Jazz Jackrabbit 2

Just like its predecessor, 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 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 eventually (in the subsequent expansions) Lori. Each character has certain traits that are exclusive to them. For an example, Jazz can launch himself vertically higher than others, Spaz can double jump, and Lori can dash through enemies. Each Character is equipped with a gun that can fire an inexhaustible supply of projectiles in a straight manner.

Devan Shell builds a time machine to rewrite history and eliminate hares. He steals Jazz and Eva's wedding ring to complete the machine. Jazz chases his nemesis Devan Shell through time, in order to retrieve the ring. When his plans fail, Devan unleashes demons from Hell and also transforms into a demon. Jazz manages to defeat Devan, takes the ring and finally marries Eva.

Jazz Jackrabbit 2 was produced by Epic MegaGames, now known as Epic Games, as the sequel to Jazz Jackrabbit. It was accidentally confirmed in August 1994 by Arjan Brussee. It was 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.

Jazz Jackrabbit 2 received positive reviews. MacADDICT's reviewer John Lee praised the Mac version's fluent gameplay, but criticised it for not adding anything new to the genre, which he considered "old fashioned". Trevor Covert of MacNN described the gameplay as "addicting" and praised the graphics, but Next Generation called the PC version "unimpressive". PC Zone gave the same PC version an above-average review over a month before its European release date.

The game sold 29,000 units in the U.S. by October 2001. Despite good reviews, sales were insufficient and resulted in some financial loss for Gathering of Developers.