Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Collection

Yes, Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is practically the refined version of the first entry of the franchise, but with enough features that can stand up to it own and even to the test of time. Born as a sonic-clone, the second chapter of the adventure of the mad bunnies bring to the table a more refined camera angle, power ups,way better level design, humor straight up of the 90', an awesome soundtrack design by none other than Alexander Brandon and a graphic that still holds up today extremely well ( unlike its predecessor). On top of that, GOG pack offers... well everything : hours and hours of fun and the whole Jackrabbit, even the christmas and the shareware version. However, I did give the game a 4 star : there are some minor issues with the control ( which can be frustrating for newcomers) and some boss fight are little dull. Still, a true must-have for every retrò videogame library to have! time to squash some turtles!

This was the metal slug of my time. Can't remember how many times i played the demo, now as full grownup, i have the opportunity to play it full. Thanks GOG.

Jazz Jackrabbit 2 out done the original in so many ways. Just like Jazz Jackrabbit Collection, you get all the levels. You can also play loaded in home cooked levels in the main game or Christmas expansion or download levels. Believe it or not, you can create your own levels or episodes. You originally had two playable characters but they added a third one. All three of them have differences to make the experiences very different from each other. I had no trouble playing this with my controller. You also get JJ2+ mod that's still being updated by the community. This mod works like Extra Crispy mod for Blood II essentially. The purpose behind both mods is updating the games with some nice extras added. Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is absolutely amazing in every sense of the word. Not only it is holding up incredibly well but also packed great content to keep you busy. This game is in my opinion legendary among DOS computers.

When I saw that Jazz Jackrabbit 2 was finally on GOG, I figured I had no more excuse to hold off on playing the game, and man, I'm glad I chose to buy it! Let's start with the positives: The soundtrack. The graphics. The sound effects. The general aesthetics of the game just plain rock. The soundtrack is of special note, however, as it's still absolutely phenomenal. I can only imagine what people who played the game at launch must've thought of it. The level design is also pretty solid, and it throws new ideas at you often enough to keep things interesting. Don't go in expecting a hard game: With the exception of a few levels on hard mode, this is pretty easy for a run-and-gun. This isn't a flaw, and I personally don't mind at all, but I thought I'd point it out for people who may care. Not that you should care anyways, because if you find the base game too easy, you can always turn to the game's incredible level editor. It takes a bit of getting used to, but its feature set is robust enough that it's worth learning. You can even load the official levels of the game in it! Also, the game controls really well, making for a rather satisfying mix of run-and-gun and high-speed action. I haven't messed with multiplayer much, but it's pretty solid from what I've played of it. It's definitely rare to see competitive run-and-gun platformers like this. It also has co-op. Now for the negatives I've encountered: The game's a bit buggy. The levels from The Secret Files are mediocre at best. Hosting an online game requires messing with port forwarding, which admittedly is due to when the game was made. The bosses are usually mediocre, though Flashback's end boss was HILARIOUS. However, despite those small flaws, the game's amazing. I'd give it a 4.7/5 or so if possible, but since it's not, that rounds up to a perfect 5. It probably deserves it anyways. :) I recommend it primarily for fans of platformers, especially of the run-and-gun variety and/or the high-speed variety.

Took em long enough to fork over Jazz to GOG! I guess Epic finally decided that they like money and realized that releasing Jazz digitally might make them more of it. I hope it does because they deserve lots of money for these soulful, creative games, and maybe it will inspire Epic to make a new platformer instead of yet another cover shooter (Gears was fun for awhile, but c'mon!). I love Jazz so much that I bought a used copy of Jazz 2, I think it was like $50 or so on Amazon (downloading this masterpiece free from an abandonware site just felt shameful to me). The Jazz games were great demonstrations of Epic's creativity. They reached their creative peak with Unreal in my opinion, but Jazz was the first hint that Cliffy and the gang were a special team. It was also an early display of Alexander Brandon's musicianship, which would lead to the killer Unreal Tournament and Deus Ex soundtracks (check out his solo albums, available for sale on his website, they're pretty good!). The graphics are wonderful and charming. The artists clearly took pride in their work. As with the first game, the level design is topnotch. As for the game's concept? Imagine Sonic the Hedgehog meets Duke Nukem, he's a bunny and he has a friggin gun. If you like this game, check out Jazz 1 too, which isn't quite as good but it is still worth playing.