<s>
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
HD	I-Application
is	O
a	O
high	O
definition	O
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
original	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
many	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
the	O
remake	B-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
then	O
later	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
stores	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
levels	O
are	O
faithfully	O
recreated	O
in	O
the	O
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
secret	O
level	O
"	O
Who	O
Turned	O
Out	O
the	O
Lights	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
new	O
levels	O
,	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
both	O
locally	O
or	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
and	O
involve	O
teamwork-based	O
puzzles	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
 '	O
in	O
each	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
multiplayer	O
level	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameloft	O
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
in	O
2009	O
with	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
develop	O
,	O
publish	O
,	O
and	O
distribute	O
games	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
agreement	O
lead	O
to	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
without	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
high	O
definition	O
remake	B-General_Concept
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
code	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
,	O
the	O
remake	B-General_Concept
was	O
entirely	O
recreated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
content	O
was	O
approved	O
by	O
Doug	O
TenNapel	O
,	O
original	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
creator	O
,	O
nor	O
was	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
staff	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
did	O
not	O
feel	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
entirely	O
aged	O
well	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
while	O
this	O
is	O
technically	O
a	O
solid	O
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
design	O
choices	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
continue	O
to	O
hurt	O
the	O
experience	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
gamers	O
accustomed	O
to	O
the	O
conveniences	O
of	O
modern	O
platformers	O
(	O
jumping	O
and	O
shooting	O
simultaneously	O
...	O
)	O
"	O
They	O
did	O
praise	O
the	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
for	O
"	O
running	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
similarly	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
had	O
not	O
aged	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
strongly	O
praised	O
the	O
newly	O
added	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
...	O
'	O
s	O
impressive	O
that	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
HD	I-Application
is	O
still	O
crazy	O
after	O
all	O
these	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
playable	O
today	O
with	O
some	O
concessions	O
to	O
modernity	O
...	O
Purists	O
who	O
fondly	O
remember	O
playing	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	O
might	O
just	O
love	O
this	O
trip	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
;	O
everybody	O
else	O
will	O
wonder	O
what	O
the	O
fuss	O
was	O
about.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
was	O
especially	O
positive	O
regarding	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
...	O
brilliant	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
games	O
should	O
be	O
remade	O
and	O
remixed	O
on	O
XBLA	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
