Slick2D engine is a high performance 2d game library based on a LWJGL(Lightweight Java Game Library). You can see the current features of Slick2D in their site. Download the library from here.
You can check the games made in Slick2D engine http://www.cokeandcode.com/ and http://slick.cokeandcode.com/gallery.php.
Tutorials : There are good and easy to go tutorials for beginners.
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Setting up Slick 2D with netbeans 6.5.1