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Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams (sometimes refered to as Tak 2, or even Tak and the Power of Juju 2) was the first sequel to Tak and the Power of Juju (Game). The game was released in October 2004, and was available on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, and Game Boy Advance. The game was released by Avalanche Software for THQ and was followed by Tak: The Great Juju Challenge in 2005.
Plot[]
Following the events of the first game, Tak has now been stuck in a dream for 16 days. Jibolba, and Lok ponder how they can wake him up. In reality, Tak is stuck in the Dream World, and is sent by the Dream Juju to fight the Dream Guardian, take The Staff of Dreams, and save the princess. After Tak refuses, he is told that if he does not do this, he will be stuck in the dream forever. As he fights throught the Dream World, he escapes through a Rift. When going through the rift, Tak wakes up, and Jibolba and Tak go find Jibolba's brother, JB. Lok wants to go, but Jibolba tells Lok to go fetch his magic sandals. Jibolba turns into a Flea for easy hauling, and they set off.
When Tak and Jibolba reach a dead end, they summon the Belly Juju to get a raft. Belly Juju uses a barrel that Tak got for him, and throws Tak in it, and throws the barrel down river. Lok is once again left behind, and when Belly Juju chokes, Lok has to save him. As Tak and Jibolba go down the fast current, they fall down a huge waterfall, and Tak is knocked out. He wakes up in the Dream World, once again being led by the Dream Juju. Once he makes it to the end, he again enters the real world through a rift. Once in the real world, Tak and Jibolba set off, again. When they reach a bridge, they have to wait for Woodies to pass, but when they do, Lok blows up the bridge, and the Woodies attack. When Tak saves Lok, he summons Mind-Reader Juju. He tells Tak that with three magic stones, he can make Bolas to get across the gap. When Tak does this, he is knocked out by Woodies, again entering the Dream World.
Tak then uses the Bolas to get through the Dream World. For the third time, he gets back to his world using a rift. When he awakes, he is in the holding area in the Gloomleaf Arena, where Woodies train, with Caged Juju. After an arguement, Caged Juju finds Lok, and uses a lift key to get up. When up, Lok is hauled off by Woodies, and Tak fights through waves of Woodies. After six rounds, he uses a Woody Catapult to escape, flying into the Gloomleaf Swamp. When half-way through the swamp, he sees Dead Juju being harrassed by Woodies, who steal his Tiki. Tak follows the Woodies to the rafters of the Arena, where Tak steals the Tiki from the Woodie King. He is then chased down river by Woodies, and when he falls down a waterfall, he grabs to a ledge with Dead Juju. When he returns the Tiki, Lok suddenly falls down the waterfall, and the four head off together.
When outside Skyrock Crater, they can see Planetarium. They all got cursed by a spell, which make them all fall asleep. Tak uses a Woody Catapult to cause destruction in the Dream World, finally making it to the Tower where the Dream Guardian is at. But, he goes through a rift, and is told that his next sleep will put him in the tower. He and Jibolba wake up, leaving Lok and Dead Juju. Tak and Jibolba go through the Crater, and make it to the Planetarium. But inside, the area is overrun by Power Parasites, and JB is saved. JB tells them that he has never heard of a Dream Juju. So, JB sends Tak into sleep. Tak then enters the tower, and has a long battle with the Dream Guardian. After the battle, Tak gets The Staff of Dreams. The princess appears, and reveals to be Pins and Needles. The Dream Juju is also revealed to be Tlaloc in Sheep form. Pins, Needles, and Tak begin to argue over the Staff, breaking it in half. Pins, Needles and Tlaloc get the gray half, The Staff of Nightmares, while Tak got the blue half, the Dream Shaker. Pins and Needles escape, and Tak and Jibolba pursue them.
Soon after this, Tak finds himself in a secluded area when he is suddenly contacted by Moon Juju. She reveals that there are four Spirit Animals to choose from: the jaguar, the eagle, the piranha and the dragon. She also reveals that she doesn't have too much power to continue the conversation, so she wants to end it quickly. Tak asks which Animal he should choose, and the Moon Juju begins to answer his question, but she runs out of power, leaving Tak to choose an Animal on his own volition. Once Tak selects an Animal, he heads to Pachyderm Shrine.
Then, Lok and Dead Juju wake up and start the second half of their quest, which is searching for Tak and Jibolba. Meanwhile, Tak and Jibolba start running away from the powerful rift.
During the run, Flora and Fauna give Tak the usage of Animal Totems. Lok and Dead Juju find a shrine and used it to help them find Tak and Jibolba, but reveals to be Dead Juju and Lok loses his hope.
After closing the final rift, Tak and Jibolba finally head to Tlaloc's Sanctuary. Once they arrive, they meet Pins and Needles once again, and they engage in combat. Tak wins, but Lok accidentally gives the Staff of Nightmares back to Tlaloc, allowing him to return back into his human form. Tak and Tlaloc use their staves to transform into Dream Guardian-like creatures and they battle once again. Tak wins again and he restores the Staff of Dreams back into its original form and gives it back to the Dream Guardian. Tlaloc realizes that he can't beat Tak directly, so he decides to attack Lok, Jibolba and Dead Juju instead. Tak must switch out bodies with each of his friends in order to trick Tlaloc. Tak wins for the final time and Tlaloc has been defeated once more.
Tak then wakes up from a long slumber and it was then revealed that the entire game was nothing more than a dream. Tak, Lok and Jibolba head back to the village, unaware that one of Tlaloc's black sheep were watching them the entire time, implying that the events of the game happened shortly after Tak woke up.
Levels[]
- Tak's Dream
- Wetstone Lake
- Bedlam Falls
- Dream's Return
- Greenheart Forest
- Tower Approach
- Woody Arena
- Gloomleaf Swamp
- Silverfin River
- Pandemonium Gates
- Skyrock Crater
- Planetarium
- The Dream Guardian
- Moon Juju Interlude
- Pachyderm Shrine
- Pachyderm Rift
- Gyre Mountain
- Gyre Mountain Rift
- Hotfoot Springs
- Hotfoot Rift
- The Wanderlands
- Rift River
- Dream Fortress
- Tlaloc's Sanctuary
Gameplay[]
Gameplay has changed since the first game. First, the ability to Glide was added to the game. Also, the game did not have a hub, instead after you completed a level you would move right on to the next one. This would cause problems, as when you completed the game, you would start back at your last save point (the last possible one was the Dream Fortress). Things were also dropped. You could no longer pick up items and throw them. Also, riding animals did reappear. There were, however, new animals, such as the Bear, Boar, Frog, Beaver, Skunk, and Squirrel . There was also the ability to use Animal Totems. The collecting of Feathers was also dropped, instead replaced with a Mana Bar for magic. Feathers did reappear. There is also a Health Bar instead of a Health Percentage. Tak also earned his powers instead of finding them. Tak can also use Move Combinations instead of just hitting. Tak can use Juju Potions from the pause screen to unlock items. The collecting of Bugs, Crystals, and Fruits have been added. Tak can also find Recipe Cards in the game to unlock items. Lastly, Tak can use a Universal Card in the game to unlock Recipe Cards that don't appear in the world or the game itself.
Cast[]
- Jason Marsden as Tak
- Patrick Warburton as Lok
- John Kassir as Jibolba
- Rob Paulsen as Tlaloc, Dead Juju, Mind-Reader Juju, Giant Misunderstanding
- Jeff Bennett as JB, Pins, Needles, Caged Juju, Belly Juju
- Jennifer Hale as Flora
- Candace Bailey as Fauna
- Tina Illman as Moon Juju
- Lara Jill Miller as Dinky Juju
Reception[]
Trivia[]
- This is the only game in the series to officially have a number in the title.
- This game is also considered by fans the best game in the series.
- This is the first title in the series to be released on Xbox.
- Originally, the four spirit animals Tak would be able to choose from in Moon Juju Interlude were going to be the bear, the frog, the squirrel, and the boar. The developers changed the animals to dragon, jaguar, eagle, and piranha to give the game more variety.
- In a Game Spot developer interview from 2004, there was mention of an alchemy system that was not in the final release of the game.
- There are unused voice clips where Jibolba explains how the alchemy system would work, such as Tak being able to use potions to heal himself.
- It is possible that the alchemy system became the Juju Potion system used within the pause menu.
- This is similar to the alchemy system featured in Tak: Mojo Mistake.
- The story is radically different in the Game Boy Advance version. Tak's dream was confirmed as real, Tlaloc was never transformed into a sheep (despite him being depicted as one on the cover art) and you do not get to use the Dream Shaker (or any other weapon besides the Thwark).
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