Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

I didn’t listen to the MIDI before releasing it… I thought that it would sound like in Cubasis, but it did not… But now I’ve re-uploaded the file![This review has been edited by Delvour]

O i forgot i am in XLM again =P

That’s interesting that you got the acual music file from sonic 2. I went to site you put up and I can’t figure out how to get music file in a format suitable for jazz 2. Can you tell me how you did it?

Oh, man sorry, but I don’t like this MIDI conversation…
Samples: Some is good selection, but more is bad. The main melody’s piano instrument is ok, and the string (aka. luvhorn in the original mod) is good. The bass instrument starts at 1:03 is terrible. The drums are ok. The sound at 1:08 is way different than the original one too.
Structure: It’s bad. And if it’s bad it makes the whole song wrong. Sorry, but there are various reasons I say that. Like the main melody. It’s fall out of the rhythm! The string sometimes need to be play longer width.
Overall: If you fix the things I had wroten, it will be a nice midi, but sorry now I can give 4.0 by these reasons. Just don’t give up!

It sounds ok, yeah the tempo is off. But It’s one of my favorite songs! Good try though
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Just in case you didn’t notice the text signs saying “(c) 2002”, most of these levels (if not all) where finished two years ago or so, but nobody wanted/were too lazy to put them together in a pack.

Blah. This song sounds bland. It sounds the original, but it doesn’t sound upbeat enough. Needs a better guitar.

Ah man, these midis are VERY good! They sound just like the originals, only midified. Some instruments should be louder than others so it sounds more accurate, but they’re great nonetheless.

I agree. The tempo’s a bit off, but it’s very good otherwise. It sounds like the original, but it could use some work. Nice first tune, though.
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Midi’s are becoming the rage it seems. Midi’s everywhere! I guess I’m gonna review this to get it over with… I’m sure nobody will come after me ;p

Melody
Ok, how am I gonna say this? Melody’s complete, but one thing totally ruins the usefullness of this midi: the tempo is irregular. Lemme expand on that: the tempo of the different parts are out of whack: one part speeds up while another slows down. Result: a song that doesn’t know when to speed up or to slow down. Also, some parts come a tick too soon or late. Tip: Next time, pick a higher rate so there’s more room for more notes in a single second.

Instruments
(Just a quick reminder, I’m using the GS wavetable) That’s the only good thing about this song. Having the classic piano playing in the background (kinda like the original Crysilis, and yes, it’s spelled without an “h”) is a great touch, but the rest of them are fairly standard instruments, except for the tuba.

Verdict
Good idea, badly executed. Mainly the irregular tempo makes this song’s rating drop dramatically. I’d recommend if it didn’t have that problem. For now, it’s worth a lousy 5. If the tempo problem’s fixed: a 6.5 to a 7.

- JelZe GoldRabbit =:3

[edit: tempo problems are for the most part fixed, but some parts still sound off tempo: they either come a split-second too soon or too late. Their individual tempo are mostly regular tho. Given the tracker tried to fix, I’ll raise the rating a notch. Original rating: 5][This review has been edited by JelZe]

kinda funnie level very hard to play out bud jou have weapons in it to to frees jour enemy good job it realy earnd an 8.7 good job conrinou it that way!
(You know, most race levels actually have ice in them. Unsupported rating removal. What is good about this level? What is bad? What’s the eyecandy like? The gameplay? Is anything new or different? How many times would you play this before you got bored? Just a few things you could have discussed. Original rating 8.7. ~Violet)[This review has been edited by Violet CLM]

Ok, here’s a set of… 17 midi’s! Of course there are a couple of doubles with different instruments. Just for your pleasure I’ll note down the songs made into midi’s and the amount:

- World Complete: 2 midi’s (a GM and XG version, whatever those may be)
- Candion: 2 midi’s (same thing as above)
- Exoticus/HH94 bonus stage: 2 midi’s (ditto)
- Pezrock: 1 midi
- Medivo: 7 midi’s (different versions of the seperate midi’s. Be warned tho, in GS one instrument may get stuck during the whole song in some of them)
- Tubelectric: 3 midi’s (different versions yet again)

TaZaR, did you download them from www.vgmusic.com? That’s where you can find the very same midi’s.

They don’t sound bad in the Microsoft GS Wavetable, some sound even good (Tubelectric rules!). If you’re gonna using them somehow, be aware that some have other midi drivers and therefore some midi’s will sound absolutely horrible in them.

- JelZe GoldRabbit =:3

P.S. The authors are: MaliceX, Steven Picken and Steven Blom. Info from www.vgmusic.com

Nice lvl
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Ammo placement: 2.2 of 2.5 great ammo placement! But its really irritating with the seekers.

eyecandy: 2.5 of 2.5 it look so nice. so cool idea!!

originality: 3.5 of 5.0 so original with the eyecandy!

overall 2.2 + 2.5 + 3.5 = 8,2

GREAT!!

This thing is great, sounds awesome, althought I think you should make the song loop around 1 or 2 more times.

Whatever, Unknown, because I liked it, I can’t rate it the way I want to? Fine a 8.5 then.[This review has been edited by Rapcore]

I think there’s not problem with the sound. Use good midi canvas! =)(GS, GM or XG) All midi will be much better!

Well, what can I really say? Some of the files are badly labeled, so I can’t really tell what part of JJ1 they are from. They are really horrible sounding, but no blame goes to the author, as I know already that midi is a piece of crap format, I’ll probably check out Acld’s midi uploads.

I’m sure a lot of people will use these MIDI files for their websites to annoy visitors to death.

ncie job Satan

i berly see any new D#mn levels

flow : petty nice the flow lives ! MUHAHAHAHA Lol well nice flow lol

eye candy: nice backround ! nice use of tthe tiles

music : it Evily Becuz the tileset is evil the music need to be Evil too ^_

Powerup: EWWW A SEEKER UP !! i hate seekers

1st idea when i entered

Cool !!

Over All a Fun level too play

down load: yea
Host: if you like it what is a level if you dont like it?

If I was relatively new to JJ2 and I was entering a contest, I wouldn’t submit a level that uses a game mode I’m unfamiliar with. But that’s irrelevant. Here’s my review:

GAMEPLAY:

I can’t say I like the gameplay. The flow isn’t that good in a lot of places, and the level doesn’t look all that balanced. The routes from base to base seem rather restricting. The start positions need work. The Jazz Level Start event allows blue team too easy access to red team’s flag. Moving on, the maze-like routes and the long empty straightaways at the bottom of the level were my least favorite parts.
I also found the thing that animates at pos 32,41 to be an unnecessary obstacle.

EYE CANDY:

I found the tiles in layer 1 to be pretty annoying. In the other layers, the eye candy is about as plain as can be in 90% of the level. There are a few innovative uses of eye candy here and there, but it’s not an excuse for all the places that have almost no eye candy whatsoever.

CARROT AND AMMO PLACEMENT:

The two +1 carrots and the four useful powerups are placed much closer to red base than blue. These should’ve been placed around the entire level. A full energy carrot or two should’ve been used instead of the +1 carrots. Ammo wasn’t distributed evenly as well, which can be seen in the vast empty spaces throughout the level. Also, the ice ammo and powerup seem to be a pointless addition to this level.

HOST THIS OFTEN?

Nope. Not the worst first CTF level I’ve seen. The theme of the level is the best part IMO. Still, gameplay is the most important part of any level, so 5.7 is my rating.