EPTJill of the Jungle
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Game: Jill of the Jungle
Developer: Epic MegaGames
Platform: PC
Release Year: 1992
Basic Plot
None that I am aware of other than being a badass Amazon woman slaying monsters in the jungle.
Gameplay
Jill of the Jungle was a side-scrolling platform action game. You played the role of Jill, an Amazon warrior. You progressed through the game using various weapons and enhancements and collecting keys in order to progress to the next level.
Like the Commander Keen games there was an over-level which was used to access the actual playable levels in the game.
Jill of the Jungle had a different feel from other platform games of the era; it had that trademark high colourful and slick looking aesthetic which Epic MegaGames used consistently, and despite being a typical platform game didn't have the same experience as the others.
Unusually there was no boss fight in this game.
Another unusual feature was a "noisemaker" which allowed you to play sound effects from the game, each mapped to a different key on the keyboard. The sound effects in general were crisp and had a sort of "James Brown" upbeat feel to it.
Other platform games of the same era include Commander Keen and Duke Nukem.
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Positives
I found this game quite fun to play. The look and feel, along with the sound effects and the flow of the game were quite satisfying at the time.
Negatives
This game wasn't anything particularly special, and I barely remember playing it. It was very similar to a lot of other games of the era.
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Memorable Moments
I only played the shareware version of this game.
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