riekkinen in 1998, and its name is Finnish for earthworm. Most of the terrain, except for indestructible rocks, can be dug away or destroyed by explosions. Each player has a ninja rope that moves them faster through the map and can latch onto the enemy worm to drag it closer. Health power-ups heal the worm, and bonuses can replace one of the five weapons. Before a match certain weapons can be limited to bonuses or disabled. The weapons have infinite ammo, so reload rate is a key factor. Digging through a map while a rope swings you around is still a good way to settle a duel.