Earthworm Jim 2

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Earthworm Jim 2
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn
Publisher: Playmates Interactive Entertainment (US) Virgin Interactive (EU) Takara (JP)
Sega Mega Drive
JP Sega Channel Interplay
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
GEMS
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		800pts800
Wii Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		800pts800
CERO
Missing Parameter!

Earthworm Jim 2 (アースワーム・ジム２) is the direct sequel to Earthworm Jim, and was released (among other consoles) for the Sega Mega Drive in 1995. An enhanced version was released on the Sega Saturn.

Though very similar to the original game, Earthworm Jim 2 has more varied gameplay than its predecessor. As well as including standard platforming levels, there are also quiz questions, an isometric shoot 'em up level and various adaptions to the platforming formula, including marathon races and a stage where Jim must shoot his way through mounds of dirt. It retains the surreal humour from the first game and was followed by Earthworm Jim 3D in 1999.

The Mega Drive version of the game has since been re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console service.

Promotional Material

  • EWJ2 US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

  • EWJ2 US PrintAdvert 2.jpg

    Mega Drive US print advert 2

  • EWJ2 Saturn US PrintAdvert.jpg

    Saturn US print advert

  • EWJ2 MD UK PrintAdvert.jpg

    Mega Drive UK print advert

  • EWJ2 Saturn UK PrintAdvert.jpg

    Saturn UK print advert

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
76 №11, p108/109/110/111
93 №48, p120/121/122
93 №169, p24/25
79
96
92
91 №37, p50/51
93 №47, p58/59/60
76
95 №58, p92/93/94/95
95 №74, p32/33/34
93 №53, p42/43
94 №2, p89
Sega Mega Drive
 90
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
80
[1]
CD Consoles (FR)
76
[2]
Consoles + (FR)
93
[3]
Cool Gamer (RU)
90
[4]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
93
[5]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
79
[6]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
80
[7]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2 (RU)
80
[8]
Fusion (US) NTSC-U
75
[9]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
96
[10]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
92
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
98
[12]
GamePro (UK)
95
[13]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
94
[14]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
89
[15]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
95
[16]
Joypad (FR)
93
[17]
LeveL (CZ)
100
[18]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
76
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
91
[20]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
95
[21]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
75
[22]
Player One (FR)
95
[23]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
94
[24]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
95
[25]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
93
[26]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
94
[27]
Todo Sega (ES)
95
[28]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
92
[29]
Ultimate Gamer (US)
100
[30]
Última Generación (ES)
77
[31]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[32]
Sega Mega Drive
 89
Based on
32 reviews

Earthworm Jim 2

Mega Drive, US
EWJ2 MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Earthworm Jim 2 MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU
Earthworm Jim 2 MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
EarthwormJim2 MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, BR
EWJ2 md br cover.jpg
Cover

Saturn Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 №61, p114/115
80
83
81
60 №47, p44
100 №55, p64
76
70 №50, p71[33]
80
87 №71, p100/101
85 №82
72 №13, p72/73
80
Sega Saturn
 80
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR) PAL
40
[34]
Consoles + (FR)
92
[35]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[36]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
80
[37]
GameFan (US)
83
[38]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
90
[39]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
81
[40]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[41]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
60
[42]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
81
[43]
Hacker (HR)
84
[44]
Hacker (HR)
82
[45]
Intelligent Gamer's Fusion (US) NTSC-U
83
[46]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
100
[47]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
76
[48]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
91
[49]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
70
[33]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[50]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
80
[51]
Player One (FR)
87
[52]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
70
[53]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
61
[54]
Secret Service (PL)
75
[55]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
85
[56]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
72
[57]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[58]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[59]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
76
[60]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
73
[61]
Video Games (DE) PAL
80
[62]
VideoGames (US)
90
[63]
Sega Saturn
 77
Based on
31 reviews

Earthworm Jim 2

Saturn, US
EarthWormJim2Back us.jpgEarthWormJim2Box us.jpg
Cover
EarthWormJim2SatDisc us.jpg
Disc
Earthwormjim2 sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
EWJ2 Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
EWJ2 Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
EWJ2 Saturn JP Box Back.jpgEWJ2 Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
EarthwormJim2 Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
Earthworm Jim 2 Sega Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc

External links

  • ↑ 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) (+14:17)
  • ↑ 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
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  • ↑ 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
  • ↑ 33.0 33.1 File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf, page 71 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf_p71" defined multiple times with different content
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  • ↑ 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
  • ↑ 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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