Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

Starting Comments
It’s time to pick up the pace and head to the starting grid. I have a feeling this level will be blazing!

Gameplay: Excellent
Lost Luggage Landfill is a race level filled to the brink with original ideas, shortcuts, handy weaponry and obstacles. For example, there’s a really tricky part in the level where you must cross a vine-bridge. One shot can make you fall into oblivion and force you back. Rag certainly spent a lot of time to make this level’s flow perfect. Rarely will a player get stuck pushing walls or falling back down… well, except when another player forces you down. ;)

Atmosphere: Good
Although I can’t see the link between “Lost Luggage Landfill” and something that appears to be a space station, I must conclude that Rag’s level looks more than moderately good. He uses the BattleShips tileset in ways I’ve never seen before (or anyone, for that matter). Though sometimes a bit chaotic, the overall directions stay clear and it’s more than obvious wether you’re about to run into a wall or a tunnel. The music emits a spacey vibe that somehow makes you wanna run for it, despite it being a remotely slow song.

Eventing: Good
Bouncers, TNT, Freezers, anything you need in a race level is here. A tricky powerup every now and then and hidden surprises make Lost Luggage Landfill a gem under the sun. Creative use of those hourglass-thingies and springs, not to mention the poles, who surpassed my imagination as far as they can be used in race levels.

Bonusses and substractions
+10 because you’re Rag

Overall Fun
Besides being a good level, this level is actually a lot of fun to play with a handfull of players. Either download this or LET’S GO KFC.

Download Recommentdation
Hell yes.

Well, as they say, practice makes perfect. If people don’t like your level, try again; your newer levels will always be a little bit better every time.

The creativity in this level just keeps amazing me every time I play it. Every time I play here, I notice something completely new and creative. You could honestly play this level for hours at a time. Would it get boring after a while? The answer is no. I’m just so impressed with Rag’s latest work, and this by far, gets a vote for one of his best all time levels. Maybe not in everyone’s first person view, but for me, this is just superior. The Eyecandy just makes this level flow, and the atmosphere just feels so realistic. The Ideas Rag put into the eyecandy for such a set, are brilliant. If someone was looks for some ideas, eyecandy wise, this would be the level to look at. Another thing I wanted to point out where the tricks and short cuts he put in here, as well as “death zones” such as the vines near the very end of the level. If you fail to cross, you’ll have to start the lap completely over. A trick that he put in here, was the RF jump near the middle of the level. It’s not impossible, but it’s not the easiest to complete, which is perfect for such a simple, but brilliant trick. I give this level 2 thumbs up, and a definite download. Good job Rag.

~Hitch

Just to let you know, Rayman 2 is NOT rayman M… Rayman 2 music rocks even more than Rayman M music.

So, now for the review part:
It is good. It is really really good! It is cool that you somehow have found a way to convert the custom Rayman M thing to XM so BRAVO!

Tip:
For the ones who love the tunes of the chars, convert them too please.

I thought eyecandy was excellent! I thought the rain fit! It is in no way a small level, as it is [I believe] well over 5000 tiles.
I’m still getting used to this.

I don’t know why you’re writing all this dumb stuff about me, but I would like you to tone it waaay down. You don’t need to be nearly this critical, and you really sound like you’re picking fights. Do you ever have anything positive to say about me?
This is not a personal attack. It’s just an observation.
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It’s okay, Faw. No harm meant in any way. Maybe I should just try harder…

Wow!Perfect
Good Job,Gry!
In addition,your 1.24 plus version is wonderful too :D

[BAHAHAHA QUICK REVIEW! ~cooba]

this is a very small level, where i can’t see anything because off the rain spam. further a very worse dead end in the right and weird masked unseeable objects, tubes make this level even more complicated as it is. eyecandy is okay, but oculd have some more variety in the background. overall, i don’t see myself playing this again, sorry :S.

Nothing special about it.. but anyway, this level is to small for the contest.. Width + height should be 5000 and the ‘playable’ area comes to like 4200. the level itself is very small, with small paths.. coins were useless for those weak power ups, not very good flow.. and stuck at hurt events, because they won’t hurt in multiplayer.

I said a while ago i would review every singleplayer level from now on, you are the first, so let’s start.

First of all, i hate homemade tilesets, most of the time it’s not ‘jazzy’ enough and there isn’t any reason to use it, because JJ2 comes with some beautiful tilesets. This is why i don’t understand why you have used Nature ruins and not just ‘Jungle’. Sure, i have to agree that Nature ruins is a tileset which (if it’s used in a good way) you can make quite jungle-looking levels with, but somehow Guz managed to give the whole level an ‘empty’ feeling because of a lack off eyecandy.
The level was sometimes a bit unclear, I did also fell in the instant death pitt thinking there were some goodies over there. And the puzzle was just horrible, i just had to look on JCF how to solve it.

So, i guess you are wondering now why you didn’t get a 1.0

Well, here’s why. Village of Kali is not a good level, but there are far more worse one J2O. I can’t complain about the enemy placement, same story about the goodies (well, OK, maybe some more carrots and weapons would’ve been nice). There were some interesting and original things in it that i just might use in my own levelpack. Village of Kali may not be a good level, but it’s certainly not a bad level.

RATING: 6.5

Recommendation: NO

No 1.23 support. Crusher meh server :(

Add 1.23 support!

The first screenshot looks a lot like the old Crysilis, but the other two look more like an entirely diffrent thing. I`ll edit when I`ve downloaded and looked at it. But even now I think this is worth a 6 for eyecandy alone! edit: OH NO! THE LINK IS BROKEN!

[Rating (6.0) clearance. Please learn to read. – cooba]
I did read, but I thought it might be broken for AOL users or something like that, then downloaded it.(Well, that didn`t actually happen, but…)Next time I`ll review AFTER I try downloading it.
Also, someone below me was able to download it. As I said, next time I`ll do better before posting…

OK! I downloaded it know. WOO! It is above my best expectations! I agree fully with that extremely long, but helpful review. (Am I allowed to enter my rating now?)
I give it a 9.7. Just because perfectity can`t be achieved. But, this is near perfectity! It REALLY is good. Example two has used tiles that make me feel like playing Sonic…which is quite funny, BTW.
So, if you`re STILL not convinced to download this, then you shouldn`t be around here AT all.

This is an enjoyable little single player level. You attempt to enter some type of temple, and have to fight your way in. The plot is a bit simple, and there’s no explanation as to why you want to enter the temple, which gives the feeling that this level belongs as part of a larger pack. However, this does not detract from the overall value of the level. The eyecandy is nice, and I didn’t experience any bugs, although in one point, a few more One Way events could have been used. The gameplay was qutie good in some places, like the first spikeboll maze. The only problem I had was that a few places were quite frustrating. In the very beginning of the level I fell to my death without warning, and did the same thing again just before the airboard. Also, some of the puzzles had me stumped until I looked in JCS and realized that a block I thought would have trigger scenery actually had a destruct scenery event, or that shooting some random tile in the ceiling was the only way to continue. The enemy, goodie, and food placement were excellent, with one exception. On Hard mode, more enemies were just placed in the same spot. This makes some parts a tad boring, because they just invovle tapping shoot a ton of times, and no skill. I’m sorry if this review seems to have a negative tone, because the level was quite good overall. I would have loved to see more, and think the biggest improvement Gus could make would just be increasing the size of the pack.

A very nice level, but then again, what can you expect from two of the best of the best level makers in XLM?
It’s very hard to top levels like this, and even I’m experienced in level making since 2007.

This level reminds me of Aend in the aspect that it is open, yet at the same time very tunnely, a common type of layout in a more enclosed level. Since the level is open, there is plenty of room to move around in, yet it’s built in a way that it won’t get chaotic. Theme and EC seem good enough, music is a solid choice.

The screenshots tpeak themselves. This tileset RULES!!!
I can’t resist the temptation of downloading!

Eyecandy
Well the eyecandy is not very original but the tiles fit very well and i like that tubes from layer 3 from left and right of the lvl.
Ammo placement
There are not much ammo’s and no PU’s.
But generaly the ammo’s are placed good.
Those ammo’s should appear a bit earlyer
i think.
Gameplay
This lvl can be played easily the tiles are good combined.
I was a good idea to place the control points in a tunel and at the end of that tunel a pit ;)
Bugs
I have found a bug at those vines, when jump at the end of a vine i get stuck.
Maybe that problem should be fixed.
*DOWNLOAD RECOMANDATION:*YES

Wow. The screenshot of shadow_rules makes my tileset look much better than it really is. And he was very altruist by uploading a screenshot instead of me.

Well lets review this lvl.
Eyecandy
The eyecandy is very bad, the tiles dont fit eachother.The animations are very wrong maked.That flowers from start must make the animations a bit slow, well thats the only animation in this lvl.
As i see you used only layer 8, in a good lvl you must use more layers to give to lvl a good texture.
Or make that sky moving or do something.
Ammo/Guns placement
There are no ammo in this lvl at all, u must put some weapons to be a bit easyer.
Other envents placement
There are to much pickups in this lvl.
U dont need that much at all.
As far i have see you placed some savepoints in lvl, thats good, but the lvl is still very hard without cheating.
Carrots placement
There are some carrots but this wont help to much you still will die.
Also the text’s are not good, u must put “@” in the text.
Enemy placement
There are too much enemy in this lvl, some of them dont fit with the tileset used like those:Floating suckers, Demons and Crabs..
Just delete some of these enemyes to make the lvl playable.This is to hard to finish with soo much enemyes.
Gameplay
The gameplay is not that good with all those enemyes.
I get stucked many times in this tiles that not fit eachother.
Those lvl might be played if we have a nuclear bomb to destroy all.
Bugs
I find in lvl many bugs to much to enumerate..
Download recomandation: Well no
You must improve you lvl making.Just stay and practice in JCS.
I dont rate this lvl at all.

Hmm about this lvl.
Eyecandy
Well the eyecandy is not that good.You must improve it, delete some of the tiles in the eyecandy that not fits with others.
Weapon Placement
The ammo’s is good placed in the lvl.
I just have found i bug in this lvl :S
at the bottom of the lvl, when i enter in that red water i cant jump again aout of it
Carrots placement
I think there are too much carrots in lvl.
Just r_e_m_o_v_e some of them.

This is very good race lvl ;)
This is very handly lvl, also the eyecandy is great.
Conclusion:Go and download this lvl fast !!!