Earth Worm Jim is a giant worm living in a robotic body trying to fight the forces of Evil (more specifically evil the cat). At its core, Earth Worm Jim 2 is a platformer that likes to keep things fresh. You have variety of guns, almost unlimited ammo, and a snot sling on you back. If you don’t like the kind of gross but innocent humor found in many of the Nickelodeon shows from years past, you might want to avoid this game all together.
Story: There isn’t much of a story here. The general ideas fit in with the show but there is no text to read, and often no explanation to why things are happening the way they are. The game is absurd enough through the gameplay and so this doesn’t hurt it.
Gameplay: For the most part the controls are pretty good considering they are for the SNES. Every now and then you will miss a jump because of them but it almost adds to the craziness and never really hits the frustrating level of things.
The gameplay is varied! Some levels are strict platforming while others are races against enemies. Other levels play like a hot air balloon obstacle course while some are spent swimming. The most memorable though is one were you play a fireman roll and try to catch puppies being thrown out of a window. It’s entertaining, frustrating, and if you don’t succeed, you actually feel kind of bad about it.
Art Style: The game is old so when I say the graphics are good, I mean for that time period. They are colorful, varied, mood setting, and do nothing to hinder gameplay.
The music wasn’t something I would put on in the car, but it added to some levels and didn’t hurt the others. The real thought here was put into sound effects; gross sound effects.
Difference: This game is unique. I look for things in games that haven’t been seen before and there’s nothing here that is conventional.
Buy it? Yes! If you own a SNES/Genesis chances are your running low on “new games” to play for it. This wasn’t an obvious title/classic like Mario but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth your money. I don’t like to give number scores to games because it can hurt some games that are great or make games that fit the mold but just aren’t fun seem good. If you need one I would say it is around an 8/10. If you enjoy the humor than I think you will agree. If you don’t laugh at all though during this game, it isn’t a good enough platformer to beat until the end. It’s usually around $10 online so I think it’s a risk worth taking. As a side note, its one of those single player games that are better to play with a person watching, you’ll laugh even harder.
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