Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

This level is…well…certainally interesting. It reminds me of what would probably be regarded as a solid battle level in the summer of ’99 when chat rooms and the consequences of abusing their rules were accepted due to the lack of any static IP addresses. By the standards of these days, however, this level is not as good. It does show promise, with some creative use of one way and sucker tubes, but it just feels so strange at some points it’s not very good and so bland at some points it’s not very good. The chat room is quite evil. It has the rule that anyone who is caught sidekicking (!!!) is banned (!!!). There is a 10-point coin warp that requires going out of your way and into the aggrevating pinball rooms in order to collect sufficient loot to enter the prize. The flow of this level is OK for a battle level, and the layout was strange but acceptable. The eyecandy, however, was not so good. The layer 5 objects were used strangely and just didn’t look right. Overall, this is a very slightly above average battle level that would have been great in 1999. But this isn’t 1999.

+ PROS: Acceptable gameplay, some interesting but too-weird things.

- CONS: Strange layer 5 background use, bad use of pinballs, dialup-era banning rules.

VERDICT: A 5.5 and no download recommendation except for nostolgia and battle freaks. It’s an alright level that suffers from what could have been prevented if more time was spent on making this level look right. It does, however, show a lot of effort, and that deserves recognition. Keep working on levels, since this definitely shows some degree of promise. Some day you’ll probably be very good.[This review has been edited by Trafton AT]

This all feels increadibly rushed, and obviously is. There was a huge amount of bugs in this level which included non-working trigger zones, incorrect settings, the list goes on. The text file contains the following text:

“Splot save sonic land folk and destroy robotnik.”

Not only does this sound like it was from Babelfish, that is possibly the worst waste of a readme file I have seen to date. This upload shows both a complete lack of effort and lack of skill. While this usually improves with time, it will not improve if you never put any work into your levels. I would recommend that you spend a few days of 3 hour sessions or so in JCS before you decide to produce anything major. Still, it shows some promise (you know how to use trigger zones, after all, and the eyecandy and gameplay are not as bad as they possibly could be.) Then again, that’s not much consolaton. Also, do not play this level with Jazz. He is simply unable to play it. I’m sorry, but this level both lacks quality and effort. Please spend more times on your levels.

+ PROS: None.

- CONS: Buggy, bad plotline, ugly.

VERDICT: This level, which shows absolutely no effort in it, is not of acceptable quality for even a first level. I give it a two and no download recommendation. Expect more ratings like this unless you spend more time on your levels and beta test them more thoroughly.

First nice first level, But you guys need to fix the eyecandy and some of the gameplay because there .. well horrible! But i did like the band of turtle’s! lol funny so keep praticing!

I give this a 7.7. Gameplay is good but some of your eyecandy is messed up and there were some glitches in you platforms. Good work except the things i mentioned!

I didn’t even play the whole pack because too much things didn’t work. For example: most trigger zones ad wrong settings, there were very much parts that only could be accessed with Spaz, and you frequently fall in pits full of spikes when you can’t do enything about it. The plot in “notebook” (the readme) is as bad as the levels: “Splot save sonic land folk and destroy robotnik.” Well, I think that demonstrates the quality of this.
I would reommend you to read the “10 tips for leveldesign” by CliffyB on http://www.jazzjackrabbit.com and the Howto JCS at http://zeepost.nl/~howtojcs. Keep practising until you make a pack that someone might want to download.

EDIT: URL Edit[This review has been edited by Fl@$h aka BlewMeUp]

interesting, with some parts of d-scape-xepha/d-scape-xtal.

Actually it’s not castle…

Cool and Nice

Cool!

This is not very good:
When my friend and some one else have the same name but another color I don’t now whos who, but it is usefull for that irritathing colors.

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The eyecandy is bad, but that is also with my first levels, when you keep practicin I whil rate maby you fathers levels.
The idea is nice, you have too collect coins in order too complete this level, if you have 10 coins, that bonus guy whil warp you too a place where you have too buttstomp a crate, that whil remove the blocks for the end of the level.
If I shall rate this level is shall be 3-3.5 because of the funny idea…

I’m Dutch, and I can speak a little German, so if you are German and you have JCS and you are a beginner, you may have a quik look.[This review has been edited by spazz]

WOW!
Cool titleset, with all the Diamond stuff in it.
I do realy like Diamondus, thats why I rate so high. I also like the carrot boards from the Carrotus titleset. And that blue gras is water!
Now I also want to say somthing about the example level.( I’d also like it, so now I write something about it, that doesn’t matter, hm Violet CLM?

GAMEPLAY:
Well, the gameplay is not perfect, the first level was fun, in that big forest.
In the next level I only have too press the -> button and I have completed the level, the end boss is fun, Bubba is the forest boss. :)

EYECANDY:
Thats depends on the titleset. Well, as I say before, the titleset is good, also with that palet in the last level.

ITEMS:
Normal, enough carrots, enough ammo. So the level wasnt that difficult.

EASY, MEDIUM OR HARD?
The level wasnt difficult, I shall say medium because the bee’s are bothering me.

ENEMIES:
A little too much bees, the Norm Turtles are normal: not tho much and not too less. But the bees, the seeker ammo and the toaster ammo whil clear that.

DOWNLOAD RECCOMEND OR NOT?
The titlest is fine, when you are bored, try this new taste and download it!!!

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´BasicYou´ can´t delete this![This review has been edited by Bjarni]

you havent include a tileset the episode is using

And Mad Teenager : Your rating is unfounded. This TST does not deserve a 2.7! And you gave no comment.

Thanks for telling us – indeed, it appears that two people cheating on ratings. Disappointing indeed.

The levels that come with these tilesets are suitable demo levels – small, not very good, but OK. The tilesets are fairly good, though not amazing. Waz11 is a mix of a castle and factory, which is interesting. I’m not sure I can think of a situation in which a level would contain both a castle and a factory, but I suppose it could happen. Only the sprite colors have been used it appears, and there is a lot of purple – unusual for this sort of tileset. The other tilesets are fairly standard, and I don’t have much to say about them. Overall, I would recommend this for tileset collectors, but they aren’t really worthy of using to make levels.

+ PROS: If you need a castle/factory tileset, this is your lucky day.

- CONS: Strange use of colors. Just doesn’t fit.

VERDICT: Overall, I give this a 6.2 and no download recommendation unless you are a tileset collector. There are a few interesting features of these tilesets, but not enough to make them worth using. Sorry. No download recommendation for anyone who is not a tileset collector and has no need for a tileset that is a combonation of a castle and a factory.

EDIT: I’m no math whiz, but I’m pretty sure the average of 6.2, 6.5, and 6.7 is not 7…Could someone please fix this somehow?[This review has been edited by Trafton AT]

Since this is listed as “tileset,” I am only rating the tileset and consider the level a demo level. You better be thankful for it, too. The tileset is really interesting. The tileset reminds me of Noraa’s 3dBattle series, and actually is pretty high-quality. I’m not disappointed. The masking is good, though there were a few small jagged edges that could and probably should have been fixed. The demolevel, which I’m not rating though the author seems to have uploaded this mainly for the level, is not very good at all. The author posted saying the tileset and level sucks, which isn’t true. The tileset, in fact, is quite good. The level does, however, lack anything interesting in it. The tileset, which is quite green yet reminds me of “Blue World” by Disguise does not suck at all. In fact, all tileset collectors should download this tileset. It may not be amazing, but it is really good. Keep making tilesets and upload more of your current ones. However, work on your levels. They aren’t bad, it’s just that they aren’t very interesting.

+ PROS: The tileset is rux0r. Well done.

- CONS: The demo level is awful. Slight masking problems.

VERDICT: Overall, I give this a 7.5 and a download recommendation. This is only for the tileset, though, as the demolevel really isn’t that good at all. Still, for tileset afficianados, this is a must-have. Those who like the color green also will love this tileset. And for that alone I recommend download. Excuse my rambling speech today – I can’t write worth beans for some reason.

OVERALL: Some nice levels in there. Not to good of a pack, but an improvement. Keep trying!

I have to agree with Blackraptor’s review, but I liked it slightly more. As he said, the eyecandy is lacking quite a bit, but this is standard among new levelmakers. While I do not adjust my ratings per the experience of the levelmaker, this is still quite impressive. Since I am both lazy, tired, and plagued by Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, I’ll leave it at that.

+ PROS: Solid. Good gameplay.

- CONS: The eyecandy definitely needs work. Many tile bugs.

VERDICT: Overall, I give it a 6.5 and download recommendation. It’s good, but not anything amazing. Keep making levels. While this may not seem like a great rating, you’re new and this is a good rating for someone who is new to levelmaking. A download recommendation for those who like to see new levelmaker’s creations, but those who don’t care probably, well, won’t care. ;-P

I have to say that I despise the event pinball, but this level makes pretty good use of it. I was surpised to hear that this is your first level. It is really good, and you should definitely keep making levels. Congratulations, you’re talented. ;-P

Anyway, this is a moderately-sized battle level with a creative title. Flow, which isn’t as important in battle as it is in capture the flag, is good, but nothing amazing. The layout of the level is unusual but definitely intersesting. I like it. I like it when people ask what they can improve. I don’t really think that ten pinball rooms is appropriate. The eyecandy is, as you said, good, and I don’t think you have much to worry about there. The only thing I would do is think about how you could make a really creative level that is unusual but good. You might have to seek out a specific tileset for this, but it is fun, and I think you’re good enough for it. Simply put, this is really an amazing level, especially considering it is your first one. Keep on making levels. You’re really good at it. This is a solid battle level, and worth a download by anyone who plays battle even occasionally.

+ PROS: A great, solid level. Creative pinball and sucker tube use.

- CONS: The pinballs can get very slightly annoying. Nothing ultra-creative. Not many cons, though.

VERDICT: Overall, I give this an eight and a download recommendation. While it is nothing ultra-creative or new, it is still one of the best battle levels that has been creative in quite a while. Especially for a first level, this is amazing. Definitely a download recommendation for anyone who plays JJ2 often. Very good job. Keep up the great work.

points at AcId Screech was his idea!