English - language ▁films ▁Category : Fil m ▁no ir ▁Category : Rep ublic ▁Pictures ▁films ▁Category : American ▁crime ▁drama ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁Earth w orm ▁Jim ▁ 3 D ▁is ▁a ▁platform ▁game , ▁the ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁Earth w orm ▁Jim ▁series . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁Earth w orm ▁Jim ▁and ▁Earth w orm ▁Jim ▁ 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁to ▁not ▁be ▁developed ▁by ▁Sh iny ▁Entertainment , ▁which ▁had ▁recently ▁instit uted ▁a ▁strict ▁" no ▁sequ els " ▁policy . ▁Inter play ▁Entertainment , ▁having ▁recently ▁purchased ▁the ▁Earth w orm ▁Jim ▁rights , ▁handed ▁the ▁franch ise ▁off ▁to ▁V IS ▁Inter active . ▁The ▁game ▁suffered ▁a ▁difficult , ▁prolong ed ▁development ▁cycle ▁and ▁was ▁repeatedly ▁delayed ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁for ▁the ▁N intendo ▁ 6 4 ▁and ▁Microsoft ▁Windows . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁not ▁received ▁well , ▁with ▁critics ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁charm ▁of ▁the ▁original s ▁was ▁lost , ▁and ▁that ▁despite ▁the ▁long ▁development ▁period , ▁the ▁game ▁still ▁felt ▁slo ppy ▁and ▁lack ed ▁previously ▁promoted ▁features . ▁ ▁Game play ▁Earth w orm ▁Jim ▁ 3 D ▁bor rows ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁game play ▁from ▁other ▁platform ers ▁of ▁the ▁era , ▁compet ing ▁with ▁Ban jo - K az oo ie ▁and ▁Don key ▁Kong ▁ 6 4 . ▁New ▁locations ▁in ▁Jim ' s ▁brain ▁are ▁opened ▁up ▁by ▁collect ing ▁Golden