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This happens to land on Jim, transforming him into an all-powerful worm with big muscles and an even bigger gun. Jim, a regular braindead earthworm, is minding his own business when Psy-Crow steals a space suit intended for Queen Slug-for-a-Butt, but accidentally lets it fall to earth. The story is a pretty straightforward affair. The quirky style, slick animations and humorous plot and enemies, made the game something of a hit, leading to a sequel and even its own animated series. Unfortunately, despite a few new levels, a decent, albeit short-lived, multiplayer mode and some shiny new visuals, the antiquated control scheme and confusing level design mean that Earthworm Jim HD is hard to recommend for newcomers and best left to the fans.įor those unfamiliar with Earthworm Jim, the game was released back in 1994. Earthworm Jim falls somewhere in the middle of these, but has been remade nevertheless. There are some games that demand the remake treatment, while others are probably best left in the past. I could say this is a must-have for fans but, seriously, almost any gamer, young or old, will be taken in by the cartoony charm of Earthworm Jim.Also available on: PSN, WiiWare (Summer 2010) It's already available on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, and is surprisingly small for an HD re-release - just 250MB. This remake not only has beautifully-redrawn graphics and animations in HD, but also a completely remastered soundtrack, new levels and a multiplayer mode for up to four players. Each stage of the game has a unique challenge that requires a completely different approach that will take the player's gaming skills to the limit. If needs be, he can ditch his suit altogether and slither into confined spaces as a worm. He can spin his head to slow his fall helicopter-style, and even hang from objects by his head, leaving his hands free to shoot. He can pull his flexible, wormy body out of the suit to whip enemies and swing from convenient objects. Jim's physique allows him a few advantages. Suddenly he had limbs, huge muscles, a rapid-fire laser gun and a light speed motorbike-rocket thing. The story goes that Jim, a regular earthworm, accidentally found an experimental space suit that changed his life.

īack in '94, Earthworm Jim was considered one of the most amazing platform-action titles ever for its silky-smooth controls, high-quality cartoon graphics, excellent sound and slapstick humour. Please note, however, that if it sounds like I'm complaining, I'm not - especially when the game is question is something like Earthworm Jim HD. Publishers seem to think they can simply take a well-loved classic, dust it off, tart it up, add in a few new features and throw it online for longtime fans to download for a minor fee.