Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

Pretty good.

Good Stuff:
- blue bricks
- background layers
- kept well with color theme

Bad Stuff:
- most of the ideas are ripped from Medivo
- sprite layer objects look flat
- lacking some elements of gameplay (warps, lights, float up scenery, etc.)

This would be a lot better if it were expanded. In that case, I might give it an 8.5 or so.

hits self on head

Of course! I edited the level! Sorry, guys. I always thought a level made with a 1.23 tileset could work in 1.23 even if it’s made with 1.24.

Labratkid: This IS 1.23. BlurredD compiled it in 1.23. Everyone can have it, normally.
[This review has been edited by Waz]

Seeing that the level has been reuploaded, you can forget what I said and just re-download the zip file if the example level you have only works for TSF.[This review has been edited by BlurredD]

This is TSF, not 1.23. (I do not have TSF installed.)

yay! im first person who reviews this. and this is my 50th review so its gonna be long.

tilesets eyecandy:Very well i think that the theme is haunted castle.it has some good things in it, like pillars , gargoyles, curtains etc.

masking: masking is very good.´those gargoyles are masked well, and so are the pillars.

tileset use: tileset is easy to use.

overall:8 download recommedation[This review has been edited by snooz]

Event placement: event placement was really good.there were right amount of goodies, and ammos.goodies, and ammos were placed very well,

Gamplay:very good!levels gameplay were designed well.

eyecandy:eyecandy was also good.there were couple of eyecandy bugs, but they dont matter.

overall: 8.7! download recommedation!

Interesting, a story line. That might have raised my expectations too much, though. Let’s see what I truly think.

GAMEPLAY:

This level wasn’t what I expected. That could be a good thing. Or not. The level is a little different for a CTF level. But it takes the idea from the assassination concept (mainly with the spy ability thing). But that’s alright since the whole idea hasn’t really been used in CTF (the closest was the JTF thing or whatever it was called). The ammo place at the start wasn’t covered with third layer, but I can live with it (I suppose). But after getting to the actually playing area, that was when I was truly disappointed. The level wa much smaller than I expected it would be. The flow wasn’t terrible, but the general narrowness, the hidden pole, and some of the springs surely didn’t help. And there may be a flag bug issue with this level.

EYE CANDY:

I suppose it’s good for the tileset, although I’m not too crazy about it. Some tiles in the tileset I’m not too fond of (for example the leaves), but that’s OK since I shouldn’t be rating the tileset. But the tileset you choose to use is an important factor in the end. I would also like to add that the level is a little bit too dark for my taste, though I won’t take off too much for that.

CARROT AND AMMO PLACEMENT:

I saw a +1 carrot and that was enough for me. I’ll just move on to the ammo placement, which is really more complicated than you think. This level has a JAIL mentality that the weapons for each team are balanced. I can’t just tell if they actually are right away, although more problems arise with the fact that players can sometimes shoot through triggers (and I don’t just mean with bouncers and electro blasters) and other spy ability issues. So ammo distribution is a giant question mark. Choose your team at your own risk.

HOST THIS OFTEN?

If you’re bored enough or if you like seeing stuff that’s almost new then maybe host this once. It’s different, sort of, but not necessarily in a good way. I’m rating this a 7.

And some advice: use the @ at least three times in your text strings so that the text it isn’t covered up by the flag count in the top left corner.

The edit: After thinking about it for a little while, a 7.0 does seem a little low. Overall, the good stuff cancels out the bad stuff and the bad stuff cancels out the good stuff, which somehow makes the level average (I wonder if that made any sense). So anyway, 7.5 is my new revised rating, just because I’m nice.[This review has been edited by BlurredD]

Joy.

Crystal Struggle

GAMEPLAY: Lacks flow and I got lost. And slow tubes.
EYE CANDY: Somewhere between average and slightly below it.
CARROT PLACEMENT: Too lazy to find (assuming there are any).
AMMO PLACEMENT: Too many barrels. Some ammo out of the way. A Shield?
HOST THIS OFTEN? Nope.

Flagtopia

GAMEPLAY: Narrow. Lacks flow. Doesn’t look too balanced.
EYE CANDY: If anything, annoying.
CARROT PLACEMENT: A +1 carrot near each base. Argh.
AMMO PLACEMENT: Unevenly distributed.
HOST THIS OFTEN? Probably not.

Overall review: After seeing these two levels, I noticed you have a long way to go. There are a lot of things that need to be fixed. Like in Crystal Struggle: don’t use so many barrels, add tiles to indicate warps, avoid using a shield, use faster tubes (20 is a good speed), and work on the flow (i.e. with more springs and inclined tiles). Also, think twice before putting airboards in your levels. As for the Flagtopia level, avoid using quick-flashing animations, like the one in the middle, since it will annoy a lot of people. Try not to make it so cramped in places and avoid using ammo crates too often. You should also balance each side more and spread the ammo out more evenly. And most importantly, make a border of at least 2 (recommended 3) tiles around the level so that players don’t receive the flag bug. In general, avoid dead ends and be more careful of what ammo you use and where up place it. I probably didn’t mention everything. Anyway, I would’ve given this a lower rating, but I did see you put some effort into the levels so I’m giving this a 6. But try harder next time.

Wow. Here’s something very new. If only more levels could be like this.

Eyecandy: Very good
The eyecandy is great. Very interesting. There are birds that fly by, good layer adjustment, nice background… nothing to complain about here.

Gameplay: Good
Gameplay is good. It’s easy to get around the level, but the level is very small… but since it’s meant for 3 on 3’s, it’s okay.

Bugs: N/A
Well, there is a bug. If you are on the red team (the bad guys), and if you select the bouncy bullet warrior guy, than you teleport right to the enemy flag as a starting position. This is a bug, I guess. But this is the only bug I found.

Ammo placement: Very good
Ammo placement is well balanced, and there doesn’t need to be much ammo, because each class starts out with ammo.

Everything else: Very good.
Very good. I don’t wanna write a long review, but this is really good, and I hope Trafton rights one of his super-mega reviews, because this is the kind of level that deserves one.

Guys, please transfer your reviews to the new version so this can be deleted. Thanks.

Pros…
1.) Decent size.
2.) Eyecandy isn’t too bad.
3.) Showed effort.

Cons…
1.) Very bad gameplay.
2.) Hard to navigate around.
3.) Little space to jump.
4.) Awful weapons placement.
5.) There’s a shield.
6.) Very confusing layout.
7.) Bad eyecandy.
8.) Etc.

There were more cons than pros, but these aren’t bad levels. They just have very bad gameplay. There isn’t a good “flow.”

Good things:

levels length

bad things:
gameplay

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overall:6.2

(Excessively lazy rating removal edit. ~Violet)[This review has been edited by Violet CLM]
(Rating RESTORED due to date review was originally posted. ~Violet)[This review has been edited by Violet CLM]

Nostalgy.
I think Jazz 1 music is somewhen better than Jazz2. Then, best music on the world!!!

Good, for webpage this is good, and…
Thanx, I don’t must printscreen bosses. And it is transparent! But… eh… it’s for nothing…[This review has been edited by Danyjel]

Wow. That was a very impressive review.

Now, the level includes no tileset, and it is not a tileset I have, so I am unable to play it. It does, however, include an image with the standard JJ2 sprite colors in it. Yay!

Same as the lvl of the Jazz Hotel.

Ohhhhhhhhh!:o Ahhhhh!:0 Woooooh.:o

Baaaaaa:0

Chasiss Who are you?!?:0

(Please include more sense in future reviews. Rating removal. Original rating 2.5. -Trafton)[This review has been edited by Trafton AT]

It’s CO0L!This lvl ROCKS!YEAH

(Rating removal. Please provide a more detailed review. -Trafton)[This review has been edited by Trafton AT]

(****************) ; Whats the password.

Chuckie’s my name having fun is my game.[This review has been edited by Jazz Killer(Chuckie)]

Oh, I was going bug for that. It’s an okay download.