Foxy Jumper II 1.5

The first thing you need to know about Fox Jumper 2 is that it is the sequel to Foxy Jumper, the arcade game published by Alawar Entertainment that featured innovative, fun and exciting gameplay, and more than 100 levels to keep you busy for a while.

Foxy Jumper 2 features a fox cub that can’t stop jumping. Just like in Foxy Jumper, the goal in this sequel remains the same – you have to get to the door. The difference between Foxy Jumper and Foxy Jumper 2 is that it’s a bit trickier to get to the door in the sequel. Furthermore there are more opponents standing between you and your goal – and they’re smarter too.

The key for the door will appear only after you collect all the treasures on a level. And speaking of levels, Foxy Jumper 2 will take you on a trip through 85 levels. Foxy Jumper 2 doesn’t have as many levels as Foxy Jumper (which had more than 100 levels) but keep in mind that the game isn’t as easy this time and going through all the levels is a bit trickier.

To get a feel for the game you can download it (the download weighs in at 11.9MB) and install it on your Windows-powered computer. Once you do that you will be able to play the game free of charge for a trial period of 60 minutes. To my mind, one hour is more than enough time to figure out if the game is worth your hard earned money. Once the trial period is over, you will have to part with your hard earned money to get a license and keep playing the game.

A word of warning about Fox Jumper 2’s installation process: pay attention while clicking “Next.” You will be asked to change your default search provider to Ask.com, you will be asked if you want to change your homepage to Ask.com, and you will be asked if you want to install Game Box (contains Alawar Entertainment’s catalog of games). If you don’t want to change your homepage or search engine, or if you don’t want to install the Game Box, make sure to opt out.

Pros

• Single or two-player game
• 85 levels
• 8 bonus types
• Play free of charge for one hour

Cons

• Offers to set Ask as your default homepage
• Offers to set Ask as your default search provider
• Cannot select the directory where the game will be installed
• Creates an Alawar Games shortcut on your desktop without asking; the shortcut is not removed when you uninstall the game.

About Alawar Entertainment
Founded in Russia back in 1999, Alawar Entertainment is a company that specializes in the development, publication and distribution of casual games. To date the company has published more than 200 PC games that reached users in more than 60 countries. Alawar Entertainment’s games can be played on various platforms, including the Windows operating system, Mac OS X, Nintendo DS, Playstation and the iPhone. You may already be familiar with some of the company’s best known titles, such as Farm Frenzy, Craze and The Treasures of Montezuma.

Additional information on Alawar Entertainment and the casual games it has to offer is available here.

Foxy Jumper II has been reviewed by George Norman on 31 Jan 2011. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Foxy Jumper II 5 out of 5 stars, naming it Essential