


And I Must Scream: Nitro is allergic to literally everything, and even when he's inside his protective suit, his allergies can still manifest themselves in an explosive sneeze.
#Wild 9 levels manual#
All There in the Manual: The manual goes into detail about the characters and their motivations, and better describes the plot.

The Alcatraz: Gulag combined with Tailor-Made Prison for the captive: Nitro.After the End: Craterscape is the remains of a huge city Karn conquered and destroyed, and there are no signs of life there other than his minions.Action Bomb: Nitro is a strange example in that he only causes explosions, and doesn't exactly explode himself.This allows you to move them around, but most importantly, smash them against the floor, drag them along the ground, toss them off cliffs, put them inside death machines, decapitate them, lop them in half, jam them into moving fans, shove them into huge grinders, get them caught in gears, impale them on spikes, shove them inside death machines.īasically, the game lives on Video Game Cruelty Potential, and revels in it. The most unique feature of the RIG, and the game in general, is its ability to pick up enemies. With it, Wex can pick up and move objects, activate certain machinery, swing from it like a rope, and fire missles and grenades, provided he's picked some up. But that's just All There in the Manual.Īt its core, Wild 9 is about a guy named Wex with a rather unspecified weapon called the "RIG", an arm-mounted tractor beam-like electric lasso thingy and is the only one capable of using it. Led by Wex Major, user of the "RIG" and "Great Champion", they fight against the tyranny of Karn and his minions. The only ones left to oppose him are the Wild 9, a group of orphaned, teenage mutants, all with their own special abilities and talents. The game is set in the distant future, and the evil Karn has taken over the Andromeda Galaxy. Their idea was to make a game similar to Earthworm Jim, which they mostly succeeded with on the gameplay and atmosphere. Secrets are hidden throughout the levels, and collecting 100 Wild 9 coins will earn you an extra continue at the end of each stage.Wild 9 is a 2❝ action platformer developed by Shiny Entertainment for the PlayStation and released by Interplay Entertainment in 1998. While you can venture into and out of the backgrounds at specific points in the game, most levels involve jumping from platform to platform, rescuing one of your teammates and fighting the occasional boss. Wild 9 is a side-scrolling platform game with 3D modeled effects in the foreground and background. If that's too simple a death for you, you can drop enemies off of cliffs or send them into spinning fans, flames and grinders. Once you have the enemy captured, you can slam him back and forth on the ground until he explodes. The rig is essentially an electronic grappling hook that can be used to climb up ledges or lasso enemies. Wex's special weapon is a "rig" attached to his arm. Unfortunately, eight of the nine members in Wild 9 have been kidnapped by the evil Karn, and it's up to the remaining member, Wex, to rescue them and dispose of his nemesis once and for all. The game follows the story of Wex Major, leader of the Wild 9, a team made up of individuals with offbeat attributes, personalities (multiple ones, in some instances) and powers. From the creators of the comic adventure Earthworm Jim comes Wild 9 for the PlayStation.
