Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

Okay, this was a rather ‘interesting’ pack made by Spaztic. Out of all my years playing JJ2 I have never encountered a level pack like this. I am not in the mood to review ALL these levels individually, so I’ll review them as a whole:

The Nothing In Particular Pack (NIP)

Like I said, this whole pack was interesting, and it had HUGE replay value. A good challenge, but to me, it seemed stressful with all the enemies and such low supply of carrots.

Gameplay: It was all good, but at some points I kept getting stuck with all the puzzles. :\ Maybe I’m not the brightest boy, eh?
Eyecandy: Good. It all blended in and I couldn’t find very much tilebugs at all.
Enemy Placement: Great! Placed just at the right points. However, it didn’t look very pleasent (especially all the rapiers in Sticks and Stones and all the norm turtles and tough turtles in Emerald Isle).
Pickups Placement: Good I found it was fairly balanced. Not much ammo though.
Length: Well, I found all the levels to be the perfect length: about as long as the official SP levels.
Difficulty: I found some levels, hard, others not so I’ll just give it an Average/Hard.
Overall: Excellent. A long level pack with excellent replay value. I’ve played all the levels at least 4 or 5 times. Out of all the levels and packs uploaded on Jazz2Online, this HAS to be one of my favorites! Great job!

And that concludes my review… I think this level fully deserves a 9 for providing a challenge along with puzzles and other original ideas.[This review has been edited by Dago]

Hey guys, would it be alright if I did something like this (except of course bother about eyecandy, the arena, the weapons, etc.) and upload it here? Or would it get deleted?

Geez DX. Don’t you know that a rating above 6 is actually a good rating? It’s not a bad rating at all you un1337 foo! :P

Actually cooba… you probably just haven’t found any of the secrets. There’s quite a bit. Maybe you need to work on finding secrets. :P

An oldie. But a very original idea indeed. I downloaded it a while ago from Birdman’s nest. I enjoyed it a lot but it only really worked decently for 2-player split-screen mode. Onto the review drumroll:

Frog Race

Gameplay: Good, nice for a race level.
Eyecandy: Mediocre. I really didn’t like the belt part. It looked kinda weird with the tiles going all weird. Also the trees looked odd. Kinda ugly because the tops were joined badly.
Obsticle Placement: Standard.
Pickups Placement: N/A… you’re a frog you foo! :P
Length: A little too short. But when you’re frogs I guess you move a lot slower. So guess it’s fairly good.
Overall: A fairly good race level by Birdman. With a very original idea. 7/10 from me. A job well done.

Ahhhhh… this is a fine level indeed! Here’s the review:

Contention

Gameplay: Fairly good, a lot of traps and triggers.
Eyecandy: Great, but the annoying archway on the bottom-half of the map really made it annoying and difficult to see.
Enemy Placement: Good. Fairly basic but overall they are placed pretty well.
Pickups Placement: Good. Fairly ordinary though.
Length: Average, this is about your average level length. Perhaps a little shorter.
Overall: Good! A download recommendation from me! Nice job! 7/10[This review has been edited by Dago]

Dinostation is fairly old, yet it still seems new and challenging. And the eyecandy is amazing! Well, here’s my review of this spectacular level:

Dino Station

Gameplay: Great! That’s all I have to say… just great. :)
Eyecandy: Spectacular! All 8 layer used! This is probably the best aspect of this level.
Enemy Placement: Good, but sometimes it’s hard to see them with the other layers intruding.
Pickups Placement: The pickups in this level are placed great! And they all match with the level too.
Length: Kinda short. Could be longer but the length of this level doesn’t really matter with all the eyecandy.
Difficulty: Hard!
Overall: A little too short but the other aspects are great! Eyecandy is awesome, too! I think this level fully deserves an 8.5 for giving a great challenge and spectacular eyecandy effects! 8.5/10.

Ooooooooh! I remember this level. I was having so much trouble on it, me being 5 back then and all. Well, onto the review:

Castle Falkenstein

Okay, despite the fact that this is the first level of the pack I still think that this is the slight better of the two. It provides a challenge, and is very original.

Gameplay: Great, that’s all I have to say. :P
Eyecandy: Okay, it would get a higher grade if the background wasn’t ripped from the castle levels made by epic.
Enemy Placement: Great, a lot of hidden enemies that just pop out of nowhere.
Pickups Placement: Good, a nice variety placed fairly well.
Length: Okay, it has mediocre length.
Difficulty: Average/Hard.
Overall: Good, provides a challenge and has decent eyecandy too. 7.2/10

Falkenstein’s Dungeon

This isn’t as good as the first level, but is still fairly good. It is just as hard and challenging as the first level, but the eyecandy just isn’t the same. =\ This level is very similar to the first level, Castle Falkenstein. Well, here’s the review:

Gameplay: Great! Just as good as the first level. :)
Eyecandy: Mediocre. A little tilebugs here and there but it still makes the grade.
Enemy Placement: Good, still just as good as the first level.
Pickups Placement: Good, a lot of secrets as well.
Length: A little too short. This is what really pulled this level down.
Difficulty: Average/Hard.
Overall: A little too short but overall it isn’t bad. 6/10.

The overall rating for both these levels from me is 6.6, but just because I’m a nice guy I’ll round it up to 6.7. Nice job.

[This review has been edited by Dago]