Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

This is a very high-quality level, but a tad bit smallish by Enigma. At first, it appeared that this level suffered from small masking problems. However, the more I played this, the more it seemed like coincidence. Weapon placement was outstanding, and so was eyecandy. I searched for quite a while, but I could only find a few tile errors, which is a good feat for this tileset. The tileset was used correctly in all areas. The level’s flow was it’s strongest point. Navigation was a breeze, and I rarely hit into walls. The only downfall was that this level is a bit on the small side. However, for games that don’t require a huge amount of space, this level is definitely a must-play. Certainally this deserves a download recommendation. :)

JSZ Jazz’s music presents me with a rating problem, so I’ve decided to no longer rate it. This is a somewhat catchy tune, but still a tad inferior to the original. I’m glad there was less rapping than I expected, but some of the looping that was added was still very, very annoying. It’s still an O.K. tune, but only worth a download if you really are a very dedicated fan of this kind of music or just old Jazz conversions in general.

Moonblaze must be a big fan of trees, because he sure makes a lot of tilesets with them. Most of them are pretty good, and this one is no exception. The drawing quality is very nice, though it looks a bit cartoony at some points. The moon in the background looks really good, though the edges are a bit rough. The general necessities are there, though (as Violet mentioned) the sucker tubes are limited to straight lines and turns. It’s hard to make trees that are very good, but the tree in this tileset looks like it was done too quickly. Branches are one tile in length at most, which makes using them tedious and significantly detracts from it’s usefulness. This tileset suffers from several medium-sized pitfalls, but is still pretty good overall. Worth a download recommendation, but beware of the trees. ;-P

Reupload next time, please.

This update is nothing special at all. Some new ugly tiles have been added, but the previous tiles were not improved much at all. I still can’t imagine using this tileset. The mask is bad (it nears automasking bad) and the colors seem off. This was done way too quickly, but could have been a bit better if the author spent some time on it. All and all, not worth a download recommendation. Sorry.

Wow. This level has a 10 without being reviewed. The ghosts must be out tonight. There’s officially 2 hours left before my Halloween ends, but that doesn’t mean that I’m out of the spirit. I played this level on a server and I must say that I am impressed. I really thought the blinking parts would annoy me, but during normal play, they never did. Eyecandy was very good, and flow was not bad at all. I liked the background, and it fit the season well. A very nice work, and definitely worth a download recommendation. Nice job, Violet.

“Spiral Full Version” is a very simple battle level using the Diamondus tileset. I expect very good eyecandy out of any level using Diamondus, but I was sorely disappointed in this area. There is nearly a total lack of eyecandy, in fact. Gameplay doesn’t fare much better. It’s a very small level, but that doesn’t mean flow is good. Flow and ease of navigation were simply average. The level was too closed in. Also, weapon placement was bad. Sorry, but I can’t give this a download recommendation. Spend more time on your levels.

Not a bad CTF level by Moonblaze, but I can see why it didn’t win the contest. There are a few bugs, but it is a generally good level. The first thing that really annoyed me was base placement. One is very high up and the other is low and very easy to get to. This obviously gives benefit to the team with the high base. As mentioned, I couldn’t see this in JCF because the author put a password on it. Before uploading your levels, either tell the password or remove it so people can tell how you made the level. Weapon placement is fairly good, but a little bunched together in some parts. Eyecandy is very good, though there are numerous tileset use errors that could easily be undone. All and all, this is a fine level, and is worth downloading, especially if you are a fan of CTF levels.

Not bad at all for a first level. It’s a fairly good level using the Mez01 tileset which is frankly overused. Eyecandy was mediocre, but gameplay actually wasn’t that bad and I had trouble getting stuck even when I was trying. Weapon placement was so-so, as was item placement, but these small faults were forgivable. Overall, this is a slightly above average level, and really good for a first level. I hope to see more levels from this author. I don’t think this quite deserves a download recommendation, but if you really enjoy battle levels or like to see up-and-coming level makers, download away.

For an apparently first level, this isn’t bad at all. The blandly titled “Battle Zone” features several common mistakes for first levels. One of them is weapon overuse. There are many powerups in this level, which severely downgrades gameplay and puts more importance on the “get ammo as fast as you can and shoot like heck because the ammo will just respond quickly” method of gameplay. Navigation is OK, and eyecandy isn’t bad either. Keep making more levels, but work on the ammo overuse and placement problems. Sorry, but no download recommendation for now.

I’m assuming this is JMan’s level? Whoever’s level it is, it’s not bad at all. It seems that JMan (or whoever it is) enjoys the Carrotus tileset. :P
This is a fairly good level. Eyecandy is actually very good for carrots. Gameplay is slightly above average, while the general flow and weapon placement suffer from a few bugs that bring down the general quality of this level. If you don’t mind the frankly overused Carrotus tileset, I think that you’ll like this level. I think this deserves a download recommendation.

It’s nice to finally see a battle/CTF hybrid level that doesn’t amount to a newbish work. This level obviously suffers from the fact that navigation in battle and CTF levels should be different. However, it makes up for this fact pretty well by having very good eyecandy and pretty good weapon placement. I didn’t get stuck except when I was actually trying to, and playing in both modes was generally smooth. However, seeing a CTF base in battle just seems “off.” I can’t explain how, but I won’t degrade for this. It’s just that it doesn’t look natural and is often a sign of poor levelmaking. Despite the problems that this level faces for being a hybrid CTF/battle level, it’s still very good. Definitely worth a download for those who want multipurpose levels.

At first, I thought that a battle level using the Tube Electric tileset might suffer from being too bland eyecandy and gameplay-wise. And I was right. “Out of Power” is a slightly above average battle level, mainly because navigation and weapon placement are pretty good. However, eyecandy was predictably uninteresting, and it looked like nearly every level I’ve played in Tube Electric. It’s worth a download if you’re a rabid battle fan, but others might want to avoid this level.

Despite having a strange name, “Temple of the Uglies” is actually a very good level. It’s a challenging single player level with a ton of trigger crates. These trigger crates add an interesting puzzle-like element to the level, which is not found in many single player levels today, but is very nice to see. The tileset was used pretty well, eyecandy was very good, and flow was also good. This is definitely one of my favorite single player downloads I’ve reviewed lately, and is certainally worth a download.

I’m not sure if these are exactly “puzzle tests” in that there isn’t much puzzle to it. It’s mainly simple avoid-the-blocks tests. The copter tests are buggy and can often be cumbersome, mostly due to the fact copters are buggy and can often be cumbersome, and really detract from the overall quality of this level. The challenge of this level is sort of unbalanced. Some earlier levels are harder than ones later in the level. I’ve never been a huge fan of tests, and this below average test is no exception. No download recommendation from me.

Apparently this hasn’t been deleted. I’ll assume this has been released by now, so here’s my review.

This level features mediocre eyecandy and gameplay to match. I got stuck several times, and it generally was not fun at all. The tileset, however, is very cool-ish, and this is definitely worth the download if just for the tileset. I hope this is released by now, but just in case, I won’t rate this.

Not a bad job for a first work, but there is plenty of room for improvement.

Despite it’s name, the tileset has little to do with clouds. There are stomp blocks, ground, and a strange choice of color, but few clouds. The race pack is very much linear. There are a few good ideas, but the general pack is just lacking in variaty and not very exciting at all. Also, eyecandy isn’t very good at all. This is OK for a first work, but it needs improvement. I’m sorry, but I can’t recommend this for download, though. Keep making tilesets and levels and I’m sure you’ll be very good soon. :)

Another blocks tileset? What does this make, the 6353th?

Colorize Blocks is not a particurally good tileset. It consists of plain old boring blocks and some ground. Snore. There’s not much else to it. The mask is OK, but that’s not saying much. This tileset suffers from a very severe case of being bland. Overall, this isn’t worth a download unless you’re a big Cheq fan, and even then you’ll likely tire of the tileset after only a few minutes.

This is actually a fairly old level that it seems Rage has decided to release. The layout and flow of this level is good, only hampered by how narrow and closed it is in many areas of the level, which is not something I like much. Weapon placement is very good, and I have no complaints about how the carrots were placed. ;)
Eyecandy was also fairly good and there were few tile errors. I got stuck once, but that was only because I really tried. Overall a great level, and definitely worth a download.

I share FQuist’s sentiments. My rating in the original level was for the one I saw in this one.

Whenever you have a small update or glitch fix, just edit the original upload. It wastes a lot less space on the web server, and also doesn’t make people download two seperate packs if they want to just see one level. Please just reupload next time.

By beta testing this, I joined his server and then left a few minutes later after pointing out general errors. But then he uploaded this just as it is. Strange.

There is so-so navigation in this level. Weapon placement is mediocre, and so is eyecandy. This level was way, way, way too rushed, and should have taken longer to make. No download recommendation.