Jazz Jackrabbit Collection

taking heavy inspiration from sonic's controls and fusing that with the more open and explorative level design of the typical MS-DOS platformers of the era, Jazz Jackrabbit hits a beautiful stride of precise controls, fun gameplay, and a variety of weapons that encourage exploration and experimentation to find that best way around any particular level. This is hindered somewhat by the zoomed in camera making it hard to see what's coming if you're going too fast (a problem that can and often does happen) which is a baffling design decision for a game based on building up speed. occasionally in the later levels it's hard to figure out where to go and what to do because the stages are weirdly specific about how far you have to jump and how fast you have to be going. also, some bosses that are meant to be challenging can be cheesed very hard and it's not difficult to figure out how. regardless, it's still a fun game wrapped in an excellent package of crisp, bright and colorful 2D artwork with character filled animation and a soundtrack so good it even uses the default keyboard windchime that sounds like a man saying "doo" to great effect. I highly recommend this game to anyone who can put up with one or two minor flaws and is looking for an old-school platforming experience that's for the most part the best parts of retro console and pc platforming!

I remembered it when I was a child and get back to play it it's like old memories ! thanks gog for that, a good old platform game like sonic but with a rabbit

A truly classic platformer and DOS game that runs perfectly. If you played it in the 90s or have only just heard about it it's worth picking up and playing.

Nice 90s games with a rabbit with the speed like Sonic (sort of) and a gun with different bullets. The graphics are nice, the music is superb, it comes with the expansión levels and the characters are memorable. Just anything you would want from a 2D action game.

I knew this game existed when I was younger, and I wanted to play it. I finally got around to playing it. Sadly, it does not live up to expectations. Jazz moves at a ridiculous speed, and the controls are slippery. The camera doesn't help. When you're running, enemies show up out of nowhere. There's not a lot of space on the screen, so you have less than a second to react. I have no control over him. There is a slowdown mode, which you have to turn on at the beginning of every level. It gives you more time to react, with the side-effect of making the game sluggish and tedious. Fast or slow, this game gives me a headache. Level design is frustrating. The first few levels were straight-forward. Keep moving right, and you'll find the exit. Or at least, there's a logical path to follow. Before long, you're thrown into labyrinthine mazes. In the level where I gave up, I went around in circles three or four times before I found out how to proceed. It's confusing and frustrating. I wanted to give this game a chance. An obvious Sonic clone that's cheeky about it, putting a gun in the main character's hands. Varied worlds that are bright and colorful. A goofy story about an evil turtle or something. It's clear a lot of love went into this game. The cheeky goofiness is charming, but the gameplay gives me such a headache, I have to pass.