<s>
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
original	O
creators	O
Doug	O
TenNapel	O
,	O
David	O
Perry	O
,	O
and	O
Shiny	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
1995	O
and	O
early	O
1996	O
depending	O
on	O
region	O
and	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
initially	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
before	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
;	O
traverse	O
through	O
the	O
levels	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
Princess	O
What's-Her-Name	O
from	O
Psy-Crow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
levels	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
opening	O
level	O
,	O
"	O
Anything	O
but	O
Tangerines	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
eighth	O
level	O
,	O
"	O
Level	O
Ate	O
"	O
,	O
play	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
there	O
being	O
a	O
larger	O
variety	O
of	O
moves	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
disposal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
then	O
ported	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
released	O
virtually	O
simultaneously	O
and	O
were	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
differences	O
being	O
that	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
had	O
alternate	O
background	O
art	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
exclusively	O
via	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
along	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
package	O
titled	O
"	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
1	O
&	O
2	O
:	O
The	O
Whole	O
Can	O
'	O
O	O
Worms	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
both	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
separate	O
studio	O
,	O
Screaming	O
Pink	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
the	O
upgraded	O
audio	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
1994	O
conference	O
held	O
on	O
CompuServe	O
with	O
Shiny	O
Entertainment	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
David	O
Perry	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
considering	O
making	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
which	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
port	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Russian	O
studio	O
SuperEmpire	O
Inc	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
release	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
DOSbox	O
emulation	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Service	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
one	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
disapproved	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
remarking	O
"	O
where	O
the	O
first	O
had	O
technique	O
,	O
this	O
one	O
just	O
gets	O
cheap	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
remaining	O
three	O
declared	O
it	O
a	O
worthy	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
for	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
rave	O
reviews	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
and	O
premise	O
are	O
unchanged	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
new	O
level	O
designs	O
,	O
diverse	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
animations	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reviewers	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
2	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
exceed	O
the	O
lofty	O
standards	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
previously	O
Sega	O
Magazine	O
)	O
gave	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
94%	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
with	O
"	O
every	O
one	O
,	O
in	O
every	O
way	O
,	O
sickeningly	O
well	O
implemented.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
generally	O
held	O
in	O
high	O
regard	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
were	O
more	O
poorly	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
the	O
same	O
content	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
releases	O
,	O
received	O
a	O
poor	O
review	O
"	O
3/10	O
"	O
score	O
from	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
there	O
being	O
no	O
significant	O
improvements	O
despite	O
the	O
obviously	O
more	O
powerful	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
described	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
an	O
excellent	O
game	O
but	O
derided	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
advancements	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
summarized	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
A	O
great	O
game	O
-	O
a	O
year	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
was	O
more	O
forgiving	O
of	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
major	O
enhancements	O
,	O
contending	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
amazingly	O
fun	O
even	O
on	O
a	O
machine	O
designed	O
for	O
3D	O
gaming	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
already	O
played	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
or	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
would	O
have	O
no	O
reason	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
again	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2002	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
release	O
was	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
time	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
having	O
an	O
"	O
unfinished	O
"	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
glitched	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
unpredictable	O
save	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
nominated	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
its	O
2002	O
"	O
Most	O
Disappointing	O
Game	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
and	O
"	O
Worst	O
Game	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Video	O
Software	O
Dealers	O
Association	O
's	O
"	O
Video	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
for	O
1995	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
2nd	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
40th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Marcel	O
van	O
Duyn	O
of	O
NintendoLife	O
had	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
on	O
various	O
different	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
series	O
had	O
future	O
sequels	O
,	O
including	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
3D	I-Application
and	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
:	I-Application
Menace	I-Application
2	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
