▁was ▁" ru ined " ▁by ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Problem s ▁with ▁the ▁frame ▁rate ▁and ▁animation ▁were ▁still ▁ar ising ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁development ▁was ▁over ▁ 7 0 % ▁complete . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Earth w orm ▁Jim ▁ 3 D ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁upon ▁release . ▁ ▁Game R ank ings ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 9 . 3 2 % ▁for ▁the ▁N 6 4 ▁version ▁and ▁ 5 5 . 7 0 % ▁for ▁the ▁PC ▁version . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁not ▁considered ▁either ▁a ▁critical ▁or ▁commercial ▁success . ▁Many ▁reviews ▁called ▁the ▁game ▁un in sp ired , ▁medi oc re , ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁similar , ▁higher ▁review ed ▁ ▁platform ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁such ▁as ▁Super ▁Mario ▁ 6 4 , ▁Ray man ▁ 2 , ▁or ▁Ban jo ▁Kaz oo ie . ▁A ▁major ▁compla int ▁was ▁the ▁game ' s ▁camera , ▁with ▁Game Sp ot ' s ▁N intendo ▁ 6 4 ▁version ▁review ▁stating ▁that ▁they ▁felt ▁the ▁camera ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁" k am ik aze ▁mission ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁game ". ▁Game Sp ot ' s ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁Windows ▁version ▁was ▁even ▁more ▁negative , ▁con cluding ▁with ▁" E arth w orm ▁Jim ▁ 3 D ▁has ▁something ▁to ▁disc ou rage ▁all ▁types ▁of ▁people ▁from ▁playing ▁it . ▁F ans ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁will ▁be ▁disappoint ed ▁by ▁the