Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

steals Odin’s system

Layout: The whole level is built like a hotel. There’s a big, green lobby in the middle, some rooftop areas, and some rooms at the bottom. The level is small and fairly open, but you can still move around quickly with the help of warps and springs. There’s a Battle 1-like dead end to the right of the blue base, but people will have an opportunity to either go up by the green springs or take the secret warp in the far-right room (except the warp will just warp th player back to the dead end…). Both bases are quite defendable, even with just a blaster, which isn’t that fun in 2v2s. On the other ahnd, the bases can be attacked from the outside with gun 9s, which helps deter some camping (also, campers are kind of stuck if they go into a base because they can’t then safely go out again).

Eyecandy: Not so good. All the basic tiles are there but the tilset usage is poor and the level offers little eyecandy. There are no animations either, despite animation tiles being used (namely the fireplace). I really don’t like the huge mass of TVs in the lobby. ;-P

Gameplay: The level has actually got good flow, but it is very biased towards the blue team. It has got all the good warps, easily defendable warp targets and almost complete control over the big lobby, which takes up 25% of the level.

Events placement: All the weapons can be used to good effect here, including TNT (because this is CTF). Again, the events placement is not entirely fair. The carrot warp, bouncer PU warp AND seeker warp are all extremely close to the blue base, while red team members must venture far away from their own base in order to get power-ups/carrots. The ammo is also sligtly sparse, so there’ll be a reliance on power-ups. Finally, the start position events seem to have been misplaced. Swap them around.

Other: Odin, there IS a carrot here, it is ONLY singleplayer that removes the flag from the player when he enters a warp. That never happens in multiplayer…

Download recommendation: No. This is a typical, average level with nothing new for anyone, but keep trying since it’s not bad for a first try..

i cant rate this because im apparently jamster because i live in the same area and because i did not say it takes a lot to impress i got bored of saying that ages ago but im not jamster im his brother i dont see him much because im always out but for god sake i like this level give my bro some credit this is his first ctf level alot of people like it maybe a a expert wont but maybe people who have not played jazz2 long like it im sorry if i being rude but us non experts need to stick up for people who try i have played on this level with my bro lots of times and with friends we love it i would say download recommended sorry again if this is rude this ratboy sticking up 4 the people sorry j2o but i love the site its good great i rate it 10 best jazz site ever but god i rated this good because my bro is still a beginer the rest are not i would like to say j2o rocks and so does this level thank u
(I’ll leave this rating alone from now and let Newspaz or someone tackle it, but I would like to respond to this review as it’s a fairly common position. Within reason, it can be kind to give someone new to the field a small points boost, just so they feel happy and stuff. However, rating something a 10 because the uploader is new is not the best practice. A 10 is unimprovable – it is not possible to create anything better. By giving a newbie such a high rating, he or she may then feel that there is no need for him or her to improve, even if his or her levels suck, because people will give him or her randomly high ratings anyway.
From HONEST ratings and reviews, uploaders actually get a sense of what quality level/tileset/whatever they are capable of producing. If JJ2 can hold their interest, they may work to improve their rating on the honest universal scale. If you find some people who are uploading, say, 7.5 or 8.2 files, and look at their list of files, you may notice that they did not always get so high a rating. People improve. But a 10 is not a good incentive to improve. ~Violet)

a 9 u ask why well il tell u why reason 1 its his first tileset and it better than mine and ripping stuff is hard i will make a level out of this yeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\
(Unsupported rating removal. I’m not entirely sure what “ripping stuff” has to do with your giving this a 9, but it’s really a very quick process. In any case, a set of tilesets being better than what you can do is not the best reason for any rating, and more evidence and logical backup must be given for a valid review. At the moment I have no proof you have even downloaded the tilesets. ~Violet)

disquse your tilesets rock all of them are just so good how do u do it the aliion thing is cool
(Unsupported rating (10) removal. You get bonus points for devoting five words to the specific upload and only misspelling one of them, but this still appears to be a five second review. Please elaborate on why Disguise’s tilesets ‘rock’ and are ‘just so good’, preferably basing that description mostly on this tileset in particular, and preferably going into logical detail. ~Violet)

this level is great but thats just wrong what u did with jazz any way the tileset was good much better than the new blade battle pack the waterfalls are great

[Unsupported rating (9.2) clearance. ~Cooba]

blade this is the best level i have ever seen its a lot better than your other levels because for example the glacier level it was like used by paint it was to drawn u know it looked liked it was drown by paint i see nothing wrong with this level great job island one was good but the tileset was hard to use and i like tilsets more that use hotels citys possibly factorys if they are in the way i like them but the example level is good because it gives u a taste of what u can do with it so well done happy new year
(Unsupported rating (10) removal. Despite my best efforts in searching, the only truly relevant parts of the above block of text seemed to be that it wasn’t drowned drawn in paint and that it was very good. This review shows a good sense of the value of comparison, but you mention a lot of other things and don’t really say much about the actual upload. By reading this review, I would not have even the faintest notion regarding the nature and appearance of the upload.
For future reference, it doesn’t hurt to know what it is you’re reviewing. A level is not a tileset. ~Violet)

very bad sorry but u know some levels are good some are bad i like some.
(Unsupported rating (1) removal. Very philosophical, but it really doesn’t contribute much as a review. I didn’t get much of a sense of what the level was like from reading your words. ~Violet)

Artwork: Wonderfully done. The tileset has the Blade lineart touch we’ve all come to know and love, and yet still brings some new stuff to the table. Attention to detail is awesome. 9/10.

Eyecandy: Chock full of eyecandy, any level in Twilight Park made well enough can look very polished. Only thing I don’t like is the lack of detail in the cityscape. That, and the buried bucket and cell phones have shadows there there shouldn’t be. 8.5/10.

Masking: Well done. Almost impossible to get stuck here, unless if the level designer’s acting nuts. 9.5/10.

Other: I know I shouldn’t rate the example level, but it was so well done that it’s a work of art in and of itself. Also, the music selection was great, and while you could tell by the vocals that it wasn’t made by Epic, it has a really Jazzy feel to it. +.6 bonus points for that.

Total: ((9 + 8 + 9.5) ÷ 3) + .6 = 9.433334 ~= 9.4. Highly recommend downloading, if only for the example level.

Edit: Added formatting.

Starting comments
I’ve been waiting for the new Blade set since I saw the preview screens. Here goes my rating.

Looks (General)
Apart for being a cool concept for a tileset, this tileset looks great, as we’re used to coming from Blade. Personally, I like the paved ground tiles best.

Easy to use?
This tileset is ordered in a more logical way than Islands… =P It’s indeed very easy to use and has plenty of possibilities.

Eyecandy
This tileset has loads of eyecandy. From wooden fences to flickering streetlights to breeding birds. This tileset has everything you might possibly encounter in a park (Exept UFO’s). The background looks sweet, the layer 5/6/7 tiles looks sweet, the pipes look awesome. Good job.

Example level
The example level gives a great idea of the whole tileset. It shows many eyecandy tiles, as well as logical structure required for any level. The example level makes even newcomers handy in using this tileset. And, just to finish it, the best Urban music file I ever heard is included with the level (Although Streetwize (City1g.it) comes close…)

Overall
This tileset is ideal to use in any town-like episode. I would like to see some good levels with this. Might even consider picking up my JCS again… =D

Score
This is one of the best tilesets that I know (so far), so I’ll rate this as one of the best tilesets. You’ll get a 9 from me. And, because of the cool example level and music, make that a 9 point 5! And, ofcourse, Download Recommendation. Everyone should have this tileset.

Further comment
I’d love to see another tileset anytime soon. :) If I was gay, I’d love you.

I’m forgotten! \o/

But, on a more serious note, the tileset rocks and is certainly worth downloading.

Glad to hear that its finally uploaded!
thanx cooba!

I won’t rate this but I will point out a few things:

Some of the levels made you dizzy or sick. After I played the asteroid level I had the contant view of stars whizzing across my eyes. And the levels where you have to climb up many platforms whilst there is a moving backround made me feel dizzy as well.

EDIT: Please in future make levels where you can find the exit.

ok its a bit good

[Inappropiate rating (2.0) removal. Please provide a reason for why you think something is good or bad. This is a review, not a rating, so you are supposed to actually review the file. – FQuist]

Hi, Satan!

Rating JUNGLE RABBIT:

RATING GAMEPLAY:
It’s a good game with so much levels, five zones to destroy and endbosses.
RATING: 9.7

RATING MUSIC:
It’s good music… nothing more to say.
RATING: 9.7

RATING TILESETS:
Only the Spaceport-tileset is made by you… the rest are standard JJ2-tilesets.
RATING: 5½

RATING OBSTACLES:
Very good… sometimes it’s pretty hard to destroy a base!
RATING: 9

RATING UTERUS:
There are a lot of bosses, but NO Uterus. WOW!
RATING: 10+

FINAL RATING: 8.7

My old review is gone(Does anyone by chance have a copy of it?)
But the final score was 1.6, with a D/L reccomendation of no.

[Answer: No copy exists anymore in our database. I guess the file was deleted without taking care of saving reviews (something which I should probably automatically implement in code to prevent future losses). I’m sorry. – FQuist]

Starting Comments
Finally! A new single player! I’ve been waiting for new downloads, since the J2O download section is practically dead.

Gameplay
After playing the first level (which was rather short), I noticed that you are a newcomer. No offence, it just looked like this would be your first level ever. Straight lines, things copied from other episodes and levels. The gameplay sucked throughout the game. Straight lines and shooting enemies… Sorry, but yawn.

Gameplay = Bad

Placements
No ammo, gems, powerups, and if there are enemies, they’re in straight lines and places you won’t bother watching.

Placement = Very bad

Story
Devan is back, he has come to destroy the world etc… Old story. We need new idea’s.

Story = Old

Balance
Way too easy to be an episode. Sorry, but this just plain sucks.

Balance = Very bad

Eyecandy
Flowers with exactly the same distances between them, moving background, waterfalls made of texture backgrounds… Nothing special.

Eyecandy = Not worth mentioning

Music
I personally like the music from the first level, but it doesn’t fit the level. Most levels didn’t have music (Or music included in the pack).

Music = Bad

Originality
Well, he DID have a trigger puzzle… =\ Also, there was this wide open space in which you needed to find the single-tile-wide exit…

Originality = Could be better

Score
I really don’t think you deserve any score higher than a 2. Just because I am nice, I’ll leave the rating blank. Use it wisely…

Score = N/A

Bonusses/substractions
Nothing worth mentioning (Although I like fact that you used Fawriel (Formerly known as Piccolo) his old tilesets.)

Added Score = N/A

Download Recommendation
No.

Further comment
If you want to make good episodes, think of a good idea. As for eyecandy and level layout, check the best downloads… =P

What happened to the example level?

The level is impossible, boring, and I’ve found no questions in your ‘quiz-level’… This level is one of the worst levels I’ve ever played! Sorry, a 3.

Not good!

-it’s made with a copy of the levels D-Scape Xepha and D-Scape Xtal

-I haven’t find enemies

-I can’t find the exit

FINAL RATING: 1.0=3.0

Sorry.
Ischa

If you have completed this episode, don’t forget to rate it, OK?

Ischa