Earthworm Jim

For other uses, see Earthworm Jim (disambiguation).
Earthworm Jim
Genre(s)Platform
Developer(s)Shiny Entertainment
VIS Interactive
Gameloft
David A. Palmer Productions
Publisher(s)Interplay Entertainment (2000–present)
Virgin Interactive
Playmates Interactive (1995–1996)
Crave Entertainment (1999)
Gameloft (2010)
Creator(s)Doug TenNapel
Platform(s)Various
First releaseEarthworm Jim
October 1994 (October 1994)
Latest releaseEarthworm Jim HD
June 9, 2010 (2010-06-09)

Earthworm Jim is a series of platform games[1] featuring an earthworm named Jim who wears a robotic suit and battles the forces of evil. The series is noted for its platforming and shooting gameplay, surreal humor, and edgy art style.[2] Four games were released in the series: Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim 2, Earthworm Jim 3D, and Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy, with the first game released in 1994. The series had lain dormant for almost a decade before Gameloft remade the original game in HD for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade in 2010. Interplay announced Earthworm Jim 4 in 2008; little to no information surfaced until May 2019 and August 2020,[3][4][5] and development was believed cancelled by the rights owners by 2023, as it had never left pre-planning stages.[6][7]

  1. ^ "David Perry: The Emerald Isle's 'Shiny,' Happy Game Developer". Inner Visions. Vol. 8, no. 10. February 2006. pp. 131–132.
  2. ^ Matt Casamassina (2008-04-22). "Earthworm Jim Returns". IGN. Archived from the original on 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  3. ^ "Earthworm Jim Returns". IGN. 2008-04-22. Archived from the original on 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. ^ Hall, Charlie (2019-05-01). "Earthworm Jim game in development for the new Intellivision console". Polygon. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  5. ^ "Oh No, Earthworm Jim". Kotaku Australia. 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
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