The game was pretty much standard platform fare, except for the fact that you also had to collect items and solve puzzles to complete the game,
and the game world was a HUGE map without the usual division into levels and worlds.
Another interesting feature: your ammo (coconuts, darts) were strightly limited,
so if you screwed up there was nothing else left to defend yourself, while your enemies kept on respawning.
The graphics were colourful and got the job done, the music was atmospheric, the environments were varied
(Caves, temples, water veins, treetops, a handcar race track)
and the animation was absolutely top-notch for a C64 game -- or so I thought. Jack and his enemies were well-drawn and -coloured, and had more frames of animation than the average C64 sprite.
There were even different animations for the different ways in which your protagonist could kick the bucket.
I think I enjoyed seeing Jack fall to his death most and every time I saw him hit his head on a stalactite and collapse I cringed a little .
I never completed the game, as it was pretty tough. All in all, JTN 2 was one of my favourite C64 games, ever. I still remember when I first browsed the Internet for information on my beloved platformer and came across some reviews, though: "What a steaming pile of poo!" "The first Jack the Nipper game was clearly the superior!" "A complete and utter waste of your precious time!"
Gah, how dare they hate one of my favourite games? JTN was excellent, I swear.
Anyone else have a favourite or two that no one else seemed to like? Speak your mind and feel free to bitch about how they dared to diss your favourite oldie game in this thread.
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