![]() Although a clam, its long, thin body makes most people mistake it for a worm. What’s more, Haygood notes, even people in the Philippines “were unfamiliar with this giant one that lives in the mud.”įor 300 years, scientists had known of the strange giant ( Kuphus polythalamia). They called it ‘pure kitschy fun’, while also mentioning that ‘There’s not much to it, but its charm and high level of ridiculousness will keep you smiling the whole way through’.Her team’s new data show that the giant shipworms evolved traits quite different from their smaller kin. ![]() Slidetoplay also included Super Mega Worm as number 34 in their list of the ‘50 Best iPhone games of 2010’. While Levi Buchanan of IGN stated "It’s absolutely bizarre – the humor and WTF scenarios are truly funny – but unlike so many other weird games, Super Mega Worm is actually fun to play for more than five minutes".Ĭhris Reed of Slidetoplay also states that "There’s not much to it, but its charm and high level of ridiculousness will keep you smiling the whole way through". The iOS version of Super Mega Worm has generally received mixed reviews from review sites. In order to celebrate the release of their new game, Recess Riot, Deceased Pixel made Super Mega Worm free for a limited time during October 2012. The DLC was made available through the app store for $0.99. This paid update gives the player a more powerful worm and an extra song. Recently, Deceased Pixel have introduced the ‘Mecha Wojira’ paid DLC for both the original game and the Christmas edition. Updates have also added achievements which can be tracked though Apple's Game Center, and made the game a universal app meaning it can run on both an iPhone/iPod touch or an iPad without the user having to buy two separate apps. The game also now supports the iPad gaming unit, the iCade. Originally the game could only be played with a slider along the bottom of the screen which either made the worm move up or down but now it can be controlled with an on screen D-pad or by tilting the Accelerometer. Over time it has been given many updates which have added features such as new control schemes. Super Mega Worm was initially released for iOS on August 26, 2010. Since Super Mega Worm was first released on Augit has gone through a variety of updates to improve performance and add new features. Another game was also released going by the name of Super Mega Worm Vs Santa which adds 15 levels, a boss fight with Santa, some new items, 3 new abilities and 2 new game modes. The DLC that was released for the game, Mecha Worjira, allows the player to use a new playable character with a new skin and some new features, such as no dying from hunger infinite death beam homing missiles instant space jump and a special theme song. The first via the use of a slider, second by tilting the iPhone and lastly by using the D-Pad that was added in via a Patch. The player can control the worm in three different ways. ![]() The power-ups that the player gains access to consist of speed boosts, a fiery projectiles that is shot from the worms mouth and an Electromagnetic Pulse that shut downs any machines in the area around the worm. As the player progresses through the levels, they can obtain power ups that will assist them in completing their objective, this also has the effect of enlarging the worm. In order for the player to progress to the next level you have to eat a certain number of humans which increases with every level. The worm's health decreases as the game goes on, in order to combat this the player can replenish it by eating animals that roam above ground. For every object destroyed a multiplier is gained that will help in increasing the player's score. ![]() It is possible for players to bounce off many objects in a row building up combo's resulting in a higher score. To keep the worm above ground, player can land on objects such as cars, tanks and helicopters bounce off of them up into the air. In Super Mega Worm, the player moves the worm around under the ground and makes it blast out through the surface and land on humans, animals and man made machines destroying them.
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