Team17 still stand by the core principals today as they did when developing their first game, those of gameplay, technical advancements, outstanding audio-visuals and depth of game content to match.
CV
Date formed: December 1990
First title released: Full Contact (UK number one budget game)
Key brands to date: Worms, Alien Breed, Project X, Body Blows, Superfrog
Number of titles released to date: 40
Today: We currently have 65 staff working on a variety of projects, the majority of which can be found in our Ossett HQ where there is a buzz of creativity, enjoyment and hard work, rivalling the best development environments around
Forthcoming games: Worms Armageddon (PSX, Dreamcast, N64 and Game Boy Color), Worms Pinball (PSX), Phoenix (PC), Stunt GP (PC and Dreamcast), plus an unannounced title for 2000.
Platforms historically developed for: Dreamcast, PSX, N64, Game Boy Color, SNES, Mega Drive, Saturn, Jaguar, PC and Amiga
Number of staff: 65
Key Awards Won: * EMAP, Joint Publisher of The Year, 1993 (with Electronic Arts)
* Alien Breed, Game of the Year, Tilt d'Or, 1993
* Commodore ENVI Award 1993 - Contribution to the Amiga Machine
* Alien Breed Special Edition - 33 unbroken weeks at number one in the UK Gallup charts (a record)
* Sony PlayStation Developers Award, Worms, 1996
* Best Marketing on a console game, Worms, 1996
* Worms, Most Original Game, Golden Joysticks, 1996
* Worms, Game of the year, Spain, 1996
* Worms, BBC Viewers Award, 1996
* Worms - Most Original Game, ECTS Industry award
* X2, PSX Arcade Game of the year, France
* Alien Breed 3D, Technical Achievement Award, EMAP, 1996
* Worms 2, Turn-Based Strategy Game of the Year, PC Gamer US 1998.
* Worms 2, Runner-up, Multiplayer Game of the Year, PC Gamer US 1998
Number of separate top 5 UK hits: 30
Biggest achievement to date: The success of the Worms brand, with sales of over 3 million units worldwide and continued sales of around 800,000 units a year
Low point to date: The fact that it's taken almost three years for the US side of Worms to take off
