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Liero
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Also known as Liero 1.33

Liero is a video game for MS-DOS, first released by Finnish programmer Joosa Riekkinen in 1998. The game has been described as a real-time version of Worms (a turn-based artillery game). Liero is Finnish for 'earthworm'. Inspired itself by the earlier game MoleZ, Liero provided inspiration for the later games Soldat and Noita.

Game data

Released
1998-01-01
User rating
4.67 / 5
Genres
Action
Platforms
PC

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Key facts

Software.title
Liero
Software.author
Joosa Riekkinen
Software.screenshot
LieroGameplay.png
Software.caption
Screenshot of Liero. The player is using the ninja rope to hang from a clump of dirt while shooting at the enemy with rockets.
Software.developer
Erik Lindroos and community
Software.latest_release_version
1.33
Software.latest preview version
1.36
Software.genre
Single-player/multiplayer action game
Software.platform
Crossplatform (originally MS-DOS)
Software.license
WTFPL

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official website
www.liero.be
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publication date
1998-00-00
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Article

14 sections
Contents
  • Gameplay
  • Development history
  • Original ''Liero'' by Joosa Riekkinen
  • Community developments
  • Merge
  • Clones, remakes and derivatives
  • {{anchor|OpenLieroX}}''Liero Xtreme''
  • ''NiL''
  • ''OpenLieroX''
  • ''WebLiero''
  • Modification
  • Reception and usage
  • References
  • External links

Liero is a video game for MS-DOS, first released by Finnish programmer Joosa Riekkinen in 1998. The game has been described as a real-time version of Worms (a turn-based artillery game). Liero is Finnish for 'earthworm'. Inspired itself by the earlier game MoleZ, Liero provided inspiration for the later games Soldat and Noita.

==Gameplay== In Liero, two worms fight each other to death for score (or frags) using a choice of five weapons from a total of 40 in a two-dimensional map. Most of the terrain, except for indestructible rocks, may be dug or destroyed by explosions. In addition to the weaponry, each player has a ninja rope which can be used to move faster through the map. This grappling hook-like device substitutes for jetpacks and can even latch onto the enemy worm to drag them closer to their foe.

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