As I see it, the only way Jazz has a future is as a 3D title, except on handheld consoles, such as GBA. Frankly, there is practically *zero* market for platformers nowadays outside the handheld market--and even that is dissapearing with such games as GTA3:GBA.

And while I'm not crazy about it coming out on a console first--I'm for the continuation of Jazz. As long as it comes out on the PC eventually, I'm happy. And furthermore, the console market is getting more and more 'wired' (e.g dialup adapters for DC/etc etc and the Xbox broadband). I believe a viable console game community could emerge.

Look folks. I'm getting rather (mad) about this constant moaning I hear. It seems that half of you want a recreation of JJ2. Folks--It's not happening. Come down to earth, please. JJ2 made no money (worse, it lost plenty) in '98--why would they ever pursue it now? No self-respecting developer would pursue the same formula that was a total flop before (that's why we have JJ:GBA and not PC). I'm amazed (and pleased) that someone even bothered to bring it back (thanks gametitan). I don't think that if I were a game developer, I would take that risk--and for good reason.

IMO, the only market for a platform Jazz is GBA--and if they did it for PC, here's what would happen.

it would fail. miserably. thus sealing the fate of jazz forever. Because whatever happens next--if it doesn't work, you can count on jazz never coming back. No one takes a failure and repeats it---twice---in the gaming industry, where the profit margins are so small.

I think Jazz should look into a theme song.

"and you never did think that it ever would happen again
.....
and you never did think that we'd ever get toghether again"
-CDB

Derby: Content replacement.