Made something that feels reminiscent of exploring a random jungle level in a video game.

The jungle, a very dense place full of wildlife and plants, exotic and dangerous. A maze of sorts that can span for miles, beautiful yet treacherous. In video games, the Jungle can serve as both a great level or span an entire game given how vast they can be. Jungle levels often have exotic music and beautiful environments but can also be full of danger. The Jungle level can interconnect with other level themes as well, with the most common themes being ruined themed levels and occasional swamp themed levels. Pack your supplies, put on your adventure hat and get ready to brave these jungles.

Kongo Jungle (Donkey Kong Country) This vast jungle is home to the kong family, found on Donkey Kong Island, the Kong’s live peacefully here and have a habit of hoarding bananas. This jungle has a tendency to get invaded by enemies who are obsessed with stealing the banana horde. In the original Donkey Kong Country, this game functions as the first world, it establishes the tropes and what to expect in the game. Bounce on enemy heads, swing from ropes, ride animal friends and try to get as many collectibles as possible!

Rook Island (Far Cry 3) The main setting is a beautiful tropical island, of course its full of bloodthirsty pirates, hardened mercenaries, and deadly wildlife. On this island the main character has to rescue his friends from said pirates, a myriad of weapons and vehicles can be used. On top of that a huge number of secrets and collectibles dot the island, making it a wonderful open world experience! Just avoid the many, many things that want the main character dead.

Lost Jungle (Sonic heroes) This stage is more of a swamp than a jungle, but it holds the word Jungle in its name so it counts. This stage is comprised of various islands and giant trees suspended over water. Care should be taken into consideration while patforming. Giant frog inhabit this jungle and can impact the plant life in both positive and negative ways, hindering or allowing an easier climb. Vines grow and can be used for sliding, and large flowers allow for prolong flights. Beware though, for a giant gator lives in this jungle swamp, and they seem to be rather hungry.

Kurast (Diablo II) Kurast is the capital city of Kehjistan and is surrounded by lush jungles. The city itself is a dark and dreary ancient tribal like location. Due to some rather unfortunate events, it is a dangerous place full of unsavory people. The jungle that consumes the city is rather demonic in nature and it serves as a tale of a fallen civilization. It is best to explore this place at your own peril.

Jungle Biome (Terraria) One of the prettiest, and subsequently one of the most dangerous biomes in Terraria. The jungle is huge and deep, with underground trees, lakes, and all other sorts of plant life and fauna. This biome holds 3 specific bosses, and most bosses in this game are not biome specific, making this home to the most biome specific bosses. There are giant beehives that can house one or more giant queen bee bosses, there is a special fruit that can give you more health, a giant plant boss, and a giant underground temple that can only be accessed late game and is necessary to reach the final boss. There will be a lot of difficulty in this beautiful biome, but it will be worth it.

Lush Jungle (Pokemon Sun and Moon) An isolated jungle located on route 8. This tropical jungle is home to one of the island trials and is known for producing ingredients used in various meals. A totem pokemon dwells here as well as several other species, mostly bug and grass type pokemon. However, later on, this tropical jungle becomes home to one of the ultra beast, Xurkitree.

Jam Jungle (Kirby Squeak Squad) One of the few jungles in the Kirby series, Jam Jungle is a large and dense jungle found in Dream Land. Inside this jungle lies some ancient ruins full of traps, and even an old long abandoned factory. A giant mech rampages in these parts as well. This world has 5 stages, each one has treasure in it, so be on the lookout!

The Amazon (Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune) The opening of the first uncharted takes place in a jungle. This jungle is lush and full of ruins. Exploring it can be perilous but can also be a blast. Take down pirates, jump from pillars and crawl along cliff edges. You will go through an ancient temple, find a desolate ship up on a waterfall, and make a harrowing get away from a boat load of pirates. While most of the game takes place in a separate jungle on an uncharted island, this opening hour perfectly sets the stage on what to expect from this game.

The jungle (Contra) The first level of Contra takes place in a lush jungle, dotted with cliffs suspended over water. Tons of enemies and wall turrets stand between the player and the goal. The bridges explode while crossing and a heavily defended fortress wall lays in wait at the end. This level is nothing too special, the jungle theme is mostly aesthetic, but it does serve as the beginning of one of the most famous run and gun games out there. So in a way it is iconic.

Jungle Outpost (Tekken 7) One of the stages in Tekken 7, it is set in the Philippines and is considered to be a beautiful location which is preserved. The stage starts on a wooden balcony, but this balcony can break causing the fighters to fall to the jungle floor. Carved rocks and vines are plentiful here, as well as plane crash, furthering the deep jungle theme. Some huts can be seen as well, and of course, expect lots of wildlife. Try not to get distracted while fighting.

The Congo (Tarzan) For the majority of this game, Tarzan explores the various areas of the Congo. The scenes range from high in the trees, to the jungle floor, escape stampedes, and slide down vines. The game takes after the movie, so many of the famous scenes from the film are conveyed into levels in this game. Most of the enemies are hostile animals, with humans coming later on. All but one of the levels in this game take place directly in the jungle, with the exception being on a boat.

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