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A jungle/water themed level with cheep cheep projectiles everywhere and precision jumping.

Design: This level's design was ok. It looked a bit bland honestly although it did have nice aesthetics. There was some cutoff in the level as well. Also there were some poorly placed slopes such as the one near the first volcano lotus after the gap. I can't even count how many times I slid off and died because I was trying to duck to avoid the venus firetrap and the volcano lotus. Also there could have been a bit more item placements in the level. I wasn't a big fan of the precision jumping in the level either. Especially when I'm trying to avoid cheep cheep projectiles and jump at the same time. The propeller block section was creative, but there was this one jump that had a low ceiling which made it hard to advance mainly because I had to stand at the very edge just to make it around to where I needed to go. Also this level could definitely benefit from having a checkpoint in it since it is a fairly long level.
Score: 4/10

NPC Placement: The NPC placement wasn't very good. There were a few decent spots, but my 2 biggest pet peeves about the npcs were the volcano lotuses and the cheep cheep projectiles. The Volcano lotuses were placed in spots that practically forced you to spin jump on them just to advance. Not all of them were like that, but there were some that were just plain unfair. Speaking of unfair, the cheep cheep projectiles came out of nowhere 70% of the time, and they were showing up so suddenly that I didn't have time to react, and I took a hit (or died). As previously stated, the cheep cheep projectiles were also placed in precision jumping areas too so I had to dodge the Cheep Cheeps and try not to fall. Some of the NPC placements weren't bad except maybe the bloopers were kind of spammed a bit. The floating blooper at the last section was pretty odd to me as well.
Score: 3/10

Atmosphere: The atmosphere of this level was decent. It looked like a swampy jungle level. What killed it for me the most was the music choice. The music was horrible. It kinda fit, but are much better choices. Also try utilizing layers to make your level more interesting. The mossy platforms and the green item blocks were a nice touch. I also liked the npc recoloring to fit the level. In the underwater section, the music wasn't very fitting. It was more fitting to the jungle sections. I mean I was underwater and I heard...monkeys...and...elephants? Are there sea elephants and sea monkeys there too? Sheeesh xD.
Score: 5/10

Overall Score: 4/10

Level was ok but numerous flaws were encountered. I would change the music in the jungle section to the water section's music, and I would find something else for the underwater section.