Review by Genotoxin aka iCeD

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

I aint gonna rate this, but I’ll tell ya, it has good design, but eye candy needed improvement. Also was way too short. Conclusion: Good but needed improvements. If I weren’t a WWI member myself, I’d rate this. :-P

Review by Genotoxin aka iCeD

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Warp Center
Level rating: 7.2
Rating
7

Very nice battle level. The Tubelectric set was actually used pretty well.. I like the fact that the design is nice and fluent, and I like some of the ideas here. I myself never got stuck, but when I look at it, it looks pretty possible. Also, I was able to get the locked seekers with unpowered up bouncies. ;-)

Only true problem with this is it just needs more (remember the J2C times when Steven said that? :-)

Review by Kejero

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

well mr KJAZZ, i’ve almost finished my newest level (pack) (release in two weeks!!) (btw, take a look at http://kejeroshare.homestead.com/trad.html ), and after that i’ll work a little on my website. I’m planning to make a page that shows step by step how i built the game. So if u’re interested in some level designing tips, wait and …eh wait a little longer, and ur patience shall be rewarded.
btw, i started (from scratch) making ‘Tomb Rabbit’ in the beginning of october, so with a little help of maths i can conclude: i spent (will have spent/spended) two months making it!!
maybe i’ll also rate ur level as soon as i played it :)

Review by Cmdr Dats

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

well, there is my level tutorial (it’s on this site, so if u really want it, u’ll find it) and there’s diguise’s level building site (think it was www13.brinkster.com/disguise).. and then there is disguise’s tileset tutorial (under articles) on j2o.. look around on www.jazz2city.com for more..

i don’t think there be a shortage.. ;)

Review by chris11

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: space lava
Level rating: 4.1
Rating
N/A

Sorry but i spent 4 hours on this so i guess i’m just ***** at making lvl’s so i’ll give up

Review by Alternater DS

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Blade's Battle Pack
Level rating: 9.5
Rating
9.5

Wow. Man. I’m Speechless. It ranks up there with 11 out of 10. My word. I.. I cant say anything except, You gonna get a good job designing lvls and creating games and such. Wow. YOUR AWESOME BLADE!!!!

Seltzer

Review by Cmdr Dats

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

ugh.. infinite fall is really aggrevating, you can see the layer edges (it just stops dead) and there isn’t much eyecandy.. some parts of the eyecandy are really dumb (like where the flamers are.. the lava is in the background, yet goes OVER the actual floor!).. yeah..

chris, just spend more time on your levels.. even if you just sit on them for 10-20 minutes at a time, work on one until it looks and feels like a quality battle/sp level..

Review by aiko

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Birthday Bash
Level rating: 6.2
Rating
6

About 500 Jazz2 fans out there and theres noone who wants to rate levels. Sigh. But hey, if nobody wants to review it, i will do.
This level is special because its actually a dedication to Cmdr. Dats for his birthday. Nice idea, but unfortunately i have no clue how to rate it. Besides, why the heck did you choose the HH98 tileset if Dats’ birthday is in early November? Bad idea.
The design (open and round) and the eyecandy are pretty good as always in Disguises levels. But alas there is this big "Happy Birthday" message in the background that was edited into the tileset (thats the only change btw) and makes the level pretty unplayble. Another minor flaw i found is that the author obviously had trouble with his palettes. In some places the background shines thru’ objects (e.g. trees) so that it seems like he accidentelly used the transparent color there.
Now, to mention something good: THE BACKGROUND MODULE IS TERRIFIC!!! Well, its from Finland and you know, those guys just rock! Listen to it! Incredible! 10 Minutes long!
But all in all, i am completely undecided. I’ll give low 6 points for now. Maybe i’ll change the rating once in a while :-)

Review by FoD MERC

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

I agree :)

(Except I’ve spent weeks on levels and only gotten 6-7 ;) )

Review by aiko

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

Uh, seems like KJAZZ is flooding J2O with all levels he/she ever made. I don’t know if thats a good idea.
However, this level is not the worst of them.
Apart from the spelling error in the filename (“Anicent”!?) most other parts in this level make it seem like it was made in a hurry. There are way too many savepoints and therefore its too easy and also too short.
The design is not that bad, but there are the usual tile placement/layer mistakes: for example: if you use a fore layer to hide Jazz you need to mask everything around it, too, to make Jazz hide completely).
The level uses the pretty good “fantasy world” tileset by “The Killer”.
Conclusion: there are some nice puzzles and ideas but it still not enough to be average (high 4 points!).

NOTE: As Fquist already mentioned…you need to spend lots of hours and hours to make something good that will get a average rating higher than 5 here. Please, think about that!

Review by KJAZZ

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

No I really need some good tips to make
my levels better, besides just making them longer.

Thanx

Review by chris11

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: space lava
Level rating: 4.1
Rating
N/A

Ack! another lvl that is **** I am getting v.deppressed.I AGAIN put the wrong file up as i have a bete version for all my lvl’s expect the proper one soon(it doesn’t have the big fall in.)
:(

Review by FQuist

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

I have one: Spend a lot of time on your levels.

Nyah. :)

Review by KJAZZ

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Ancient City
Level rating: 3.9
Rating
N/A

Is Aiko the only one who downloads my levels? I want more reviews guys!

Note: These levels were made a while ago, and I am currently making a good new level.

Review by KJAZZ

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

Do you have any level making
tips/strategies?
Thanks!

Review by Cmdr Dats

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

gasp he remembered! or was that icq?.. :P anyways, tyvm.. nice thought… :) just a little confusing, the level itself.. but hey.. :)

Review by aiko

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

First off all, the “infinite fall” is a very, VERY bad idea. NEVER put something like that in a level again.
Apart from that major bug, there are some minor tile placement errors (e.g. if you make a sucker tube, use a foreground layer for the tiles AROUND the tube, too!). The authors attempts to put some eyecandy are okay (not bad actually) but the design is very confusing. No fluent battling possible. The level uses the famous “7th Lava Fall” set (which IS NOT iNCLUDED!) and very techno like background music (dubu99.xm).
Overall, i can’t give a download recommendation. Sorry, only four points from me here.

Review by Another Jazz 2 fan

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Blade's Battle Pack
Level rating: 9.5
Rating
9.5

All I can say is WOW! First of all these tilesets are right up there with MEZ. There is incredible detail in them, and it appears that a good deal of effort was put into making them.

Next, this pack is overwhelming with 12 LEVELS! All of them unique and detailed. Tons of eye-candy, great level maps. All great.

However, the levels are a little too large for split-screen play. I recomend to play on the net. Oh and there is a little problem in the music looping, but I’m not sure if that’s your fault.

Anyway, if you don’t have this, download it! Let Blade’s Battle Pack be an example to us all!

~Another Jazz 2 fan

Review by Disguise

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

Whoa, now that I look at it, I have my average amount of typos there. It’s Commander Dats :)

Review by Disguise

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

Oh, just another message for the birthday boy :)
Ryan just phoned me, and he says to tell you happy birthday and such (his nt is down so he couldn’t email you). You also wanted to know about staying at his house for a while. Well, it’s fine :) His parents said for about 4 days max or something. Anyways, enjoy the day :)