
He eventually meets up with eight other off-beat, strange adventurers, and becomes the leader of the group, which they dub the "Wild 9". The game stars Wex Major, a young male who gets lost in an unfamiliar galaxy. Common scenarios involve bashing them into the floor or walls, or carrying enemies and moving them into other parts of the environments, like pits or spikes.

The "Rig" latches on to enemies, allowing the player to whip around or thrash enemies. Wex's main weapon is called the "Rig", which is an electrical beam coming from Wex's back, used to defeat enemies. The player controls the movements of the main character, Wex Major, manipulating him around obstacles through to the end of the level. While the game has 3D, polygonal graphics, gameplay only takes place on a 2D plane, although occasionally, the game does allow for the player to move the character into the foreground or background. The game plays as a run and gun platformer sidescrolling video game.

The game was released in North America and Europe in September 1998. The game was designed by David Perry, developed by Shiny Entertainment, and published by Interplay Productions all of which were parties involved in Earthworm Jim series of video games.

Wild 9 is a 2.5D platform video game for the PlayStation.
