Tak and the Power of Juju

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Tak and the Power of Juju
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Developer(s)Avalanche
Publisher(s)THQ
Platform(s)GameCube, PS2, Game Boy Advance
ReleaseOctober 15, 2003
Genre(s)Third-person action adventure
Mode(s)Single player

Tak and the Power of Juju is a video game for PlayStation 2, GameCube, and the Game Boy Advance. The game spawned two sequels: Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams and Tak: The Great Juju Challenge. All three were created by Avalanche Software for THQ.

The game was developed under the aegis of the Nickelodeon television channel, a precedent at the time because the game was not based on any of its shows or films.

The series is populated with characters such as the Belly Juju, who always speaks from the gut, to the unintelligible Jibba-Jabbas and the Grammazons of the latest installment.

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Story

Template:Spoiler A long time ago, a shaman predicted that one day, disaster would come to the people of the Pupanunu village, and the Moon Juju would be captured. He also predicted that a warrior would save the people. Jibolba, an older shaman, had prepared for the day of disaster, and took a man named Lok as his apprentice. Then one day, the disaster came, and all of the Pupanunu people were turned to sheep, with the exception of Lok, Jibobla, and a younger apprentice named Tak. Lok, however, did not last long in the village of sheep, and was one day trampled in an attempt to calm the animals down. Even though all hope seemed lost, Tak set out to find a way to revive Lok, so he could save the people from the evil Tlaloc.

So Tak embarked on the most dangerous journey of his life, performing every deed the prophecy told him to do, so he could bring life back into the soul of Lok. He eventually found a way: bring him back from the Spirit World. Tak did this perilous task and found the spirit of Lok. He brought the spirit to Jibolba, who magically restored him back to his own self. But Lok could not fight, as the effects of the spell causes extreme stomach pain. All hope seemed lost, until the Moon Juju appeared to Tak and Jibolba, saying that Tak was the true warrior of prophecy. Tak had completed everything the prophecy had predicted. All that was left was to save the Juju and restore peace to the people. Tak succeeded in this quest, and the Pupanunu village was human once again.

Gameplay

The gameplay mostly consists of obstacles, puzzles and a colorful platformer. Like most action/adventure video games, you can jump and attack and have a health-meter represented by the feather on Taks head. You are given weapons like your Club: a basic wooden weapon, a Blowgun: a bamboo stick for pole-vaulting and air-shooting acorns and your Spirit Rattle for Juju magic.Some puzzles involve animals doing your bidding.

Orangutans: can bend trees that spring back so that Tak can travel distances that he couldn't reach on feet.

Rhinos: can smash through obstacles with Tak on back.

Monkeys:throw coconuts at the nearest target when angered.

Emus: are mobile like rhinos and jump and flap short distances.

When Tak receives his Spirit Rattle, he is allowed Juju Powers that need to be collected and have different effects for each one. Such as: Restoration Dance restores Tak to full health. Tak is given an amount of Juju powers that don't restore for the rest of the game. Collecting feathers is a priority in each level and can do multiple things, like restore health or mana. Besides feathers, other collectables are essential for missions, such as tikis that can sommon Juju spirits.

Levels

Tak's Village: grants you access to other levels in the game

Burial Mound: the resting place of many great warriors

Tree Village: a village high above the ground, surrounded by trees

Dryrock Canyon: an immense desert canyon

Mountain Top: home to sacred ruins of a lost people

Sun Temple: giant temple built by sun-worshipers

Chicken Temple: heavily guarded by those who worship chicken

Powder Canyon: a snowboarding mountain

Dark Temple: final battle stadium

Spirit World: a very deceiving realm of lost spirits

Numa Dunes: huge sandboarding dunes

Chicken Island: home to a tribe that worships chickens

Trivia

A television series based on the video game will premiere in 2007.[citation needed]

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