Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files

aka: Diamond Edition
Moby ID: 9554

Description

The Secret Files contains Jazz Jackrabbit 2 and an additional separate episode. It features nine new levels containing new textures, and enables the player to control a third character, Lori. In almost each level there are alternate routes that the player can take.

If players complete the nine levels they may try their luck in twenty other levels that were created by fans of the game, including the single-player level, "A sting in your tail!". Like the base game, this edition includes JCS, the Jazz Creation Station, where gamers have the opportunity to build their own levels.

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Average score: 83% (based on 5 ratings)

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Average score: 3.9 out of 5 (based on 13 ratings with 1 reviews)

One new character. One new episode. Many hours fulfilled with happiness.

The Good
Now you can once again blast armies of turtles, but this time you can choose a new character - Lori. She has ability of use "ear-copter" like Jazz, and she can punch her enemies like Spaz. You also get a whole new episode and a PLENTY of user-made levels (most of them are multiplayer levels). In this new episode, called "The Secret Files" (abbreviated to "TSF") you will fight in haunted house, city (not this Victorian city from "Jazz 2"!) and land of (probably) never-ending easter. Of course new music is included.

The Bad
The same things as in original "Jazz 2" - small screen size, problems with wall clipping, but there comes one more: "TSF" allows levels with bigger tileset (tileset is a image, which contains elements used to construct levels), so these level are unplayable in regular "Jazz 2". And these "easter" levels look like "carrotus" levels, but they are colored differently.

The Bottom Line
If you enjoyed "Jazz Jackrabbit 2", you will also like this one. These new levels are very fun to play. And, of course, multiplayer is allowed, so play it with your friends! And don't forget to make breaks to eat and toilet ;)

Windows · by Sir Gofermajster (485) · 2008

Trivia

Development

Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files was originally planned to be called Diamond Edition (this is why the title screen shows Jazz carrying a diamond). Another last-minute change was that Lori was made into Spaz's sister instead of his girlfriend.

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  • Jazz 2 Online
    The only 'true' site focusing on Jazz Jackrabbit 2. From this site, you can read the latest news on the Jazz front, download levels created by Jazz fans and even entire episodes, and more.
  • Jazz Jackrabbit 2 - Wikipedia
    Information about the game on the open encyclopedia

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  • MobyGames ID: 9554
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Game added by Katakis | カタキス.

Additional contributors: Jeanne, Maw, Patrick Bregger.

Game added June 30, 2003. Last modified January 21, 2024.