| 📰 Title: | Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (with Jazz² Resurrection engine) | 🕹️ / 🛠️ Type: | Game |
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| 🗃️ Genre: | Arcade | 🚦 Status: | 05. Tested & Working (status) |
| 🏷️ Category: | Arcade ➤ Platformer ➤ Misc. | 🌍️ Browser version: |  |
| 🔖 Tags: | Action; Arcade; Platformer; Action Platformer; Adventure Platformer; Shooter; Family Friendly; Cartoon; Pixel Art; Cute; Colorful; 1990s; Retro; Online Multi; Co-op; PvE; PvP; Keyboard; Level Editor; Controller | 📦️ Package Name: | jazz2 |
| 🐣️ Approx. start: | 2017-07-02 | 📦️ Arch package: | |
| 🐓️ Latest: | 2023-04-12 | 📦️ RPM package: | |
| 📍️ Version: | Latest: 1.8.0 / Dev: 3f85a2f | 📦️ Deb package: | |
| 🏛️ License type: | 💰 Commercial | 📦️ Flatpak package: | |
| 🏛️ License: | Code: GPL-3 / Artwork: Commercial | 📦️ AppImage package: | |
| 🏝️ Perspective: | Side view | 📦️ Snap package: | |
| 👁️ Visual: | 2D Scrolling | ⚙️ Generic binary: | |
| ⏱️ Pacing: | Real Time | 📄️ Source: | |
| 👫️ Played: | Single & Multi | 📱️ PDA support: | |
| 🎖️ This record: |  |
🕳️ Not used: | |
| 🎀️ Game design: | |
👫️ Contrib.: | goupildb & Louis |
| 🎰️ ID: | 15680 | 🐛️ Created: | 2019-10-27 |
| 🐜️ Updated: | 2023-05-13 |
| [en]: | A 2D side-scrolling platform game (published in 1998, by the studio Epic MegaGames). In this 2nd opus, Jazz Jackrabbit the galactic rabbit, pursues his sworn enemy, Devan Shell, through time, in order to recover the ring with which he intended to marry Eva. Jazz² Resurrection is a libre, multi-platform, single/multiplayer (temporarily disabled at 1.1) engine, compatible with this 2nd opus (not #1) and its DLC (Shareware Demo, Holiday Hare '98, The Secret Files, Christmas Chronicles). It brings the support of modern PC (full screen/windowed, graphic filters, sound, gamepad, ...). Tested : excellent ! | [fr]: | Un jeu de plateforme en 2D à défilement (publié en 1998, par le studio Epic MegaGames). Dans ce 2nd opus, Jazz Jackrabbit le lapin galactique, poursuit son ennemi juré, Devan Shell, à travers le temps, afin de récupérer la bague avec laquelle il comptait épouser Eva. Jazz² Resurrection est un moteur libre, multi-plateforme, solo/multi(désactivé provisoirement à la 1.1), compatible avec ce 2nd opus (pas le n°1) et ses DLC (Shareware Demo (la démo Shareware), Holiday Hare '98, The Secret Files, Christmas Chronicles). Il apporte le support des PC modernes (plein écran/fenêtré, filtres graphiques, son, gamepad, ...). Testé : excellent ! |
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| 💡 Lights on: | |
🦺️ Work in progress: | |
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| 📰 What's new?: | 💎 New features | 💥️ New version published (to be updated): | |
| 🎨️ Significant improvement: | 🚧️ Some work remains to be done: | ||
| 🕳️ Not used2: | 👔️ Already shown: |
📰 Progress: (1.0.0/202208),
🎲️ Gameplay (SP): (202205), (202103), (201708),
🏺️ Its story: (201407),
🏡️ Website & videos
[Homepage] [Dev site] [Features/About] [Screenshots] [Videos cv(1.0.0/202208) pv(0.7.1/202201) t(202xxx) ts(202xxx) gd(MP/0.6.2/201911) gd(0.5.8/201904) gd(0.4.9/201801) gd(0.4.2/201801) gu(202xxx) id(202xxx) hg(201407) lp(202xxx) g(202205) g(202103) g(201708) g(o)(201612) g(o)(201712) g[fr](202xxx) g[de](202xxx) g[ru](202xxx) g[pl](202xxx) g[cz](202xxx) g[sp](202xxx) g[pt](202xxx) g[it](202xxx) g[tr](202xxx)] [WIKI] [FAQ] [RSS] [Changelog 1 2 3]
💰 Commercial: [GOG (Windows, for contents extraction)]
🍩️ Resources
• Jazz 2 Levels & Tilesets: [Alister site (Jazz 2 Levels)] (Tilesets)]
• Abandonware sites (Demo / Abandonware, Windows, for contents extraction or info):
⚬ Jazz Jackrabbit 2: [LTF Abandonware France [fr]] [Abandonia.com]
⚬ Jazz Jackrabbit 2 - The Secret Files: [XTC abandonware] [Abandonia.com]
⚬ Jazz Jackrabbit 2 - Holiday Hare '98: [XTC abandonware] [Old-Games.RU] [Abandonia.com]
⚬ Jazz Jackrabbit 2 - Christmas Chronicles: [GamesNostalgia]
• Multi-Layer Level Editor tool for Jazz Jackrabbit 2 and related games: [GitHub (MLLE)]
🛠️ Technical informations
[Open Hub] [PCGamingWiki] [MobyGames]
🐘 Social
(Jazz² Resurrection) Devs (Jazz² Resurrection Team [fr] [en]): [Site 1 2] [Chat] [mastodon] [twitter] [PeerTube] [YouTube] [PressKit] [Interview 1(202xxx) 2(202xxx)]
(Jazz² Resurrection) Devs (Dan R. (deathkiller) [fr] [en]): [Site 1 2] [Chat] [mastodon] [twitter] [PeerTube] [YouTube] [PressKit] [Interview 1(202xxx) 2(202xxx)]
(Jazz Jackrabbit 2) Devs (Epic Games [fr] [en]): [Site 1 2] [MobyGames] [mastodon] [twitter] [Facebook] [PeerTube] [YouTube] [PressKit] [Interview 1(Story)(1991) 2(Tim Sweeney)(201202) 3(Tim Sweeney)(202002) 4(Cliff Bleszinski & EG tour)(201207) 5(Cliff Bleszinski)(202104)]
The Project: [Blog] [Chat] [Forums] [mastodon] [twitter] [PeerTube] [YouTube] [PressKit] [reddit] [Discord]
🐝️ Related
[Wikipedia (Jazz Jackrabbit 2) [fr] [en] [de]]
[HOLaRSE [de]]
📦️ Misc. repositories
[Repology] [pkgs.org] [Arch Linux / AUR] [openSUSE] [Debian/Ubuntu] [Flatpak] [AppImage] [Snap] [PortableLinuxGames]
🕵️ Reviews
[HowLongToBeat] [metacritic] [OpenCritic] [iGDB]
🕊️ Source of this Entry: [Site on Mastodon (date)]
🐘 Social Networking Update (on Mastodon)
🕹️ Title: Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (with Jazz² Resurrection engine)
🦊️ What's: A platform game & a libre, compatible enhanced engine
🏡️ http://deat.tk/jazz2
🐣️ https://github.com/deathkiller/jazz2-native
🔖 #LinuxGaming #Arcade #Platformer
📦️ #LibreGameEngine #CommercialAssets #Bin #Arch #RPM
📖 Our entry: http://www.lebottindesjeuxlinux.tuxfamily.org/en/online/lights-on/
🥁️ Update: 1.8.0➜1.9.1
⚗️ New features 💎 & Hotfix 🐞️
📌️ Changes: http://deat.tk/jazz2/release-notes
🐘 From: https://mastodon.social/@holarse/110361260207598261
🎲️👤️ https://invidious.lunar.icu/LvfIJER8z9E
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🕶️ A view of the game where Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is on a platform in a castle after avoiding a turtle
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a 2D side-scrolling platform game (published in 1998, by the studio Epic MegaGames). In this 2nd opus, Jazz Jackrabbit the galactic rabbit, pursues his sworn enemy, Devan Shell, through time, in order to recover the ring with which he intended to marry Eva. Jazz² Resurrection is a libre, multi-platform, single/multiplayer (temporarily disabled at 1.1) engine, compatible with this 2nd opus (not #1) and its DLC (Shareware Demo, Holiday Hare '98, The Secret Files, Christmas Chronicles). It brings the support of modern PC (full screen/windowed, graphic filters, sound, gamepad, ...). Tested : excellent !
📕🐧"A platform game & a libre, compatible enhanced engine"🐧📕
Jazz² Resurrection is reimplementation of the game Jazz Jackrabbit 2 released in 1998. Supports various versions of the game (Shareware Demo, Holiday Hare '98, The Secret Files and Christmas Chronicles). Also, it partially supports some features of JJ2+ extension and MLLE.
Jazz² Resurrection supports various versions of the original game, but it is recommended to use The Secret Files.
🌍️ Wikipedia:
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a platform game produced by Epic MegaGames, now known as Epic Games. It was accidentally confirmed by Arjan Brussee in 1994 and released in 1998 for PCs running Windows, and later for Macintosh computers. Like the first game, Jazz Jackrabbit, Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a side-scrolling platform game but features additional multiplayer options, including the ability to play over a LAN or the Internet. On November 30, 2017 it was re-released on GOG.com along with the first game.
Gameplay
Just like its predecessor Jazz Jackrabbit, Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a 2D side-scroller that incorporates elements of shooting and platforming. The player must venture through a series of levels populated with enemies and environmental hazards that may hinder the player's progress. The player's goal is to reach the level's exit, usually indicated by an exit sign, whilst overcoming obstacles and hazards through the use of running and jumping as well as removing enemies and obstructions through the use of shooting and stomping.
The Player is given a selection of characters to choose from, namely, Jazz, Spaz, and in the subsequent expansions, Lori. Each character has certain traits that are exclusive to them. During the course of the game the player can encounter additional power-ups such as upgrades to their character's health, or the effects and damage of their weapon. Also scattered throughout levels are coins that the player can pick up and use as a currency for when the player encounters the merchant. If the player has collected enough coins throughout the level the merchant will teleport the player to a secret location in the level that is usually filled with power-ups and other goodies for the player to collect.
Multiplayer
Players can also participate in multiplayer. The game's Splitscreen mode supports up to 4 players, whereas online can support up to 32. The game also has local TCP/IPX network support. Multiplayer features several game modes, mainly cooperative, deathmatch, capture the Flag.
Plot
Jazz chases his nemesis Devan Shell through time, in order to retrieve the ring with which he planned to wed Eva.
Development
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 was produced by Epic MegaGames, now known as Epic Games, as the sequel to Jazz Jackrabbit. It was accidentally confirmed on August 24, 1994 by Arjan Brussee and released in 1998 for PCs running Windows, and later for Macintosh computers.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 has a bundled level editor called Jazz Creation Station (JCS), allowing players to create their own levels. The level editor was not included in the Mac versions or shareware editions.
Releases
There were several variants and releases of Jazz Jackrabbit 2.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 - Shareware Edition
Released on April 9, 1998, this is a promotional shareware game. It featured three single-player levels and two multiplayer levels. It was released to promote the game.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 - Holiday Hare '98
This Christmas edition was released on November 6, 1998 for the PC, but only in North America. Unlike the previous holiday editions, this game is commercial rather than shareware. It includes three single-player levels as well as a new boss and additional multiplayer levels.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 - The Secret Files
This Easter edition was released on March 15, 1999 for the PC, but only in Europe (with a subsequent release in Poland by LK Avalon on June 19, 1999 which added Polish language in the options). This game introduces Jazz's sister Lori as another playable character. When Lori dies, her face is immolated and she falls over. It also adds an extra episode to the original Jazz Jackrabbit 2, called "The Secret Files". This episode consists of three different zones, each one with three levels. New tiles are also added to The Secret Files, most of them from the first Jazz Jackrabbit. The LK Avalon release can be found in the GOG.com re-release.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 - The Secret Files Shareware Edition
Released in 1999, this is a shareware game to promote The Secret Files. It is identical to the standard shareware version, but it includes the ability to play as Lori, as well as two new single-player levels in addition to the standard shareware version's levels.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 - The Christmas Chronicles
This Christmas edition is an enhanced version of Holiday Hare '98, featuring Lori as a playable character. It was going to be released on November 25, 1999 for the PC, across Europe. However, the publisher, Project Two Interactive, went bankrupt before the release date. It was eventually released in Poland by LK Avalon. A limited European release followed shortly after. This version is based on the engine of The Secret Files and can be found in the GOG.com re-release.
Reception
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 received positive reviews. On MobyGames, the Windows version holds an aggregated metascore of 77 of 100. MacAddict's reviewer John Lee praised its fluent gameplay, but criticised the game for not adding anything new to the genre, which he considered "old fashioned". Trevor Covert described the gameplay as "addicting" and praised the graphics.
Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "Frankly, this as the launch title for G.O.D. makes us slightly apprehensive about the company's chances. It may be easy to get product on shelf when you can call and say, 'We're the guys who did Quake,' but we think it will be a little harder when you're the 'Jazz Jackrabbit people.' An unimpressive first release."
In the United States, Jazz Jackrabbit 2 sold 29,000 copies by October 2001. Despite good reviews, sales were insufficient and resulted some financial loss for Gathering of Developers. As a consequence, the would-be sequel Jazz Jackrabbit 3D was unable to find a publisher, prompting the developers to abandon the project which was less than 50% complete.
Un jeu de plateforme mettant en scène le lièvre éponyme, et son moteur multi-plateforme, par le studio Epic MegaGames / Epic Games, portage par la Jazz² Resurrection Team, initié par Dan R. (deathkiller).
En C++.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 est un jeu de plateforme en 2D à défilement (publié en 1998, par le studio Epic MegaGames). Dans ce 2nd opus, Jazz Jackrabbit le lapin galactique, poursuit son ennemi juré, Devan Shell, à travers le temps, afin de récupérer la bague avec laquelle il comptait épouser Eva. Jazz² Resurrection est un moteur libre, multi-plateforme, solo/multi(désactivé provisoirement à la 1.1), compatible avec ce 2nd opus (pas le n°1) et ses DLC (Shareware Demo (la démo Shareware), Holiday Hare '98, The Secret Files, Christmas Chronicles). Il apporte le support des PC modernes (plein écran/fenêtré, filtres graphiques, son, gamepad, ...). Testé : excellent !
Jazz² Resurrection est compatible avec : Shareware Demo (la démo Shareware), Holiday Hare '98, The Secret Files, Christmas Chronicles
Voir aussi / See also: Jazz Jackrabbit 1 (1994, with OpenJazz), Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (1998, with Jazz² Resurrection),
Jazz² Resurrection est la réimplémentation du jeu Jazz Jackrabbit 2, sorti en 1998. Il prend en charge différentes versions du jeu (Shareware Demo, Holiday Hare '98, The Secret Files et Christmas Chronicles). En outre, il prend partiellement en charge certaines fonctionnalités des extensions JJ2 + extension et MLLE (NdT : Multi-Layer Level Editor).
Jazz² Resurrection prend en charge diverses versions du jeu original, mais il est recommandé d’utiliser The Secret Files.
🌍️ Wikipedia:
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 est un jeu de plateformes, sorti en 1998 sur Microsoft Windows puis, plus tard, sur Mac OS X. Ce jeu est la suite directe de Jazz Jackrabbit.
Système de jeu
Le gameplay du jeu, similaire à celui d'Earthworm Jim, est un mélange entre le jeu de plateforme et le jeu d'action.
🔧️ INSTALLATION:
Contraintes: Pour jouer à ce jeu vous devez disposer des données originales du jeu.
⚙️ Installation à partir du binaire du jeu :
• (✔ v. 1.1.0) Deux binaires statiques (64-bits) sont disponibles, il suffit de décompresser le livrable et (s'il ne l'est pas) de rendre les binaires exécutables (clic droit sous votre gestionnaire de fichier).
📄️ Installation à partir du source du jeu :
• (🧪️not_tested) Source non testé.
🏕️ Installation du contenu / des données :
• Données : Ce jeu requiert l'installation de données non livrées avec le moteur du fait d'une licence incompatible ou tout simplement pour lui permettre d'utiliser différents sets de données.
▸ Téléchargement des données :
• Téléchargez ses données sur son site (voir les sections “Commercial” ou “Resources” ci-dessus).
▸ Récupération / extraction du contenu du jeu :
• Téléchargez puis décompressez votre livrable Windows.
• Copiez l'intégralité de son contenu (pas le répertoire/contenant) dans le répertoire Source/ du moteur
🚀️ LANCEMENT DU JEU:
• En console dans son répertoire racine lancez : $ ./jazz2_sdl2
⌨️🖱️🎮️ CONTRÔLES:
• Il se joue au clavier ou au gamepad.
Gamepad de test : Microsoft Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2
• Direction : touches directionnelles (flèches) / Stick
• Sauter : touche "V" / bouton "A"
• Tirer / Frapper : barre d'espace / bouton "X"
• Pause/Quitter : ESC
🕵️ Test (1.1.0) par goupildb (config. : Debian Testing 64-bit) :
🎯️ Objectif de ce test: rédiger sa notice d'installation, tester son fonctionnement et partager mes premières impressions.
• 🫕️ Installation :
Un binaire est disponible, et un gros effort a été fait pour faciliter son installation. Le moteur a été complètement ré-écrit en C++. A présent il suffit de copier les données de la version Windows dans le répertoire Source/ du moteur.
• 🏗️ Réalisation :
• 🏜️ Graphisme & interface : l'interface comme le jeu sont très réussis. La version SDL2 permet de redimensionner l'interface par glisser-déposer. Dans les options on peut sélection différents filtres de remise à l'échelle (le HQ2X donne de très bon résultats), le fenêtré (pour ma copie d'écran) ou plein écran et activer l'anti-aliasing. Le graphisme est magnifique.
• 🎧️ Son : les effets sonores sont réussis, la bande son est très dynamique, excellent aussi ! Le son devient sourd (comme derrière une porte) lorsque l'on est dans les menus, très réussi !
• 🐞️ Fiabilité / Robustesse : pas de souci de ce côté là, tout fonctionne bien.
• 🎮️ Support des périphériques : Il fonctionne aussi bien au clavier qu'au gamepad. J'ai lu dans les changelog du moteur une option pour désactiver les vibrations et ai donc pensé que le rumblepad fonctionnait, mais visiblement ce n'est pas le cas (pas gênant, ça aurait été une option en plus, assez sympathique).
• 🎲️ Gameplay :
Le gameplay est très bon.
Jazz saute, cours, grimpe aux murs et peux même planner avec ses oreilles et voler à l'aide d'un équipement trouvé sur le terrain.
Plusieurs niveaux de difficulté : Easy, Medium, Hard.
• 🪦️ Longévité :
Il y a un mode "Story" (testé "Formerly a Prince"), il y a aussi d'autres modes non actifs tant que je n'ai pas terminé le 1er ("Jazz in Time", "Flashback", "Funky Monkeys"), et un mode "Shareware Demo".
Pour l'instant (version 1.1.0), le mode "Play Custom Game" semble avoir été désactivé. On y accédait :
- au mode Singleplayer (solo) avec des cartes en accès direct,
- au mode Splitscreen (pour un jeu à 4 en écran partagé : j'ai testé mais mon écran est resté identique (peut-être pas encore disponible / activé avec ce moteur).
- au mode "Online Multiplayer"
Je n'avais pas testé le multijoueur mais j'ai effectivement testé une carte (parmi d'autres, dans le mode Singleplayer) tout à fait adaptée pour le multi, avec des armes qui apparaissent de temps en temps.
D'ailleurs les cartes sont classées par type de gameplay (Battle, CTF, Race): excellent !
Pour la version solo il y a déjà de quoi faire avec le mode "Story". J'ai compté pas loin d'une trentaine de niveaux (très grands) en plus des niveaux classés pour le multi.
👍️ Pour :
• Une excellente réalisation (graphisme, son, interface)
• L'interface comme le jeu sont très réussis, c'est magnifique !
• Différents filtres graphiques sont proposés (et fonctionnels): HQ2x, 3xBRZ, CRT, Monochrome : excellent !
• Les effets sonores sont réussis, la bande son est très dynamique, excellent aussi !
• Il fonctionne aussi bien au clavier qu'au gamepad.
• Un contenu important et soigné
👎️ Contre :
• Le Rumblepad n'est pas activé (pas gênant).
• 🕹️ Conclusion :
Impression globale : 👍️
Un excellent jeu et un moteur tout aussi excellent, remettant cet ancien jeu aux goûts du jour sur les PC modernes et Linux !
Bref, encore un super boulot !
👏️ ❤️ Un grand bravo et merci à son auteur !