However, there are some omissions from the original game, the most notable of which is the secret level ' Who Turned Out The Lights?'. These include additional sections for example, ' New Junk City Part 2', was were not present in the original game, but was first included in the Special Edition of the game, and is also retained in Earthworm Jim HD.

Many of the levels are expanded or extended in the console versions of Earthworm Jim HD compared to the levels in the original game. The single player mode of Earthworm Jim HD includes all but one of the levels from the original game, with the addition of a level select screen in the main menu to go to previously-accessed levels. The full version of Earthworm Jim HD was released digitally for home video game consoles, through Xbox Live Arcade on 9 June 2010, and through the PlayStation Network on 3 August 2010. Gameloft has also ported the original game to the S60 platform for smartphones, on webOS for the Palm Pre, and Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.

Releases Įarthworm Jim HD was announced for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare, and a basic version without new content was released in the PAL region on Apand in North America on. The trailer for Earthworm Jim HD debuted on April 19, 2010, as was the new digital version of the comic intro. However, the reworked soundtrack of Earthworm Jim HD was composed by game music veteran Tommy Tallarico, who also composed the music for the first game, its special edition, and its its sequel. The development did not involve the original creators of the franchise, Shiny Entertainment, and Jim himself was re-voiced by an uncredited voice actor instead of Douglas TenNapel or Dan Castellaneta, causing some concern among fans. Gameloft used the original Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version of the original game as a visual reference, but developed the code and animations of Earthworm Jim HD from new, without using the code of the original game like most HD remakes have done. The Asian subsidiary of Gameloft acquired license from Interplay to make Earthworm Jim HD in August 2009. Gameloft developed the game under license from the American Interplay Entertainment, the current rights holders to the Earthworm Jim franchise.

4.2 Online multiplayer achievements / trophiesĮarthworm Jim HD was designed by the studio Gameloft, a subsidiary of French developers Ubisoft.

4.1 Single player mode achievements / trophies.

4 Achievements (Xbox 360) / Trophies (PlayStation 3).

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