Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

First, I’d like to know why someone would bother uploading something like this to J2O. I’ll review each mayor point and you’ll know what I mean (but maybe you already knew it because of the reviews before mine):

EYECANDY: Horrible. You used layers 3, 4 and 8 (or should I say “tried to use”). The tile placement is terrible. There aren’t 2 single tiles which fit together. Also, the background in layer 8 is very bad, it’s just a bunch of wall tiles.

GAMEPLAY: Ridiculous. How about this: you start the level, and fall through some wall blocks put on layer 3. Then you run to the right until you see some dissapearing blocks, you fall through them, then there are some more vanishing blocks, then you jump on a boll platform and right to the exit. Also, you can fall off the level in the exit zone. At least I beated Labratkid, I won it in 5:53 seconds using Jazz, with Spaz I made it in 4:75. Yeah, I was honored with the “Tutorial Level for Beginers Master” title.

ENEMY PLACEMENT: This is another good point of this level. The enemies, as well as the eyecandy and gameplay, are challenging and fun and… Oh, I think I have mistaken the review. Well, in this level there are no enemies. As simple as that.

WEAPONS PLACEMENT: Same as enemy placement. No weapon apart from the blaster. Well, in this level this shouldn’t mater, as there are no baddies to shot at…

ITEMS/PICKUPS: Nothing to review here. It seems the author forgot how to put a single carrot in JCS.

OTHERS: There isn’t anything on this level that should impress so much so as to send Leole a private message so that he can explain how he did it. Maybe the only good thing this level has is that it is very very small, little and short, and you don’t have to play this thing for a long time.

BONUSES: Yes, of course… :P

OVERALL: I think this level deserves a 1. Perhaps the author’s intention when creating this was good, I don’t know. Still, as anyone can see, this shouldn’t be on J2O.

DOWNLOAD RECOMMENDATION: Just to see how bad this level is.

What on earth is this level??? I loaded it into JJ2, played for 1 second and then it was over, followed by a missing next level error, of course! You could have used another layer apart from layer 4. No eyecandy, no weapons, no background, no fun. To make things worse, there’s a lizard between the gems. Why should you put baddies on a Treasure Hunt level? That makes no sense.
No really, if this level is a joke, it isn’t funny! But, I’ll listen to Voldard and rate it hi: a big and well-earned… “1”!!!
Please, do yourself a favour and do not download this.

Hey man, this level pack has a many lot of bugs (as you said)! For example, in every level it is possible to fall down and get trapped in the bottom, which makes you cheat or restart to go back. Also, there are some levels which you can’t win (Electopia Sector 2, Falling in the Time…) because you keep falling all the time, or because there ISN’T an end level zone!!! I think you should fix all the bugs (or at least these ones) before uploading your levels. I wouldn’t recommend people download this, because of all the annoying bugs. If you fix them, it can be a better level pack.

This is a nice race level. The tileset is very well used, and every tile fits together with the others. A very good point is that the level changes in every lap, so it isn’t about memorizing the layout, it’s about having reflexes and skill to jump over springs. In some parts it can be quite hard, not to say annoying, but overall it’s difficulty is fine. This level is very fun to play. Maybe one bad thing is that it can be confusing on some parts, as you don’t know where to go, and the lightning on the level, which can turn it almost/completely dark.

TILESET USAGE, ORIGINALITY, PLAYABITILY, LEVEL DESIGN, and everything else: +10

AMBIENT LIGHTNING: -0.5

I DON’T LIKE CHEESE: -4 (just kidding, I won’t take off points for this!)

I’d recommend you to download this level. If you like races, this is a MUST.

What the hell is this??? It seems like you were starting a new level, but for any reason you decided to upload it to J2O… I’d like to think it was a mistake. To start with, it is only a small room. The background is very bad placed, the tiles don’t fit together, and there is absolutely NOTHING on the level to do, to jump on, to shot at or to pick up. Next time you upload a level please try at least to finish it before doing so.

PD: You say you used the Beach tileset, but it is indeed Carrotus (very very bad used though)

Two words: Diamondus… AGAIN?!?!?!? Why everyone makes levels using the Diamondus tileset? Don’t they know it’s the most overused tileset of the whole world?? There are a lot of tileses to choose from, so that’s not an excuse. Also, this looks like any other Diamondus level packed with the original Jazz2. I mean, nothing new in playabitily or something like that. This isn’t a bad level, though, it’s only that it isn’t original enough to say it’s worth a download. I think it deserves a 7, because the boring tileset is well used.

PD: It isn’t that I don’t like Diamondus tileset at all, it’s just that I hate the bees!!!
(Unsupported rating (7) removal. The bulk of this review talks about the Diamondus tileset, and only dedicates a few sentences to the level itself. I’m pretty sure you’re capable of writing a more detailed review if you just spend a little longer on it. ~Violet)

[Also for what it’s worth, this level was one of the first custom Diamondus levels, so your complaint towards overuse of the set is not in place. ~cooba]

This levelpack is one of the best ever made for Jazz2!!! The eyecandy is good, the levels are very fun to play, the widescreen adds a nice effect to the gameplay. The music is nice, although in some cases it can get very annoying, for example in the “Mario Bros like” level. Another good thing is the “surfing on the tree” level. It’s a pity it’s too short. One thing I didn’t like is that in a level you are supposed to uppercut to escape, but… Spaz can’t uppercut! You are forced to play all the episode with Jazz, or to cheat (read JJMORPH). Luckily, the author of the levels gives us the levels’ password in the end of the episode, so we can see how they were made.

My score is:
+2.5 for the eyecandy
+2.5 for the level design
+2.5 for the playability
+1.5 for the music
+1 for the widescreen
-0.5 for the Jazz-only level
TOTAL :9.5

Download recommendation? Absolutely YES!

PD: If the author would fix the Spaz problem, this levelpack would get a 10!

A great episode. The best parts were the escape from the t-rex and the cliff level. The tileset is quite strange: it doesn’t seem like another Jazz2 cartoon-style tileset, it looks like computer graphics. You must see it to understand it. A must download!!!

This level is great, but there are some places that you can’t reach (when you are on the submarine. Still, I think you weren’t supposed to get there. There should be a way to get off the submarine. The final boss is difficult to kill, because I shot at him and it didn’t do any damage at all. Despite this bugs, it is a great level, Perhaps should have been on an episode?

It’s the same as the original Hocus Pocus!!! Same graphics, same feeling (though in JJ2 you have special movements, which you shouldn’t use here) and same levels. The most noticeable bug was on the ladder blocks, which your feet actually get into, but that’s a clipping error. This pack is one of the best for JJ2 so stop waiting and download this!!!

[Unsupported rating (10.0) clearance. Please provide more support for your rating. For more information on writing a proper review, see the \Review Rules\. – Cooba]

This is a great episode. The strong point on this is the story, not the playability. The levels are rather small, some are movies, but it’s very well done. It’s fun to play, especially the jungle levels. Another great thing are the efects, such as the reactor on the ship and the explosions. I’d recommend you to download this.
PD: I give this 9.5 cause it could have more playable levels and/or longer ones.

I’d like to know if it’s useful to download this having Jazz 1.23 and TSF. I mean, does this really boost game experience? Or it’s just for hosting servers?