Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim is a 2D side-scrolling platformer with action elements where the player takes control of Jim, a worm wearing a spacesuit. Jim can shoot enemies with his gun or use his body (the spacesuit's…
Earthworm Jim is a platform developed by Shiny Entertainment, released 31 December 1995 on Game Boy.
What Earthworm Jim is
Earthworm Jim is a platform game developed by Shiny Entertainment and released in 1995. It was published by Playmates Interactive Entertainment. It is available on Game Boy only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Earthworm Jim is a 2D side-scrolling platformer with action elements where the player takes control of Jim, a worm wearing a spacesuit. Jim can shoot enemies with his gun or use his body (the spacesuit's "head") in a variety of ways to overcome obstacles, such as whipping it at enemies, grappling hooks to swing from them, or making it spin very fast like a rotor to hover for a short time.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Earthworm Jim series
Earthworm Jim is the seventh of 22 entries we hold in the Earthworm Jim series. The next entry was Earthworm Jim 2 in 1996.
What it launched against
Earthworm Jim launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Loaded.
Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Loaded.
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