Earthworm Jim 2 cover

Earthworm Jim 2

First release
Nov 15, 1995
Genres
Platform, Shooter · Action, Science fiction, Comedy

From Evil the Cat’s’Circus of the Scars’ to the planet of Meat, join Jim on a madcap chase across the galaxy. Saving cows, thwarting lawyers and outsmarting Psy-Crow are all in a day’s work for Jim. Are you up to the challenge? Can you handle the awesome new weapons? Excellent! Then stop reading this. Try it now! Trust no one, play it yourself.. or EAT DIRT!

Also known as EWJ2, Earthworm Jim 2 (1995)

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Storyline
Earthworm Jim 2 follows the exploits of annelid superhero Jim and his new sidekick Snott as they try to rescue Jim's beloved Princess What's-Her-Name from a forced marriage to the nefarious Psy-Crow. While chasing Psy-Crow across the universe, Jim comes across the summer homes of a number of villains from the first game, including Major Mucus, Evil the Cat and Bob the Killer Goldfish. Like the original game, Earthworm Jim 2 contains a lot of irreverent, surrealist humor. It also features more diverse gameplay than the original, with each stage having a unique different style and mission, often with varied gameplay and objectives to complete from stage to stage, as well as various new weapons to obtain and use. There are extra weapons in addition to the Plasma Blaster, such as the Three-Finger Gun, the Electro-Gun, Homing Missiles, the extremely powerful Barn Blaster, and the rather useless Bubble Gun. Snott returns from his cameos in the first game, and is now a permanent companion for Jim, hiding in the backpack of Jim's Super Suit. Snott can be used to stick and swing to other slimy green surfaces, or as a parachute, upon jumping.Read more

Earthworm Jim 2 follows the exploits of annelid superhero Jim and his new sidekick Snott as they try to rescue Jim's beloved Princess What's-Her-Name from a forced marriage to the nefarious Psy-Crow. While chasing Psy-Crow across the universe, Jim comes across the summer homes of a number of villains from the first game, including Major Mucus, Evil the Cat and Bob the Killer Goldfish. Like the original game, Earthworm Jim 2 contains a lot of irreverent, surrealist humor. It also features more diverse gameplay than the original, with each stage having a unique different style and mission, often with varied gameplay and objectives to complete from stage to stage, as well as various new weapons to obtain and use. There are extra weapons in addition to the Plasma Blaster, such as the Three-Finger Gun, the Electro-Gun, Homing Missiles, the extremely powerful Barn Blaster, and the rather useless Bubble Gun. Snott returns from his cameos in the first game, and is now a permanent companion for Jim, hiding in the backpack of Jim's Super Suit. Snott can be used to stick and swing to other slimy green surfaces, or as a parachute, upon jumping.

Release dates
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Nov 15, 1995
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Dec 22, 1995
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
1995
All 7 release dates
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Sep 01, 1996
Wii
Sep 01, 2009
Wii
Dec 04, 2009
Wii
Dec 14, 2009
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
2h
Main + Extras
5h
Completionist
8h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view, Third person
Keywords
gravity, side-scrolling, steam, dark humor, dog
… All 26, talking animals, boss fight, sheep, anthropomorphism, pig, protagonist's name in the title, cat, cow, original soundtrack release, checkpoints, catapult, sega channel, development hell, vore, food-themed stage, falling object, trilogy, male protagonist, retroachievements, wii virtual console, previously on - utomik

At a Glance

Main Story (IGDB)
2h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
5h
Completionist (IGDB)
8h

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface, audio
IGDB · recorded 14 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 14 Oct 2026