Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

I’m giving this a level a really long review. I’m not sure why, but for some reason I feel slightly compelled to do so. I bet that I will regret wasting my time on doing so, but here we go. I will admit that I was, and still am slightly, a Pokemon fan. However, I must say that I am, like the previous reviewers, extremely disappointed in pretty much all the Pokemon levels I have seen to this date. It seems that Pokemon fans think that they don’t necessarily have to build a good level if it just suits Pokemon fans. This could not be less true. And this level demonstrates this seemingly common misconception. Eyecandy is awful. The tileset is used completely incorrectly, which is disappointed, because this tileset is really, really, really easy to use in the first place. Gameplay is even worse. To say this level has bad flow would be an insult to bad flow. It’s almost impossible to smoothly move around in this level without bumping into a Pokemon. This is another example of a disappointing phenomenom of eyecandy being treated better than gameplay. Not that this level’s eyecandy is good at all. Weapon placement is also laughable. Just look at this level and you’ll instantly know what I mean. Weapons are clumped together and really badly placed to the extent that most battles will happen in a very small area. This is good, because moving around in this level is torturously hard and ends up being not worth the trouble. This review is fairly harsh so far because this level it so bad. However, there were some good attempts at creating actual viable level content. While most of them failed badly, some stood out as noticable entries in the plus column. I noticed that there were some viable attempts as eyecandy, but they generally came off looking as very cheap. There was also some attempt at creating flow, but the Pokemon characters got in the way of these plans. This level could have had almost average flow if it wasn’t for these annoying characters constantly getting in the way of actual playing. I guess that huge (and I mean obsessive, Pokemon-underwearing, I-would-marry-Pikachu-if-it-was-legal-to-marry-rodents-and-it-actually-existed, I’ve-memorized-the-Pokemon-foot-prints-and-wrote-a-thesis-statement-on-it huge) Pokemon fans might enjoy this level, but for the other 99.9999999999999% of the world, I would seriously recommend this badly-designed Pokemon level. In short, no download recommendation (even for diehard Pokemon fans.) You can find levels that are much better than this, even in a themed-level area that is practically completely devoid of good levels. Keep making levels, but not Pokemon ones. Or hotels. One day you could be really good.

Arrrgggg…..everyone said what I wanted to. THIEFS ;D

This is a level which I can’t recommend it all. It uses the Dragonball Z tileset, which I’ve never liked. It is based on DragonBall Z, a show I’ve never liked, and anime, a genre I’ve never liked. And I’ll never like this level. The only way I could recommend this level are for obsessive Dragonball Z fans, which I’m sure there are many of. :D

I’m very sorry, but in my opinion, “Happy flowers” is a very dull level: it uses Diamondus at its worst (boring to the bone, and esspecially in this way completely overused!).
The layout is very linear and looks more like it was a single player map. Another fact that makes me think of a single player level is that there are nearly no weapons. The whole event placement isn’t very fortunate: a lot of annoying poles and warps, not much more. Eyecandy is not available in this version for some reason and the next level setting is also wrong.

To sum it up, “Happy Flowers” isn’t worth the download, if you ask me (very low three points!). It’s not clear that it’s supposed to be a battle level at all. Anyways, good luck for the next try, Chi Chi, and don’t take it personally. Don’t hang your head![This review has been edited by Aiko]

hai

(Hi. Rating removed. -Trafton)[This review has been edited by Trafton AT]

*) Bad layout
*) No eye candy
*) Not usefull pickups
*) To many warps

I think this is enough explanation.
-New

D**mn it, I had typed here a big review but then I submitted it, and it sayd it had a wrong password. Then I’ve hit the Back Button and my whole review was gone snif D**amn
Anyway I have give it an 6.[This review has been edited by Super Saiyan]

This is definetly below averege.

~>CelL<

Ugh, I didn’t like this level too much.
To start off, you could have credited the author, whoever he/she may be, of the tileset (as Aiko already mentioned). As for the level itself, well, the bg was annoying (and only looked “right” on 16 bit!) and the design was pretty linear, way too linear for a multiplayer level. The eye could also use some improvement, but overall it was one of the better things in the level (as dull as it looked)

Overall I can’t recommend a download, sorry.

First of all, Chi Chi DZ, you should always tell us who made the tileset that your level uses. It has large effect on my rating!

Well, “Veridian city” seems to use a nice little selfmade tileset containing about 310 tiles, mostly showing comic stuff from the japanese tv show, that seems to quite popular these days (i have to admit that i don’t really know or like it). Apart from the comic stuff, the tileset also features some nice platforms (good idea!) and a whole lot of funny animations (some people will find them funny i suppose :-).

As some other reviewers already mentioned, the level itself is neither a real battle nor anything else, which makes it a problem to give a clear opinion. Fortunately the design is kinda good and i even noticed some discreet eyecandy. The background is interesting but not really beautiful. On a side note, TSF’s “Frolick Lane” fits okay as the background music (i will always prefer custom music for custom tilesets, though).

Overall, “Veridian city” is only VERY slightly below the average (because i don’t see a clear level concept). But i’m 100% sure the author tried his best here. Keep making tilesets and levels! Well, Pokemon fans will love this anyways. Everyone else might want to have a look it at, too. Decide for yourself.

Oh and F!re, you should watch your language a bit.

i am a huge pokemon fan, but i am really dissapointed in the pokemon stuff that is made here on jazz…

as F!re mentioned it is Viridian City :)

u cant really call this a battle lvl, its more a little lvl that the author made in which was tried to put some fun stuff in it, not decent battle stuff.
u walk around a small viridian forest, then enter the gym thats about all. not a very good lvl, might want to download…might…

I liked this level More as The Other revieuwers
Weapon Place ment Was Bad
Level Design Layout Was Below Average
THe Background isnt Good
But With this Tileset u cant Make a Good Background
Lvl was too Small
Tip Make The level Bigger
and Make More Weapons
And Eyecandy
Download? For the Pokemon Fans U May want to Download This[This review has been edited by Stilettø]

aiai….very BAD

~Bad use of tileset
~the music was NOT included the zipfile :S
~bad weapon placement
~you have to make some new layers.
~bad background

Everybody thinks it’s very easy to make levels. But it isn’t! It’s not 1 minute work.

Use another tileset and make a real level.

I don’t recommend to downloading this.

~JøJø aka ÍpÐøpé

In the first place u spelled viridian city wrong
you call this a battle lvl
you can only go in 2 directions
very tiny
bad event placement : exmpl the spring under the pidgey
btw theres no pass on the level

sorry but this level is real crap

This level uses a (presumably) seldmade tileset which hasnt got much to use, the level uses whatever there is to use in the tileset, but still is a bad one.

There is like 1 minute needed to complete the level.

I do not recommend downloading this, its a pure waste of space.

Next time chi chi, I advise you to get a tileset you can work with. There are many pokemon tilesets (5 i know of) and most of them are far more easy then this one.

Good luck.

This battle (hotel?) level uses SPLASH’s
DBZ tileset (One I like) but in a bad way. I haven’t got much more to add from everyone else’s reviews though.

This level isn’t very good. Well, for starters I HATE Dragonball Z. And the design is pretty bad. Not to mention, I hate the line of warps for the to pick from in Battle, and the exit is tricky to find.

hmmm…the set could be used much better then this…how old is ChiChi?

Uh…another level inspired by this japanese comic invasion. It uses the Dragonballz tileset by Splash and Payback, which wasn’t that bad actually (at least i rated it seven points back then).
Furthermore, the author tried to use a "room" concept (yes, its a kind of a hotel actually…bad idea). However, design and eyecandy (at least there is some…not bad!) are definitely below the average. As the other reviewers mentioned, there are some minor flaws like hurt events also. Not to mention all teh spelink arroorz :-)
And well…the author obviously tried her best so my advice is: keep trying!
Unfortunately i can’t give a download recommendation (low four points).

P.S.:
Electric, your sister shouldn’t change her nick too often. I think i remember her as "Togepi" or something :-)

Augh, ANOTHER theme based level. Ok, so there haven’t been many of these, but I must say I dislike them.

This is a pretty below average level. Uses the Dragon Ball Z tileset (I am NOT a fan of anime. :-P) and has pretty basic, linear layout/design. Has HURT events which is bad because they don’t work in MP (they only hurt the server), not to mention the fact that this is basically eye candyless.

Chi Chi DZ, try looking at other levels that got a high rating from me (or anyone else), you will learn the art of level making eventually.

Conclusion: No d/l recommendation. Sorry. :-)