Hmm..interesting level. Here’s my review:
CHECKLIST
[x] Single player mode
[-] Multiplayer mode
[x] Playable with Jazz
[x] Playable with Spaz
[x] Playable with Lori
[x] Easy/medium/hard setting
STORY
This level doesn’t have a real story, you just have the mission to go “back in time”. I don’t really know what this does mean, but I guessed I’d have to find the exit. Because there is the try of a story I’ll give a 2.5 here.
SCORE: 2.5
LVL DESIGN AND EYECANDY AND…STUFF
The lvl design has two parts, one normal part where you shoot enemies and some mce jazzes (good!) and meet some swearing cars :-)
And one which is called Skydiving. You have to find a coin first, but it isn’t really hard to find (I don’t remember where it was :) )
Then you fall, and fall and fall and grab some diamonds on the way down. At first it’s fun, but then it gets boring. The last part with those gem rings is totally pointless because gem rings don’t give you points and you already (should) have over 100 gems. There could be more variety in gems and some obstacles.
The eyecandy was ok, There was a background layer and a tiny bit in layer 3. What confused me at the start is that all here is pink :-)
Oh, I forgot after skydiving you have to beat a robot. Sadly, this is totally easy if you got the ice powerup (which is easy to get), because once a robot boss is freezed, he doesn’t move and you can easily shoot him with blaster.
After the endboss the game counted about…2300 gems (!!) :-)
SCORE: 5.5
GAMEPLAY
The gameplay was ok, but there could be more items, more variety in the skydiving part and it could be a bit harder.
SCORE: 5.0
LENGTH
The level took me 6 minutes, but I think the skydiving is too long.
SCORE: 6.0
AMMO AND OTHER WEAPONS STUFF
Ammo placement is very bad. There is only one ice powerup, which lets you deactivate the boss. There should have been more ammo + no freezer ammo (if you use the robot boss, be sure the player can’t have ice unless he cheats).
SCORE: 1.5
BADDIES
The enemy placement is ok, those mce jazzes are good. After the skydiving part you get sucked into the boss (oh dear). The boss is too easy because of that ice powerup.
SCORE: 4.5
HURT EVENTS AND OTHER OBSTACLES
There aren’t any other obstacles, I wish there would be some in the skydiving (would make it less boring). Oh, I forgot you need a coin for skydiving, but that’s way too less.
SCORE: 2.0
TILESETS
The author used the megamegatropolis tileset from Disguise. He used a weird pink version and that’s original.
SCORE: 7.5
USE OF TILESETS
The tileset use is neither good nor bad. It’s average. I think there could be more stuff in layer 3 and maybe a second background layer. The skydiving parts should have more eyecandy. And I think layer 8 moves a bit too fast, but that’s only my opinion.
SCORE: 5.0
CONCLUSION
This level is ok, but needs several fixing. Next time make your level more interesting, use ammo and more eyecandy.
DOWNLOAD? Your decision
HOST? I think the skydiving idea could be used very well for a treasure hunt level (hint hint!!) but with less gems :)
LEVEL RANK: Average
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FINAL RATING: 5.2
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KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND CONTINUE MAKING JAZZ JACKRABBIT 2 LEVELS!
PHT
NOTES
Oh and please don’t get mad that I rated lower than the other ones :-)
I’m a bad guy muahuahahahaahaaaaaa
joking :-)
See you
[EDIT] + 0.5 Bonus Pointz because Nim helped me out with that MCE thingy
You rule dude :D[This review has been edited by PHT]