Jim opens another can-o-worms in his second adventure, continuing it's cartoon oddball humor and adding some puppy love.
Earthworm Jim 2 is no different.
As a 2D platform game, it concentrates on gameplay and level design more than anything else, and for that it's scores big. Not to say the rest isn't to standard, on the contrary everything comes together exceedingly well.
Jim, the annelid(earthworm) main character must make his way through some uniquely, stylish strange named stages before saving the princess at the end of the game. You'll be carrying flaming cows throwing them into bathtubs, saving falling puppys, fighting pizzas and more.
To assist him are a plentiful number of weapons and abilities, which many look quite funny and kooky, yet they're all useful. Homing missile houses, using your snot swing and you can even use Jim himself as a whip, good if you run out of ammo.
The graphics are brilliant. Beautiful mix of colors on each stage with the backdrop behind and the animation works amazingly with the quirky humor throughout the game.
The best of the game no doubt is the sound. From start to finish you'll be thinking your at a loony bin with the amount of wacky sounds and effects going on, and with talking cows commenting you on a "well done" in several weird tones after every completed stage, it definably feels like a cartoon. Not just the sounds the soundtrack itself is outstanding for each stage. Each music theme fits in perfectly with each theme of every stage, consisting of many different classical tunes.
Just like the game before it, Earthworm Jim 2 sets out to be an uniquely innovative platform game, thanks to it's wacky sound effects, diverse gameplay and unique level designs. If your one who's into those wacky, humorous, quirky games this is your ticket. But also if your one of those old 2D platformer fans, you'll get a kick out of it as well.