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Critical reception

Mega Drive version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
80	1700 igr dlya Sega	2001-xx-xx	RU RU		^[1]	[details]
76	CD Consoles	1995-xx-xx	FR FR		^[2]	[details]
93	Consoles +	1995-1x-xx	FR FR		^[3]	[details]
90	Cool Gamer	2002-10-13	RU RU		^[4]	[details]
93	Computer & Video Games	1995-11-10	UK UK		^[5]	[details]
79	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1995-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[6]	[details]
80	Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1	1999-xx-xx	RU RU		^[7]	[details]
80	Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2	2000-xx-xx	RU RU		^[8]	[details]
75	Fusion	1995-1x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[9]	[details]
96	GameFan	1995-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[10]	[details]
92	Game Players	1995-1x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[11]	[details]
98	GamePro	1995-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[12]	[details]
95	GamePro	1995-10-28	UK UK		^[13]	[details]
94	GamesMaster	1995-11-16	UK UK	PAL	^[14]	[details]
89	Game Informer	1995-1x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[15]	[details]
95	Hobby Consolas	1995-xx-xx	ES ES	PAL	^[16]	[details]
93	Joypad	1995-11-03	FR FR		^[17]	[details]
100	LeveL	1996-03-06	CZ CZ		^[18]	[details]
76	MAN!AC	1995-11-08	DE DE	PAL	^[19]	[details]
91	Mega Fun	1995-11-21	DE DE	PAL	^[20]	[details]
95	Mean Machines Sega	1995-10-30	UK UK	PAL	^[21]	[details]
75	Next Generation	1995-11-21	US US	NTSC-U	^[22]	[details]
95	Player One	1995-1x-xx	FR FR		^[23]	[details]
94	Sega Magazin	1995-11-15	DE DE	PAL	^[24]	[details]
95	Sega Power	1995-11-16	UK UK	PAL	^[25]	[details]
93	Sega Pro	1995-11-30	UK UK	PAL	^[26]	[details]
94	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-11-24	UK UK	PAL	^[27]	[details]
95	Todo Sega	1995-1x-xx	ES ES		^[28]	[details]
92	Tricks 16 bit	1998-03-20	RU RU		^[29]	[details]
100	Ultimate Gamer	1995-1x-xx	US US		^[30]	[details]
77	Última Generación	1995-xx-xx	ES ES		^[31]	[details]
90	VideoGames	1995-11-21	US US	NTSC-U	^[32]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	32	89	75	100	25	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	8	87	75	98	23	Very positive
World	PAL	9	92	76	95	19	Very positive
US	All	9	88	75	100	25	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	8	87	75	98	23	Very positive
UK	All	7	94	93	95	2	Very positive
UK	PAL	4	94	93	95	2	Very positive
FR	All	4	89	76	95	19	Very positive
DE	All	3	87	76	94	18	Very positive
DE	PAL	3	87	76	94	18	Very positive
ES	All	3	89	77	95	18	Very positive
ES	PAL	1	95	95	95	0	Very positive
CZ	All	1	100	100	100	0	Very positive
RU	All	5	84	80	92	12	Very positive

Saturn version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
40	CD Consoles	199x-xx-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[33]	[details]
92	Consoles +	199x-xx-xx	FR FR		^[34]	[details]
70	Famitsu	1996-10-25	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[35]	[details]
80	Fun Generation	1996-07-10	DE DE	PAL	^[36]	[details]
83	GameFan	1996-xx-xx	US US		^[37]	[details]
90	GameFan	1996-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[38]	[details]
81	Game Players	1996-04-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[39]	[details]
85	GamePro	1996-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[40]	[details]
60	GamesMaster	1996-08-29	UK UK	PAL	^[41]	[details]
81	Game Informer	1996-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[42]	[details]
84	[[\|Hacker]]	1996-xx-xx	HR HR		^[43]	[details]
82	[[\|Hacker]]	1996-xx-xx	HR HR		^[44]	[details]
83	Intelligent Gamer's Fusion	1996-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[45]	[details]
100	Joypad	1996-0x-xx	FR FR	NTSC-U	^[46]	[details]
76	MAN!AC	1996-06-12	DE DE	PAL	^[47]	[details]
91	Mega Fun	1996-06-19	DE DE	PAL	^[48]	[details]
70	Mean Machines Sega	1996-11-01	UK UK	PAL	^[49]	[details]
50	Next Generation	1996-05-21	US US	NTSC-U	^[50]	[details]
80	neXt Level	1996-06-12	DE DE	PAL	^[51]	[details]
87	Player One	199x-xx-xx	FR FR		^[52]	[details]
70	Saturn Fan	1996-08-02	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[53]	[details]
61	Saturn Fan	1996-12-13	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[54]	[details]
75	Secret Service	1997-xx-xx	PL PL		^[55]	[details]
85	Sega Power	1996-07-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[56]	[details]
72	Sega Saturn Magazine	1996-10-17	UK UK	PAL	^[57]	[details]
70	Sega Saturn Magazine	1996-08-23	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[58]	[details]
80	Sega Saturn Magazine	2000-03	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[59]	[details]
76	Total Saturn	1996-11-29	UK UK	PAL	^[60]	[details]
73	Total Saturn	1996-12-29	UK UK	PAL	^[61]	[details]
80	Video Games	1996-07-31	DE DE	PAL	^[62]	[details]
90	VideoGames	1996-04-23	US US		^[63]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	31	77	40	100	60	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	5	70	61	80	19	Positive
World	NTSC-U	7	81	50	100	50	Mixed
World	PAL	12	74	40	91	51	Mixed
JP	All	5	70	61	80	19	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	5	70	61	80	19	Positive
US	All	8	80	50	90	40	Mixed
US	NTSC-U	6	78	50	90	40	Mixed
UK	All	6	73	60	85	25	Positive
UK	PAL	6	73	60	85	25	Positive
FR	All	4	80	40	100	60	Mixed
FR	NTSC-U	1	100	100	100	0	Very positive
FR	PAL	1	40	40	40	0	Negative
DE	All	5	81	76	91	15	Very positive
DE	PAL	5	81	76	91	15	Very positive
HR	All	2	83	82	84	2	Very positive
PL	All	1	75	75	75	0	Positive

Sales

Mega Drive version

Date	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Saturn version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

Mega Drive version

Saturn version

References

↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 67
↑ CD Consoles, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 108
↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 120
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 71
↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-10), page 24
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 42
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 309
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 123
↑ Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 4: November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 116
↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 11: November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 58
↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 76
↑ GamePro, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-28), page 20
↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 5, episode 9" (1995-11-16, 24:00) (+0:00)
↑ Game Informer, "November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 20
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 72
↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 58
↑ LeveL, "Březen 1996" (CZ; 1996-03-06), page 21
↑ MAN!AC, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 80
↑ Mega Fun, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 36
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "Earthworm Jim 2 Exclusive Review Booklet" (UK; 1995-10-30), page 2
↑ Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 1999
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 94
↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-15), page 18
↑ Sega Power, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-16), page 32
↑ Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 36
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 89
↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 42
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 13
↑ Ultimate Gamer, "November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 92
↑ Última Generación, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 102
↑ VideoGames, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 92
↑ CD Consoles, "Janvier 1997" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 126
↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1997" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 114
↑ Famitsu, "1996-11-08,15" (JP; 1996-10-25), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-10), page 78
↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 3: March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 12
↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 7: July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 12
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 5 May 1996" (US; 1996-04-xx), page 66
↑ GamePro, "May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 64
↑ GamesMaster, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 44
↑ Game Informer, "April 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 42
↑ Hacker, "02/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Hacker, "07-08/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 28
↑ Intelligent Gamer's Fusion, "Volume 2, Number 8: May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 83
↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 64
↑ MAN!AC, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 62
↑ Mega Fun, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-19), page 40
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-01), page 71
↑ Next Generation, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 119
↑ neXt Level, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 68
↑ Player One, "Janvier 1997" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 17" (JP; 1996-08-02), page 189
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 26" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 70
↑ Secret Service, "Marzec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 66
↑ Sega Power, "Collectors' Issue 1996" (UK; 1996-07-xx), page 50
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-17), page 72
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-15 (1996-09-13)" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 242
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Three" (UK; 1996-11-29), page 54
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 24
↑ Video Games, "8/96" (DE; 1996-07-31), page 112
↑ VideoGames, "May 1996" (US; 1996-04-23), page 62

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[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 67

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_11.pdf_p108-2] CD Consoles, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 108

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_048.pdf_p120-3] Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 120

[4] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 71

[:File:CVG_UK_169.pdf_p24-5] Computer & Video Games, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-10), page 24

[:File:EGM_US_076.pdf_p42-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 42

[7] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 309

[8] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 123

[:File:Fusion_US_0104.pdf_p116-9] Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 4: November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 116

[:File:GameFan_US_0311.pdf_p22-10] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 11: November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0812.pdf_p58-11] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 58

[:File:GamePro_US_076.pdf_p76-12] GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:GamePro_UK_04.pdf_p20-13] GamePro, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-28), page 20

[gamesmastertv5x09-14] GamesMaster (UK) "Series 5, episode 9" (1995-11-16, 24:00) (+0:00)

[:File:GameInformer_US_031.pdf_p20-15] Game Informer, "November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 20

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_050.pdf_p72-16] Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 72

[:File:Joypad_FR_047.pdf_p58-17] Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 58

[18] LeveL, "Březen 1996" (CZ; 1996-03-06), page 21

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-12.pdf_p80-19] MAN!AC, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 80

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-12.pdf_p36-20] Mega Fun, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 36

[:File:MeanMachinesSega38UK_EarthwormJim2Guide.pdf_p2-21] Mean Machines Sega, "Earthworm Jim 2 Exclusive Review Booklet" (UK; 1995-10-30), page 2

[:File:NextGeneration_US_12.pdf_p1999-22] Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 1999

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_058.pdf_p94-23] Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 94

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_25.pdf_p18-24] Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-15), page 18

[:File:SegaPower_UK_74.pdf_p32-25] Sega Power, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-16), page 32

[:File:SegaPro_UK_53.pdf_p36-26] Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 36

[:File:SSM_UK_02.pdf_p89-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 89

[:File:TodoSega_ES_32.pdf_p42-28] Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 42

[29] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 13

[:File:UltimateGamer_US_04.pdf_p92-30] Ultimate Gamer, "November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 92

[:File:UltimaGeneracion_ES_07.pdf_p102-31] Última Generación, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 102

[:File:VideoGames_US_83.pdf_p92-32] VideoGames, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 92

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_24.pdf_p126-33] CD Consoles, "Janvier 1997" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 126

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_061.pdf_p114-34] Consoles +, "Janvier 1997" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 114

[35] Famitsu, "1996-11-08,15" (JP; 1996-10-25), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-08.pdf_p78-36] Fun Generation, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-10), page 78

[:File:GameFan_US_0403.pdf_p12-37] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 3: March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 12

[:File:GameFan_US_0407.pdf_p12-38] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 7: July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 12

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0905.pdf_p66-39] Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 5 May 1996" (US; 1996-04-xx), page 66

[:File:GamePro_US_092.pdf_p64-40] GamePro, "May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 64

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_047.pdf_p44-41] GamesMaster, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 44

[:File:GameInformer_US_036.pdf_p42-42] Game Informer, "April 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 42

[43] Hacker, "02/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 30

[44] Hacker, "07-08/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 28

[:File:IGFusion_US_0210.pdf_p83-45] Intelligent Gamer's Fusion, "Volume 2, Number 8: May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 83

[:File:Joypad_FR_055.pdf_p64-46] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 64

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-07.pdf_p62-47] MAN!AC, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 62

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-07.pdf_p40-48] Mega Fun, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-19), page 40

[:File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf_p71-49] Mean Machines Sega, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-01), page 71

[:File:NextGeneration_US_18.pdf_p119-50] Next Generation, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 119

[:File:NextLevel_DE_1996-07.pdf_p68-51] neXt Level, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 68

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_071.pdf_p100-52] Player One, "Janvier 1997" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-17_19960823.pdf_p189-53] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 17" (JP; 1996-08-02), page 189

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-26_19961227.pdf_p70-54] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 26" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 70

[:File:SecretService_PL_44.pdf_p66-55] Secret Service, "Marzec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:SegaPower_UK_82.pdf_p50-56] Sega Power, "Collectors' Issue 1996" (UK; 1996-07-xx), page 50

[:File:SSM_UK_13.pdf_p72-57] Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-17), page 72

[:File:SSM_JP_19960913_1996-15.pdf_p242-58] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-15 (1996-09-13)" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 242

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p13-59] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_03.pdf_p54-60] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Three" (UK; 1996-11-29), page 54

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p24-61] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 24

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-08.pdf_p112-62] Video Games, "8/96" (DE; 1996-07-31), page 112

[:File:VideoGames_US_88.pdf_p62-63] VideoGames, "May 1996" (US; 1996-04-23), page 62

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Earthworm Jim 2/Reception

From Sega Retro

Contents

Critical reception

Mega Drive version

Ratings

Breakdown

Saturn version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Mega Drive version

Saturn version

Software charts

Mega Drive version

Saturn version

References