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{{short description|2015 video game}}

{{Infobox video game
| title        = Worms 4
| image        = Worms4mobile.png
| caption      = Title screen of ''Worms 4''
| developer    = [[Company:Team17|Team17]]
| publisher    = Team17
| series       = 
| released     = September 3, 2015
| genre        = [[Software:Strategy video game|Strategy]]
| modes        = [[Software:Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Software:Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms    = [[Software:IOS|iOS]], [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
}}

'''''Worms 4''''' is a [[Software:Turn-based tactics|turn-based tactics]] game made by [[Company:Team17|Team17]] released for iOS and Android devices on September 3, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.worms4.app&hl=en|title=Worms 4 - Android Apps on Google Play|website=play.google.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-02}}</ref>

== Gameplay ==
In Worms 4, up to three teams of worms take turns maneuvering a [[Two-dimensional space|2D map]] using weapons and items in order to eliminate the opposing teams.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.impulsegamer.com/worms-4-ios-review/|title=Worms 4 iOS Review - Impulse Gamer|date=2015-09-20|work=Impulse Gamer|access-date=2017-10-27|language=en-US}}</ref> The game features a single-player campaign designed to gradually introduce game mechanics, and three multiplayer options consisting of a battle against the AI, hotseat, and [[Software:Matchmaking (video games)|online matchmaking]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Worms+4/review.asp?c=67362|title=Worms 4 Review|work=Pocket Gamer|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref>

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==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 74/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/worms-4/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=Worms 4 for iPhone/iPad Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''148Apps''
| rev2 = ''Gamezebo''
| rev2Score= 3.5/5
| rev3 = ''TouchArcade''
| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://toucharcade.com/2015/09/17/worms-4-review-scorched-earthworm/ |title='Worms 4' Review – Scorched Earthworm |last=Reinauer |first=Nathan |date=2015-09-17 |website=TouchArcade |access-date=2018-07-05}}</ref>
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''Worms 4'' received positive reviews. It has a score of 74/100 on Metacritic.<ref name="MC" />

''148Apps''{{'}} Jennifer Allen praised the single player campaign and daily challenges, but noted that the [[Software:Multiplayer video game|online multiplayer]] mode "is frustratingly quiet and there’s no sign of asynchronous multiplayer which would have combated such issues."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.148apps.com/reviews/worms-4-review/|title=Worms 4 Review {{!}} 148Apps|website=www.148apps.com|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> Gamezebo's Nadia Oxford notes that the game continues the old-fashioned combat from the series but also found issues with the online multiplayer, noting that "the server has a hard time finding other live opponents, and generally has connection issues even if you’re beside a strong [[Wi-Fi|Wi-Fi signal]]."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/2015/09/11/worms-4-review-a-smaller-more-efficient-war/|title=Worms 4 Review: A Smaller, More Efficient War - Gamezebo|date=2015-09-11|work=Gamezebo|access-date=2017-10-27|language=en-US}}</ref>

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==References==
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