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Feral Interactive today announced it is bringing Team17's latest title Worms 3D to the Mac. Worms 3D is the first 3D incarnation of the highly acclaimed and best-selling Worms franchise. This is the first time since the original Worms appeared nearly a decade ago that a core Worms game has appeared on the Macintosh. Oh, and Ghost Master is now shipping.

The Worms phenomenon has for many years taken the gaming world by storm with sales approaching 8 million units, gripping the minds of gamers everywhere through its simple appearance yet cunningly designed gameplay. Finally, to the excitement of Mac fans everywhere, Worms comes to Mac with a new dimension. Worms 3D is set in a more exciting and immersive game world than ever before, with the same winning emphasis on great multiplayer action and challenging single player fun.

The classic Worms gameplay remains unchanged—featuring turn-based fighting and relying on the player to judge the trajectory and strength of their shots in order to inflict maximum damage on opponents—but this time in glorious 3D. Favorite weapons such as bazookas, grenades, dynamite, air strikes and sheep are all present, with the addition of brand new weapons designed to take advantage of the new liberating 3D landscape. With a multitude of tactics available—coupled with the ever changing, randomly generated landscapes—Worms 3D is set to take Worms' award-winning gameplay to the next level.

David Stephen, managing director of Feral Interactive said, "Worms is one of the classic franchises of computer gaming, and Worms 3D is a superb development of the franchise—brilliant gameplay and as funny as ever; an absolute delight. We are thrilled to be publishing it for the Mac"

Debbie Bestwick, commercial director or Team17 Software Ltd, added, "We have long been aware of the massive demand from Mac users to get a major new Worms game onto the Mac platform, and we are absolutely delighted to have this opportunity to work with Feral to bring Worms 3D to the Mac."

The Macintosh version of Worms 3 is being developed by Feral’s porting partner, Zonic, and will be released for Mac OS 9 and X. A worldwide release of the Mac version is scheduled for Q1 2004. More details on the Mac version of Worms 3 can be found at Feral's website.