Review by Genotoxin aka iCeD

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Photon A
Level rating: 5.6
Rating
5.5

Pretty average level here. Uses the, you guessed it, Diamondus tileset. The layout is decent, but this highly lacks eye candy. Also there are way too many weapons.

Conclusion: Download if you want, it’s your choice.

(Like Aiko noted, there is no next level. ALWAYS remember to set one.)

Review by Genotoxin aka iCeD

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: The Grand Diamondus Level
Level rating: 7.2
Rating
7

Hmm, not a half bad level here.

I like the eye candy despite the fact it’s just like any Diamondus level (the Diamondus set is soo boring.)

The way the springs were used enabled you to get higher quickly and I liked that idea. Now onto the problems…

The playability isn’t really fluent (a few dead ends and such), you should make the design a lot more circular. Also, as Pizzie noted, there were too many weapons.

Conclusion (I like putting that at the end of my reviews. ;): Check this out for a pretty good battle level. :)

Review by Genotoxin aka iCeD

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Wasteland
Level rating: 8.4
Rating
8.2

Ah yes, another great level/Tileset by Blade. The level looks awesome, the music to it fits well, and best of all, the tileset. I just love it.

Conclusion: No jazzer’s life is complete without this. :-)

Review by Ice M A N

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Wasteland
Level rating: 8.4
Rating
8.2

It’s stuff like this which makes me never want to leave the community.

Super-awesome, as always. It’s one of the very few tilesets that I really love. The palette looks as if it is in great shape, the tileset itself is beautiful and works well, and the masking is also near perfect. Great job, Blade. :)

The level is great too. If my darn DSL would allow me to host games, I’d be serving this level in no time. :)

Review by aiko

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Wasteland
Level rating: 8.4
Rating
8

What else did you expect: Blade’s 6th tileset is completely amazing!
As the finnish master himself already mentioned, the set looks pretty techno-futurish this time. Its great!, exciting!, something different! It includes lots of useful tiles and metal structures and…ack…see yourself! I love it!
As always, Blade (member of the iSDN conspiracy ™ included an example level that has a great, open layout and loads of beautiful eyecandy and allows super fluent gameplay and battle fun.
The background module, even if we know it already, is absolutely STUNNiNG. Thats all i can say. Very very high eight points! Scandinavia rocks!

Review by KJAZZ

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Yoshi's Land
Level rating: 2.2
Rating
N/A

You should check out the whole level.

But you’re both right. It stinks.

But remember, look for my next level pack, Nuclear Invasion!

Review by aiko

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: The Grand Diamondus Level
Level rating: 7.2
Rating
7

I pretty much agree with ElectroPizza here (btw you can EDIT your reviews!).
“The Grand Diamondus Level” is (despite its boring name) a decent battle map.
Everything from design and weapon placement to eyecandy is well-made in my opinion.
Of course, there are still some minor puzzling facts: e.g. there is way too much of free space in the upper right corner of the level. Also, my rating is influenced by the “Diamonuds inflation”: the more average Diamonuds levels there are, the less each new one is worth.
However, my overall impression is good and thats why EVERY BATTLE FAN SHOULD DOWNLOAD THiS (very very low seven points :-)

Review by aiko

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Photon A
Level rating: 5.6
Rating
5

"Photon A" has a pretty good layout (which esspecially battle fans will like), but unfortunately there is hardly any eyecandy. Also, it is very small (not to say too small :-) and could get a bit boring after a short time. Besides, Diamondus is not my favourite tileset and overused in average levels.
Somehow i’m unsure if i should recommend a download here. Decide for yourself.

P.S.: The author forgot to set the next level setting. The usual annoying bug when playing on the net…

Review by Nitro

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Warp Center
Level rating: 7.2
Rating
N/A

i was going to make a warp level gt;=\

Review by Wakeman

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Aztec Adventure
Level rating: 7.4
Rating
N/A

I really like the story aspect of this level. This is the kind of thing I was always looking for on Jazz 2 City. Not just great design and great eye candy, as there were plenty of levels like that, but something with an original spark to it. It’s no small reason that ‘Another Story’ became one of the most downloaded levels on every major Downloads site. Albeit a little confusion the first time I played, I think FoD has succeeded in making a level with a little mystery and flair. Combined with good design aspects and eye candy, along with a good choice of music, I’d award it a J2C-rating of low ***. heh, oddly, this is probably the longest review I’ve ever done for a level. :)

Review by FoD MERC

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Birthday Bash
Level rating: 6.2
Rating
6.2

Why doesn’t the bridge collapse, that’d make it better..

It you are gonna put candy canes in the walls and floors, you might as well make them h-poles and v-poles..

Too many vines.. that weren’t grabable vines.. decreased visibility..

The R in the background doesn’t look quite right…

I’d say more, but I think this was not really intended to be a good level, just to be a level devoted to Cmdr Dats.

Review by KJAZZ

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Puzzle Challenge
Level rating: 2.4
Rating
N/A

I am working on a level pack
and it will be posted soon.

Perhaps with a custom tileset. :-)

Review by Genotoxin aka iCeD

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Ancient City
Level rating: 3.9
Rating
4

Pretty OK level, at least it’s much better than your other ones. Even though it’s way too easy and lacks eye candy. Also as Aiko said, it was way too short and easy.

Conclusion? Still no d/l recomendation. Sorry. But you are getting better.

Review by Genotoxin aka iCeD

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Birthday Bash
Level rating: 6.2
Rating
6.5

A decent (though not great) level by Disguise. I feel the edit of the tileset didn’t fit (made the level unplayable as Aiko noted.) The layering was sorta awkward, and a few other minor bugs.

CONCLUSION: Eh, I dunno. You decide rather to download or not.

Btw, love the music, even though I used this waaay back on a level I released on UJ. ;-)

Review by Genotoxin aka iCeD

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: space lava
Level rating: 4.1
Rating
4

First and most importantly, never put something like that in a level. And also you should spend more than 4 hours on a level, almost any good level takes 10+ hours. The layout to this level is quite simple, the layering seems very bad, and this whole level seems just… yucky. No download recommendation here. Sorry.

Review by Genotoxin aka iCeD

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Puzzle Challenge
Level rating: 2.4
Rating
3

A pretty confusing, tile misplaced level with music that doesn’t fit at all. KJAZZ, spend more time on your levels, take suggestions from reviews, look at highly rated levels, etc. Can all help.

Review by Genotoxin aka iCeD

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Infernasium
Level rating: 7.1
Rating
7.2

Very nice level by Cmdr Dats. Uses the cool (litterally) inferno set, and mind you, Dats uses it well. :-)

The design is fluent, needed a few more weapons as always. I like the eye candy and pretty much everything else.

Get this now! :-)

Review by Genotoxin aka iCeD

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Springfield
Level rating: 3.8
Rating
2

I agree with Aiko here, this level is quite hotel like, and I strongly dislike the Simpsons. The event placement and pretty much everything is thumbs-down here, sorry, no download recomendation from me.

Review by Genotoxin aka iCeD

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Yoshi's Land
Level rating: 2.2
Rating
3

I’m with Aiko here, if you think this is bad, don’t post it.

Um, anyways, the author is right. This doesn’t rank very high on my list of levels, it is confusing, has bad eye candy, tons of tile misplacements. note I didn’t actually finish this level.

KJAZZ, I suggest you look to other levels that have gotten good reviews for suggestions and tips about how to do level making. iCeD out.

Review by Genotoxin aka iCeD

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Castle Drakemoore
Level rating: 6.2
Rating
5.7

Pretty average level here. Has simple design, simple eye candy, and weapon placement that could have been improved. The music sounds cool but doesn’t fit well. :-)

CONCLUSION: Download if you’re bored and like simple battles level that could be fun.