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Format For Printing | Tell A Friend | Digg | Slashdot | del.icio.us Scroll down for our Kid Factor.  Ah, how the annelid turns? This is a good thing folks: Earthworm Jim has been lovingly ported, primed and ready for action for the GameBoy Advance courtesy of Majesco Sales Inc. Sure, it's a fairly straightforward port of the old Super Nintendo version, only with the Sega Genesis- exclusive Intestine level added for good measure. Itﾒs weird, wicked and hilarious 2D action thatﾒs perfect for handheld gaming. The story concerns the titular annelid, Jim, and his discovery of a super-special space suit that lets him walk, jump, run, climb and fight like a man. Heﾒs also got a machine pistol and can grab his own wormy body and whip himself to reach high places. Decidedly weird, wild and wacky stuff. His enemies consist of psycho hamsters, crows (naturally), cats, and creatures made of garbage. His ultimate enemy is the evil Psy-Cow, he wants the suit from Jim and wonﾒt stop at anything to get it for his evil queen. Jim remains one of the weirdest 2D side-scrolling games youﾒll ever play, mainly because of the sheer amount of innovation packed into each level. Jim will bounce on tire stacks, use zip lines, propel himself using machine gun fire and utter an emphatic ﾓDangﾔ whenever struck by the enemy. Power-ups include special weapons and health, as well as free lives, which youﾒll need because Earthworm Jim is also one of the hardest games youﾒll find on the handheld. In terms of innovation and creativity, graphics and sound, Earthworm Jim is head, stomach and tail above most titles, but it does suffer more than most from the GameBoy Advanceﾒs well-documented lighting/screen problems. Since the enemies in Jim tend to be small and fast, they can be hard to see without a lit screen (so it's better on the new GBA SP). Regardless, this one remains a classic despite the intervening years. Developer/Publisher Majesco Sales This review originally ran at Amazon, reprinted with permission. 
Jim says "Dang", he uses a machine pistol (and other wacky weaponry) but the action is hilarious and no worse than most cartoons.
Kid Factor by Andrew Bub
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