Worms
12 Achievements
200
8-10h
Challenges
Complete all 20 single player challenges
15
How to unlock the Challenges achievement in Worms - Definitive Guide
Turn 1: Use your Ninja Rope to get to the top of the Igloo and Firepunch the guy to the right, over the barrel and into the water below. Make sure you walk left and drop on top of the Igloo 'Entrance' just to keep you a little more safe.
Turn 2: Use your Jetpack and fly around to the UFO (bottom right) and Firepunch the Worm to the right into the water again.
Those 2 can be done every time, and they're easy kills. I'd then suggest getting a worm to Blowtorch into the ice on the left-hand side, and another just to the left of the UFO.
Make sure you take as much time as possible, restricting the AI to fewer turns, thus fewer chances to kill you.
Try keep your Airstrike(s) & Homing Missile(s) until Sudden Death, they come in much more useful than if you use them earlier in the round.
By the time i'd got to Sudden Death I had 1 Worm inside the ice on the left, and one around the UFO, both untouchable from distance. I used an Airstrike on 2 of the 3 remaining Worms, followed by a Homing Missile on the final worm.
It's more a case of trial & error, and extremely frustrating. I attempted it well over 50 times. But be prepared to quit & restart if you fluff it early on, it's quicker to start again than to finish & fail.
Just keep at it, you'll learn certain AI moves (they generally do the same thing every time, though it CAN change!!!) so try hide your Worms and aim for Sudden Death . . .
These challenges will pit you against a number of enemy worms, as the levels increase the number of teams will increase as will their skill levels. Worms are always positioned in the same spots so you will be able to use the same tactic for the same level.
Tip: As the challenges progress and get harder, and the enemy greater in number, you want to begin to focus more on defense than offense. One way to do this is blowtorch your worms into underground tunnels as soon as you can, preferably into higher ground, and place a girder at the entrance to block others from following. You want to get as many worms in a safe location as possible, and save weapons like the air strike and homing missile for later use. The enemy is extremely precise with their shots so make sure you are hidden well. Wait there and stretch your turns out as long as possible to run down the clock. Doing this will allow less turns for the AI and less chances for them to blast their way to you. While doing this, the AI tend to make mistakes at times and usually kills 1 or 2 of their own worms off. Once sudden death arrives continue to wait as long as possible without drowning yourself. By that time some of the AI worms should have drown and few should be remaining on high ground with very little health. Use this time to Air Strike and Homing Missile the final survivors. This method may take a little longer, but is definitely safer and more effective.
Another good weapon is the ninja rope. It will be a good tool to use during these challenges as you can traverse the maps to get to exposed enemies and remove them with a single attack. Taking out enemy worms as quickly as possible will help you out later on, so use grenades and mines on worms near the edges of the map to knock them into the water and drown them.
This one can be tough in the later challenges with 3 and 4 teams because every enemy targets you instead of other teams. Just keep at it and you'll eventually complete these.
Tips
1. Well-placed grenades work wonders in crowds. Especially with mines and barrels in the surrounding areas. If you are able to get a large amount of kills in one shot at the expense of one of your worms, go for it... as long as you can afford to lose one. Really, any weapon can be used if you hit the sweet spot.
2. Watch for the order of the worms' turns. This is important. If you can teleport on your worm's turn to sit next to an enemy knowing that your turn will come before his, you can use your turn to obliterate him. This is especially fun when they're in an alcove on the edge of the water. "Shou Ryu Ken!"
Another good weapon is rope. You can easily reach and finish off opponents with one blow.