Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

When I first played this level , I got confused by the layout. But after Crimi made this wonderful map , I started to understand this level’s layout. It didnt take long untill I noticed that I actually liked this layout a lot! :D On first sight this level seems to be way too big for a duel , but after getting used to everything I found out that it’s suitable for duels , since there are a lot of open spaces.I also think this layout is quite original , because …well , just original. Now , for the eyecandy…all the layers are very well used and the mist makes this level sooooo coolnish.! There are a lot of Power-Ups in this level , but that’s okay since this level is big. This big amount of power-ups is compensated by 3 carrots , which is a good thing.

Conclusion : very nice level , Crimi! :D
Download recommendation.

Another great tileset by Agama :) You rock man! This tileset has loads of eyecandy, looks nice and original, the only things that I don’t like are some of the masks and the walls are a bit plain. I’ll give it a 9 for these two things I don’t like and a download recommendation.

The drums were changed for only one part. Not much of a differents but the fact it’s too fast making it too short.
(Unsupported rating (5) removal. ~Violet)

This isn’t a proper remix. Just faster and an extra sample added. It was quite loud too so i just stopped after 5 seconds.
(Unsupported rating (3) removal. How can you TELL if you only listened to five seconds? ~Violet)

This worked very well on me with XP/1.23. Yet it doesn’t have much things you can use, but it seems to be a good program. Best feature of all was the level selection. Also boss destroying with triggers and force to start with character and keep coins and triggers. Just one thing: Change the program to next version so you can select coins or triggers, not both. But nice work on this!

I’ll make this review short….

Basicaly, this is a pack of empty sea levels. There were some attemps to make the pack fun but the levels hadhardly any items, the eyecandy was the same all the way through and the levels didn’t help make the story fun either.

The story is basically:

Jazz finds a treasure map. He swims through many empty caves and beaches to wind up at some treasure vents. Then you find devan. You kill him then win.

RATING: 5.7
RANK: 5 Average
DOWNLOAD: N/A

Why didnt’t you include the music?

PS: Does someone know the RGB values of the ‘ugly purple’ transparent color used in JCS? Send me a PM if you know.

This is the first time that I’m reviewing a level made for a contest. It will sure become fun. As CTF is still the best and most played game mode in Jazz2.

GAMEPLAY
Most of this levels gameplay is pretty standard for a CTF level and the things that tried to be original didn’t worked out good. Like the holes at the bottom of the level, if you fall in there you slowly warp back above. Gameplay like that makes could make the level frustrating.

LEVEL BUILD UP
This level was build up like a standard CTF level would be, but furtunately, it has some extra and original secret passage ways and stuff. The eye candy was placed the way how Dx always does, whice doesn’t work out greatly for my taste. The original Castle level make-up was better for this level.

EVENT PLACEMENT
There aren’t much types of weapons in this level, but there are a few powerups. Overall there aren’t much special events or pick ups placed in this. It’s generally the weapon placement that could have been much better.

CONCLUSION
This level will sure give some fun if you host it a few times. But it just has so much things that could be better. It looks like this level was fastly made for R3p’s competition. Thus the conclusion is pretty simple. Download Recommended for those who want an avarage level on their server (just for some variation), and a 6,0 from me. Dx just made much better levels over the past.

You have to be happy that only review comments are allowed. Otherwise I was able to have some fun reviewing this! No way that this level is going to win.. LOL

This is one of the first times that I’m reviewing music. As I’m not very addicted to it. But okay, let’s try out! Because this song is actually pretty good. I also gave it a rating. Happy reading!

SAMPLES
There are some piano tunes and some rock related tunes in this song. They all work out good enough for your ears. I enjoyed the way how they were used.

TRACKED
The song is well tracked. It’s only that the ‘parts’ of the song came back too much so the song hasn’t much variation. That doesn’t make the song bad, like you said, that could be a result of ‘no inspiration’.

LONG/SHORT
This song play pretty long. It’s only that the same parts come back anytime, in some songs that way works out good, but not in this one. As this was meant as a remake of the Water song by Alexander Brandon.

CONCLUSION:
This song is good enough to be placed in a few levels based on a water sceme. But it really can’t beat the original water music. But still, this is good music of the avarage level. I give it a 7.0 and downloading is recommended.

Another level by Gus…

EYECANDY:
Appart from some problems that will be mentioned later, everything is OK. Why don’t you upload this?? One of the reasons is the backround. Because it moves and flashes so fast, it becomes a distraction and the clouds on layers 6 and 7 don’t really help since they move along with layer 8.
RATING: 5.5

GAMEPLAY:
There was a lot of vines, triggers and stuff to keep you playing, but there is just one thing wrong. The level isn’t really much of a challenge without spikes, confusing obstacles and enemies put in difficult positions. This level is a classic example of a non-challenging level. There were no spikes, no challenging obstacles and the only enemies were Norm turtles which are one of the easiest enemies in JJ2.
RATING: 4.1

ITEMS:
When the level doesn’t seem to be incredibly easy with the lack of gameplay, it becomes easier with the high overuse of items in the level. If you put gameplay on one side of a scale and items on the other, items would certainly weigh more than gameplay. At one point of the level I got sugar rush, and only destroyed 5 enemies (and 2 super gems). There are also 2 extra lives just lying on some edges in the level path.
RATING: 3.9

AVERAGE RATING: 4.5

BONUSSES:

MUSIC:
I find it insane that someone would use Orbitus Remix from TIMM in a heaven level. +0

TILESET:
I like your choice of tileset but this tileset is mainly for eyecandy. +0.1

BONUS: 0.1
FINAL RATING: 4.6
RANK: 4 Not good
DOWNLOAD?: N/A (Yes requires 7)
FINAL COMMENT:
You should really check the level before uploading it.

It won’t work.

I have Windows XP SP 2 and Jazz Jackrabbit 2 1.23.

New Review:

When I try the level selection example and press Alt+Shift+“number” it just stays on the same level. The boss level doesn’t seem to work either, or I might just not have been hitting the crates enough times. Is there a specific number of times I have to hit the crates?

I apoligize for the waste of space that 1 kb makes on people’s computers.

REVIEW LOVE IS IN THE HARE

Rating Eyecandy: max: 15 points
Foreground: is good! (12)
Path: there are lots of beautiful paths (12)
Background: good, but it moves too fast (9)
12+12+9/3=11
Points: 11

Rating Enemies: max: 15 points
You have placed the enemies very, very good! The only pity is this: no boss.
Points: 12

Rating Bonusses: max: 10 points
All bonusses for a good Single-Player-level are placed, but it are much too much bonusses. Sorry, friend.
Points: 4

Rating Story: max: 10 points
There is no story!
This review doesn’t count for your endmark!
Points: N/A

Rating Length: max: 15 points
It is one level, but it is pretty long.
Points: 9

MAXIMAL NUMBER OF POINTS: 65-10(story)=*55*
POINTS EARNED: 36
CALCULATING: 36/5,5=*6,5454545454545454545454545454545*

Final Rating: 6,5
Download Recommendation: N/A (requires 7,5)

Good luck with your next episode!

All the best,
Ischa

Eyecandy

You didn’t made large eyecandy mistakes, but there wasn’t a lot of eyecandy in this level.

Gameplay

Horrible, its just a empty scape surrounded by three, don’t make that much large spaces in your level.

Placement

A bit too much weapons for such a small level.

Size

The size is really too small, do you think people will actually play in this level?

EYECANDY: 3
GAMEPLAY: 1
PLACEMENT:3
SIZE :2
*FINAL GRADE:*2.2

Tip: make your levels more exiting, make something people can do.

That’s weird. Cooba hates all the things made by me (as the badly dithered rainbow etc…)

I probably suck, but I just don’t like it.

The lead samples are extremely high-pitched, it kills my ears, really. Lead also doesn’t fit into the rest of the tune. Funky beat is really nice, I like it, background is okay. Bass is okay in most parts. Thing I love about this are transitions; beat ends, long lead, bass changes. I also like the break patterns with that cool funky sound :). Time by time, it sounds pretty off key, and when there are parts when the tune sounds like nothing more than loudness…

Anyway, it’s really above-average mix and I do recommend download.

good job man, this remix is just great, realy this is the best funk music i heard including castle funk. the bit of the song in the beginnig plays softly with if i’m not mistaken a guitar and it sounds beutiful,after the soft beginning the song starts to play much like “hell freezes over” and this the best part of the music. the beutiful thing about this tune is that there are parts that seem not to apear in the original song but they combined in a very good style with the song (it starts in 1:50). for conclusion i want to say that this tune is worth the download so go and download it and listen to it becouse this tune is great. by the way, i hope that Fear Of Dark will continue make this tunes becouse they are great.

Once again, get someone else to betatest.

First off, let me begin by saying, immense improvement on the ending. Unlike Castle Funk, this remix doesn’t grind to a screeching halt at the end, it just gradually slows itself down.
You are much better at producing Funk music than rock, which seems immensly ironic. In fact this song feels so perfect, the only things I thinka re wrong with it are that’s it’s a bit too hard to tell it’s “Hell Freezes Over” at times, and sometime the samples feel a bit too loud for my liking.

Keep it up, Download reccomended