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Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a Platform Game produced by Epic MegaGames , now known as Epic Games . It was released in 1998 for the PC , and later for the Macintosh . It was the sequel to Jazz Jackrabbit .

This time Jazz had to chase Devan Shell through time, in order to retrieve the ring with which he planned to wed Eva. Jazz's brother, Spaz, was introduced as a playable character. The game featured Multiplayer options, including the ability to play over a LAN or the Internet .


PRODUCTION TEAM



EPISODES

  • Formerly A Prince

  • :Jazz escapes from a Castle dungeon, and fights his way across the Carrotus Countryside and through a devastated Laboratory .


  • Flashback

  • :Based on the original and popular Jazz Jackrabbit Shareware Edition

  • Funky Monkeys

  • :Jazz does battle in a Jungle , then fights his way to the very pits of Hell .

Players could also play the ''Jazz Jackrabbit 2: Shareware Edition'' levels, and custom-made levels.


JAZZ CREATION STATION

This was the game's level editor, often shorted to JCS. Players were able to create and play their own levels and share them online, which increases the game's replaying value. Even today, new levels continue to be produced by fans. See the external links section, below. JCS is not available for Mac users.


SPIN-OFFS



Jazz Jackrabbit 2: Shareware Edition


Released in 1998 , this was a promotional Shareware game. It featured three new levels.


Jazz Jackrabbit 2: Holiday Hare '98


This Christmas edition was released in 1998 for the PC , but only in North America . Unlike the previous holiday editions, this game was commercial rather than shareware.


Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files


This Easter edition was released in 1999 for the PC , but only in Europe . This game introduced Jazz's sister Lori as another playable character. It also added an extra episode to the original Jazz Jackrabbit 2, called "The Secret Files." This episode consisted in three different zones, each one with three levels. New tiles were also added to JCS, most of them from the first Jazz Jackrabbit.


Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files Shareware Edition

Released in 1999 , this was a Shareware game to promote ''The Secret Files''.


Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Christmas Chronicles


This Christmas edition was an enhanced version of Holiday Hare '98, featuring Lori as a playable character. It was to be released in 1999 for the PC , across Europe. The publisher, Project 2, went bankrupt after the release. It was eventually released in Poland in 2000 .


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