Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

Ok, enough with the negativity here! some people just look at the bad sides with looking at the good ones (I’m not saying names, that would be a personal attack) Anyway, here’s what I think of this set…

Considering this is made in MS Paint (yes, the infamous program which a reputation of having made bright, limited colored sets), the colors are actually nicely done, which scores extra points in my book. Unfortunately, that’s all there is. The tileset itself is pretty basic, as mentioned in earlier reviews, with just ground, blocks, and some signs. No background, eye candy, nothing to increase the appeal of a level, aside from a bone in the ground, but that’s it: nothing. The example level only shows you how you can use the set and some facts about it.

On an interesting note, I’ve read the readme (as always, reviewers should make a habit of that, there is a point to making them. Heck, even the name of the zip file says you should read it) and it was all about how he got inspiration, how he loved 24… And it says he can draw well, he even drew mangas (Japanese comics for the unknowing). I believe that if he had the proper tools, he could become like Agama, but that’s just me :p

Verdict:
Back to the set. Overall, the rating is on a borderline, just because of the good colors in Paint (I’m a sucker for those, I know). The only thing I can do is suggest these things: get a free copy of Paint Shop Pro somewhere, it works much better than Paint. Secondly, take a good look at tilesets of others (I suggest Agama, Disguise and Blade), especially at the eye candy they put in. I can only give it a 5, because I’m nice :)

- JelZe GoldRabbit =:3

weeeeeeeeh its a demo! weeeh!

1-level 1 SHORTCUTE.
2-nice eyecandy in level2!
3-level 3 boss…. its hard with that spike.
4-nice food put in level 2!
5-good gems and goodies ( 1UP ) placed.

hmmmm when do you make the Full version?
ids demo is Nice. so i hope you make the rest to!

an 7.7 from me!

download recommed:If yor really borid :P!

Considering that this is your first level, Good Job!
Eyecandy: Ok, not great tho.
Host Often: Not, There are much better levels than this.
Gameplay: Pretty Good.
Download This?: Maybe
Host often?: No, maybe once a month.
Background is quite strange…
Overall Rating: 6.0

It has been a while since I downloaded and reviewed a test level. Or any kind of level. Still, let us see what I make of this.

Graphics: At first, the eyecandy looked good. But… the author tried too hard. The blue blocks in the foreground ruin what is otherwise a decent non-438 eyecandy system. In the background, there is solid black with stars, and some nice looking red and green pillars made out of flipped sucker tubes. The overall effect looks good, but has a few problems. First, of course, the foreground, which is just the blue mentioned earlier. Second, the pillars are too plain, and look like the background needs something special at the top or bottom. It doesn’t. On a final note, Layer 4’s graphics weren’t too good. You get either some tubes, or an endless repeat of the same 1×1 block, for the walls. Warps, which most tests have, use the teal-blue + tile. This doesn’t look too good, sadly, as it really contrasts heavily with the pillar background.
Pros: Potential, good at first glance.
Cons: Didn’t quite work. Layer 4 = no.
Rating: 5.5

Gameplay: Where to begin… well, most of this level are Jazz-ear-tests – you keep pressing jump and slowly go down through all the warps. None of this is at all hard, as there are no long crossings or anything. Then you get a Spaz-sidekick test, which I don’t think too much of if not accompanied by something else, like morphs or triggers. Sadly, this is not. You sidekick and jump, and that’s just about it. No RF Kicks, even. But it’s the hardest part of the level by far. Which is sad. The level is, by the way, pure test. There is nothing inbetween.
Pros: Errr.
Cons: Well, it’s all… normal. simple. uninteresting.
Rating: 3.7

Originality: I’m actually pretty sure I just finished telling you there was none in the gameplay. But the eyecandy had some originality. Like the warp at the end.
Pros: Bits of eyecandy.
Cons: Shovels of gameplay.
Rating: 2.2

Your levels don’t suck… they just are rushed, and often look bad/have lots of bugs.

My favorite level. I’m the one who has to overrate this time, but that’s probably because DX DC hasn’t reviewed this ;p Anyway, great flow, great layout… the best ever. The eyecandy is very good, and the ammo placement is very unique. In fact, it started a whole era of mass groups of ammo among CTF levels. Great level.
Host this often: You bet.
Download: Yes.

Bleh.
Bad eyecandy, awful gameplay, a lot of bugs, you are prone to getting stuck, bad layout, bad flow, bad everything. No download reccomendation, but, nice try. You shouldn’t make a CTF level unless you have a lot of experience making levels. I tell everyone this. They don’t listen. When they don’t listen, they get 5.0’s.
Overall: Bad
Download reccomendation: No
Host this often: No

It’s not good at all. The slopes don’t fix together well, and there is no textured background. Pinball events, snow, water in 8bit, and poles do not work. The masking is not all that special. No eyecandy tiles. No animations. Just rather ugly. The only good thing is that the flat tiles fit together okay. No download reccomendation.

23.9 is mine, too =) My sister’s birthday is today (the 16th).[This review has been edited by labratkid]

Bjarni, it was too low… or atleast it was too low compared to the other reviews. That’s long enough.[This review has been edited by labratkid]