As suspected, we’ve received word from Gameloft that they are indeed bringing Earthworm Jim to the iPhone. The original press release describes the 1994 game:
Earthworm Jim centers around an ordinary earthworm who engages in normal worm activities- eating dirt, crawling and fleeing from hungry birds- that is until he comes across a high tech indestructible space suit. Jim takes refuge in the space suit while fleeing from hungry birds. The suit’s powerful atomic particles cause him to grow and obtain newfound powers.
No word on target date for Earthworm Jim, but the news should give long time fans something to look forward to.
Meanwhile, Gameloft has also given us some details about their highly anticipated first person shooter Modern Combat: Sandstorm.
You are playing a U.S. soldier under orders to capture a high profile terrorist. Set in the Middle East, the game is reported to include multiple environments including a hospital, lab, palace, sewers, port, desert, buildings and more. A wide variety of different weapons are provided throughout including: M16 and AK47 rifles, RPG-7 grenade propeller, MP5A5 machine gun, M249 light machine gun, and M40 sniper rifle.
Three different control systems are offered
– Left d-pad movement, aim by sliding finger, button to shoot
– Left d-pad movement, aim by sliding finger, double tap target to shoot
– Left d-pad movement, aim with right d-pad, double tap target to shoot
Gameloft also pointed out that the game features a brand new engine that has not been released before. So, it is not a reskin of an exisiting title. The initial launch will not have multi-player, but is planned to be added in a later update.
Modern Combat: Sandstorm has been announced to be released before September.
