Reviews

• gamedeal user

  May 25, 2015

  Earthworm Jim. If you are reading this, it is a game that you probably enjoyed as a child years ago (or maybe adult, I don't judge). This game is EJ2, no doubts about it. It is not however, the game that you want to play. What is it then? This appears to be no more than the original code running in DOSBox. The game only supports the resolution of the era (640x480), fails to respond to mouse actions, and at times, fails to respond to basic keyboard actions. As other reviewers have stated, hit detection leaves a bit to be desired. This flaw turns Puppy Love from an adorable game of "aww, look, he is throwing puppies out the window" to "if that marshmallow misses another puppy in the middle I'm gonna lose it after Peter loses it on me." Also as other reviewers are saying, levels are missing (Lorenzen's Soil) or out of order (The Flyin' King). To this day, I will pull out my Genesis and play some EJ2 to the last level. I would not however, play this game past the first level. This particular edition only serves as a last chance moneygrab from what once was a great enterprise. Do yourself (and your memories) a favor and play it on the consoles it was made for. Even if that means plugging in your old 386.
• gamedeal user

  May 18, 2018

  Guys, don't be silly and do your research before purchasing old games outright and pretending to be scammed directly afterwards. Some neat facts for newbies: - 99% of DOS games are sold with DOSBox emulator embedded and pre-configured; - There was no Windows version of Earthworm Jim 2 (only Earthworm Jim 1); - DOS version of Earthworm Jim 2 is different from console versions (yes, no Lorenzen's Soil level); - DOS version of Earthworm Jim 2 is actually more advanced than colsole versions technically (the resolution is higher, music is CD-quality) and was made to run on 486 PCs (not 386s). Check the wiki or something... Also, this was the first and only rendition of EWJ2 I played in the 90s, and I love it to this day. The console versions all seem filtered and muffled to me :P
• gamedeal user

  Nov 1, 2016

  Earthworm Jim is the amazing game (and series), no doubts, but there is one very important thing you need to know: DO NOT BUY THIS GAME ON STEAM It is a horrible port, seriously, it's bad on so many levels -Horribly emulated and you will have problems with controls -Horribly cut comparing to the SEGA and NES versions - music and levels are missing, and there is NO info about that on the steam page. -20$ for 3 bad ports is a rip-off If you want to play this game, simply get SEGA or NES emulator and ROMs, so you could actually enjoy the game. I wish I could refund this game, but I bought the pack years ago before that new refund system and support refused to return my money when I bought it. I wrote a money back ticket half an hour after I bought the game, and they closed the ticket like a month later with something like *bad port is not our problem - no refund* Join my curator group http://steamcommunity.com/groups/garbage_games_challenge#curation
• gamedeal user

  Jan 14, 2014

  As a fan of Earthworm Jim growing up this is an interesting case of nostalgia hitting up with what amounts to a lousy port. Back in the SNES days Earthworm Jim was considered a fun game due to it's unique charm. Excellent gameplay, responsive controls, outrageous humor, terrific song and music, and fair difficulty. It's everything you want in a game, something that doesn't take itself too seriously and if you screwed up it wasn't the game's fault it's because you weren't good enough. Some are present here, however the port wasn't a clean one. Hit detection can be dodgy, missing levels, sounds that just aren't plumb there. Even among the poor ports out there this is probably the worst of the bunch. If you want to get Earthworm Jim, I'd recommend the SNES/Sega/SegaCD ports. You're missing out by getting this even if you are a fan of Earthworm Jim.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 16, 2019

  Cool game bad emulation configuration and horrid pricing. Seriously this game was the bomb back in the day and is a must have with a controller. You will need 3rd party joy2key software to enable controller support. Doxbox can be buggy at points. Pricing for the bundle should be no more than $15. Pass this up unless on sale.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 14, 2019

  I was never able to play the sequel to Earthworm Jim, so i was hoping this would be my chance. This, however does not seem to want to work well on PC for me. I would not recommend picking it up if you don't want to risk the same.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 2, 2014

  A some-what nice version of Earthworm Jim 2, the color pallet sometimes messes up when you go into fullscreen, which can be fixed, but it's a long process. This is the best game out of the EWJ Pack. One problem though, this version of EWJ2 doesn't have the second level, Lorenzo's Soil. This is also the DOSBox version of EWJ2 from The Whole Can 'O Worms pack for the PC, not that it's a problem, but it makes things a bit more pixelated. Note: I have Windows 7, and this works fine.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 2, 2014

  Great game! I dont know why people say it's a Bad Port. its great! Great classic game!
• gamedeal user

  Jul 9, 2016

  runs much better than EWJ1, denetely a better Port, controlls are good and the graphics look good too (after some additional configuration)
• gamedeal user

  Apr 22, 2016

  Groooooovy!