Tak 2: The Staff Of Dreams - Strategy Guide (Page 02)

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Run past them and to the right. There is a Woody Shaman on a platform you have
to destroy first. Then jump back into the clearing and run over to the left
platform. Destroy this Shaman too, otherwise he can regenerate the other Woody
Shaman you just destroyed! Now, jump back into the clearing and take out the
Woodies. Save the big guy for last. Take out the Giant Woody like you've done
before. A bridge will fall down. Before you run across it collect all the
potions and Juju fruit in the clearing. Then head to the left hand side of the
bridge, there will be a narrow pathway to an island with a jar of potion.
Break it and then jump on the vine to ride down.

JuJu Run and Double Jump Glide over to the hanging platform and collect the
scroll. Do the same thing to get to the next platform. Turn to your right and
Grapple the pole with your bolas (Y button). Break the pot, collect the potions
and Double Jump Glide over to the bouncy platforms. Jump across the platforms
to get back to the bridge. Or, you can just fall to your death and you will
restart at the bridge with the scroll. ;)

Walk across the bridges. Grapple with the bolas over to the totem pole. Take
out the Woodies and the big guy like you've done before. A gate will open.
Double jump over to the platform and go through it. Another cutscene.

Collect the Juju fruit on your left before proceeding. Watch out for the
fireballs from Pins and Needles. Jump onto the bridge and then onto the next
ledge. Don't stay too long on the bridge or it will collapse. Take out the
Woodies and collect the potions. Jump down to the blue platform. Be careful
because it is slippery! It might take a few tries, but it's not too difficult.
Double Jump Glide over to the ledge and take out the two Woody Shamans. Then
destroy the Woodies. A gate will open and you get another power!

Grapple over to the totem pole and destroy the Woodies. Run all the way to the
wall of the clearing and collect another scroll. Now take out the big guy. Once
he is destroyed another gate will open. Collect the bugs and Juju fruit from
the clearing before proceeding. Run up the steps of the ledge. Grapple to the
next platform once Pin and Cushion leave it. Take out the Woodie and collect
the potion. Are you sick of doing that? Well, too bad because you're going to
keep doing that for several more times.

Contine down the path and take out the Woodies. Go across the bridges. Run 
past the Woodies and take out the Woody Shaman. Then destroy all the Woodies.
A gate will open. Go up the bridge. Take out the Woodies on the center
platform. Watch out for the big guy, again save him for last. After you destroy
him, another gate will open. Follow the feathers and take out the Woodies. 

Watch out for the darts. Try to move so you stand in between them when they
come at you. At the end of the glowing rows there is a platform off to the
left. Jump over to it. Run through the passage and Double Jump Glide onto the
rope. Darts will shoot at you so time your climb so they whiz by you. Double
Jump Glide into the next passageway. Destroy the Woodies and watch out for the
darts! The floor is slippery so be careful how much movement you make. Just
jump over the Woodies and darts now, don't worry about destroying them. Double
Jump onto the rope and take a break. Now Double Jump onto the platform with the
Woody waiting. Again, it's slippery. Don't worry about destroy him, just jump
into the passageway on the left. Follow the feathers.

Run into the clearing and to your right. Jump onto the platforms and grab the
Tiki mask. Then face the Woody Shaman and throw your bolas at him twice. Then
jump onto the blue square where the feather is. Destroy the Woodies that come
after you. The darts should destroy the Giant Woody, so don't worry about him.
Stick to the blue squares to destroy all the Woodies. Once you've killed them
all another gate will open. Run into the passage way. Pin and Cushion are on
the move again. Put the Tiki mask on the Tiki place.

Level 18:
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* PACHYDERM RIFT *
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Run as fast as you can away from the portal. There are some potions to collect
on the way and they aren't too hard to break open while you're running. Don't
worry about the Imps you encounter. Just jump over them, they will get swept
up into the Rift. Just keep on running and jumping until you get to the end
and jump into the exit Rift.

Level 19:
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* GYRE MOUNTAIN *
  *************
To start off with, behind you are a few bugs to collect. There are also two jars
of potions and some Juju fruit in the clearing. Now follow the feathers and
walk along the narrow pathway to collect the Rift piece. Be careful, it's 
slippery. Keep going and then Double Jump over to the ledge. Grab the Tiki
mask. Now go back the way you came, or just die to start back at the 
clearing. Run back to the Tiki place and put the Tiki mask on it. Watch
another cut scene. 

Go turn into a squirrel and run over to the steam hole. Jump into it and when
you are at the top press and hold A to glide. Glide over to the ledges where
the feathers are. Don't press forward on the joystick because that will cause
you to lose air. Just steer if you need to. Jump across the platforms and
collect the Rift piece. Now Double jump and Glide over to the next set of 
platforms. Collect the Rift piece and Double Jump Glide onto the next big
ledge. Press X to turn back into a boy. Destroy the Imps. To destroy the dream
monsters you have to throw your club at them while they are visible to stun
them, then run in and whack them. Then turn back into a squirrel and jump into
the steam hole.

Glide over to the steam hole jutting out from the ledge. It might help to hold
down on the joystick as that lets you catch more air. Head to your right and
catch air off the steam hole that is jutting out from the side of the cliff. 
Now once you are propelled up into the air you will catch a glimpse of the
next platform you need to land on. Head towards it, to the right and foward.
You might not make it over here on the first try, but keep at it. Try pushing
the joystick forward after you hit the top of the second steam hole. That
increases your speed.

Once you get to the next ledge, Woodies will be waiting for you. Destroy them
and continue on. Jump into the portal, collect all four of the Rift pieces and
then you will be transported back to where you were. Destroy the Woodies.
Collect the JuJu fruit, bugs and crystals before turning into a bear. Then
transform and follow the path.

Here are directions for the path:
Left
Right
Left
Right
Middle
Right
Left

Once you are done slide, transform back into a boy and run to the left up the 
bridge, get into the catapult. Now go knock down all the pedestals in the 
clearing to destroy the Woody Shamans. Once all the Woodies are destroyed,
three gates will have opened. Go to the first one on the right of where you
initial entered the clearning. Run into the protal. Defeat the Imps and Creepy
Eel Guys and collect three Rift pieces. Continue you through the passageway
after you are transported back to collect another Rift piece. Now drive back
into the clearing. Go through the last gate.

Turn to the right and use the catapult to destroy the big rock that is blocking
the steam whole. Now, turn back into a squirrel and jump into the steam. 
Follow the feathers, collect the next Rift piece and jump into the steam hole.
Glide to your far left to follow the feathers, collect the next Rift piece and
jump into the steam hole. Now glide to your right and land in the cave. You are
transported back to the Rift. Defeat four more Creepy Eel Guys and a Nightmare
Creature. To defeat the Nightmare Creature, wait until it shoots a few
fireballs at you and the when it is charging up its next attack it will become
visible run up and hit it several times then run away when it becomes
invisible. Repeat this pattern and it should only take about three sets of
attacks to beat him. Collect the Rift pieces and you are back on the mountain.

In the passageway, defeat the Imps and Creepy Eel Guys, collect the bugs and
fruit then turn into a squirrel and Double Jump Glide into the steam hole.
Head to your left and land on the ledge. Transform back into a boy right away
and collect the crystals. Then transform into a bear and get to sliding.

Slide these directions:
Middle
Right
Left
Middle
Right
Left

Make sure you pick up the rift piece while you're sliding. Then transform
back into a boy. Turn back into a squirrel and jump into the steam hole on the
right (the one farthest from the Tiki place. Make a hard right and glide onto
the upper ledge where a catapult is waiting. Transform back into a boy right
away and destroy the Woodies. Don't get into the catapult yet. Continue on the
path and destroy all the Woodies. A gate will open. Go up the bridge and jump
into the portal.

Run down the bridge and across the clearing, head slightly to your right to go
into another clearing. There will be a bridge in the distance, run up it and
jump into the catapult. (Fight off the imps while you're running.) Now drive
back into the clearing and destroy the pedestals, then destroy the Woody
Shamans and Imps. Drive into the passageway of Imps waiting for you. Hit the
snow banks to ramp over the holes. Use your JuJu juice to ramp over the last
gap. Collect the Rift piece and drive up the narrow pathway. Jump out and
collect the fruits, crystals and bugs. Then jump into the portal. Destroy the
Imps and collect three Rift pieces.

Now get back into the catapult and blast open the steam hole. Jump out of 
the catapult and transform into a squirrel. Double Jump Glide into the steam
hole. When you land on the next ledge directly in front of you, transform
back into a boy, destroy the Imps and collect the bugs. Then jump into the
portal. Kill the Imps and Creepy Eel Guys to collect three more Rift pieces.
Now, transform into a bear and slide down the ice. There are no gaps to jump,
just make sure you stay on the ice. When you're back in the clearing transform
back into a boy and run up the bridge and hop in the catapult.

Drive through the double gated passageway where the squirrel totem and portal
are. Run over to the portal and jump in. Finally, we're out of this level!

Level 20:
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* GYRE MOUNTAIN RIFT * 
  ******************
Well, there's more running in this one. Just keep running as fast as you can,
be careful though as the course doesn't always go directly in front of you.
Time your  jumps carefully and try to break the pots of crystals you see along
the way.

Level 21:
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* HOTFOOT SPRINGS *
  ***************
Ride the vine down. Jump across the pedestals to the upper platform. There will
be a cutscene of the Tiki shrine. Now go to the right and you'll see a rope.
Double Jump Glide over to the rope and climb all the way to the top. Jump over
to the ledge where the bridge is. Go up the bridge, destroying the Woodies on
the way. Now when you get to the top of the bridge, jump onto the rope and
destroy the Woodies to collect a recipe scroll. Go back across the ledges and
to the right. Follow the feathers past the totem pole and you'll see a mask on
a ledge in the distance. Go get it. Double Jump Glide over to the next platform
and run up to the Tiki Shrine to summon Fauna and Flora. 

Now go to the left of the platform (if you're facing it). Turn into a boar at
the totem pole and head across the mud and break (Press B) the gate. Collect
the Rift piece. Break the gate on your left, run through there. Ram the Imps
then transform into a frog. Hop up on the ledge with the feather just behind
the totem pole. Scoot out to the edge, throw your tongue out to the dragonfly
(Press B). When you're about to fall, throw your tongue out again and you will
catch another dragonfly and be reeled safely to the next ledge.

Go up to the next Totem pole by the boar and transform into a boar. Head to
your right and bust through the barricades. There will be some Imps and
blowfish waiting for you. I find it's easier to beat them when you are a boy,
but it's your call. Collect the Rift piece 2/20. Turn into a frog, throw your 
tongue out to grab ahold of the dragonfly and you'll land on the ledge with
the portal. Defeat the Imps and blowfish and collect Rift pieces 3, 4 and 5.

Jump off the cliff to die and start back by the boar totem pole. Run the way
you just went, but before you get to the Imps turn left and jump up on the
ledge and break the baricade. Be careful only to Press B once or you'll end up
in the swamp. Head to the right and break the next barricade. Collect Rift
piece 6/20. Break the barricade on the end, not any of the ones on the side of
you. Then jump across the ledges in the swamp. Collect Rift piece 7/20. Circle
back and run to your right (where you started at). Turn into a frog and jump
across the gorge. Now jump into the swamp and swim past where the bouncy
platforms are against the cliff. Swim toward the frog totem. When you get
ashore, hop into the portal. Destroy the Imps. Watch out for the ground
spinning pink guys, they will knock you off the portal! I find it's easiest to
keep Double Jumping and attacking, try using the Matrix-esque attack. Collect
Rift pieces 8, 9, and 10. Yay, you're halfway there!

Turn into a frog and jump/swim across the water toward the middle island, go
past it and to the left. Hop over the logs, collecting the feathers on the way.
At the end of the stream will be a dragonfly that you need to throw your tongue
out at to propel yourself over to a rock platform. Transform back into a boy
and go to right. Collect Rift piece 12.

Now head back the way you came over toward the Boar totem. You can't use it
because the nightmare creatures have disabled it. Once you destroy them, jump
down the platforms to the Rift portal. Destroy the nightmare creatures here for
Rift pieces 13, 14 and 15. The boar totem is now activated. Head back up the
platforms and transform.

Continue on across the platforms over to the lava pit. Use the boar's charge
attack to get across it quickly. Then transform back into a boy and head into
Rift portal. Destroy the nightmare creatures for Rift pieces 16, 17, and 18.

You're saving your progress, right? ;)

Now, transform into a frog and use the dragonflies to propel yourself across
the cavern. Rift piece number 19 waits for you on the platform. There are also
some crystals here to pick up. Get back in froggie form and back track across
the cavern. Turn into a boar and charge back across the lava. Go across the
platforms and take out the nightmare creatures if they have reappeared. In boar
form you will need to charge the rocks that are blocking the steam holes. Make
sure you have your save first because breaking them without falling off the
cliff can be tricky. 

Once you've cleared the steam holes, turn into a boy and jump back up to the
main platform. Now Double Jump Glide toward the floating platform. Then
Jump/Climb up the ledge to get the final Rift piece. There will be a cutscene
showing the Rift portal back at the main island. Turn into a boar and charge
across the lava, breaking the rocks blocking the steam holes as you go. Once
you reach the platform covering the last steam hole, turn into a boy. Then
Jump/Climb onto the ledge to your right. Then Double Jump over to the next
ledge and finally over to the main ground where another Rift piece is waiting.

Jump onto the rope, start swinging and jump over to the ledge by the boar pit.
Wait for a clear moment then JuJu Jump/Glide/Run over to the boar totem and
transform. Head to the left of the totem where the frogs are. When you get to
the water, transform into a frog and jump across the water to the island to
hop into the Rift portal. Next level!

Level 22:
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* HOTFOOT RIFT *
  ************

Run! Shortly into the level, you'll have to defeat some nightmare creatures to
continue through the Rift. Focus on the jellyfish things. There is an invisible
light guy in the middle of the platform, but you don't have to kill him to 
progress. Just run around him and then JuJu Run, Double Jump Glide onto the
next platform. (It's to your right (Tak's left).) Keep running. Eventually, you
will come to some moving platforms. Wait and then jump onto one, then Double
Jump over the vine that blocks your path and land back onto the platform. Get
good at this because there are four more of these obstacles.

When you reach the platform with more nightmare creatures, just run around them
and JuJu Run, Double Jump Glide to the right to reach the next platform. Keep
running and you'll have to do some more timed jumping.

Another platform with nightmare creatures to destroy. Kill them in order to
advance to the next platform. You have to kill all of them on here. For the 
fire shooting creatures, JuJu run behind them when they start to shoot fire,
then beat them from behind. Once you're done, run and jump off the middle of
the platform onto some floating ones. 

More running and jumping and finally another platform with more creatures.
Destroy these guys and you're home free. Jump across some more platforms and
into the portal.

Level 23:
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* THE WANDER LANDS *
  ****************
Turn left and run across the rocks. Keep going straight and you'll see some
crystals on your right. Collect them if you want. Keep going across the path.
Jibolba will tell you to turn into a frog and catch a dragonfly, but just
ignore that for right now. Turn to the right and kill the fire shooter. Then
jump onto the platform and keep going until you get to a big gap. JuJu run, 
Double Jump Glide to reach the next platform. Collect the red fruit then head
to your right to climb up the cliff. A Rift portal is at the top.

Kill the creatures and then collect three rift pieces. For the pink flame
shooting ones, wait until they bring their paws together to charge up and then
JuJu Run over to them and JuJu attack them.

Turn into a squirrel to glide back to the center hut. Then go toward the glowy
guy (the way you initially were facing). Run past him and into the portal. Kill
the nightmare creatures here and collect three more Rift pieces. Turn into a
squirrel and jump glide into the steam hole. You want to glide to your left
into the little inlet of the cliff side. Collect the crystals and another
rift piece. You should have 7 now.

Turn into a bear and slide down the rocks. When you are propelled into the air,
you will see a glowing object. Transform into a frog while in the air and
latch onto the dragonfly. Grab another dragonfly at the peak of your reeling
and then jump onto the platforms with the bad guys. Run past them toward the
boar totem. Transform and run back toward the bad guys.

Turn into a squirrel and jump Glide into the steam hole. Glide over to the
second steam hole while you're in the air and then Glide to the platforms on
your left. Jump over to where the squirrel totem is. There will be a cutscene
showing you where the next Rift portal is. Transform into a squirrel after
you recharge your JuJu and hope across the platforms. Collect another Rift
piece. Now Double Jump Glide just slightly to the left to land on the platforms
with feathers waiting for you.

Hop across the platforms, transform into a squirrel and Double Jump Glide into
the steam hole. Once you're at the top of the steam, head over to the next
steam hole and so on until you glide over to some ledges with feathers on them.
Go to the right and collect another Rift piece (number 9). On the ledge right
above you is a recipe scroll. You can't quite get to it yet.

Jump back down to the squirrel totem, transform and glide down into the main
platform. Run over to the squirrel totem and you'll see a rock that is lodged
in one of the steam vents. It's tricky, but you've got to bust that rock apart.
You can try one of two ways. (1) Throw a rock at the rock... (I thought of this
after I got it open via method two, so let me know if this works for you.)
(2) Get dead center in front of the steam vent and jump into it; nudge the
control stick toward the plugged up steam vent. Hopefully, you'll land right
beside the rock. It may take a few tries to get in the right spot. When you're
up there, throw a rock into the big rock. It will break apart.

Now turn into a squirrel and jump into the first, second, then third steam
vents. Glide to the ledges right in front of you and then hop to your left where
the other squirrel totem is. Turn into a boy and Juju throw a rock at the
plugged up steam vent. Turn back into a squirrel and glide straight across
toward the other squirrel totem. Keep trying to gain air and steer yourself
toward the ledge above the totem. You should get close enough to suck the scroll
into you. Then land on the ledge where the totem is. Get back to the center
platform and follow the same path, but this time steer to the ledge just left
of the totem (by where you picked up the scroll). Turn into a boy, and throw a
rock at the rock plugging the steam vent. Run to the left, away from the totem
and you'll come to the next rock plugging the steam vents. (If you can't get
there by hopping, you can always glide from the other ledges.) Throw a rock and
break it.

Hop back over to the squirrel totem and transform. Glide up all the steam vents
in your path and you'll reach an upper level, glide over to it. There will be
a rift piece (10/20) waiting for you. Don't bother turning into a squirrel yet.
Follow the feathers and you'll see another squirrel totem. Across the cavern is
another rift piece (11/20). Transform and glide over to it. You have to catch it
in the air. When you land you get sucked into the glowing rift portal. Defeat
the baddies, collect three rift pieces (14/20) and you're on your way.

Now you pretty much just have to jump to your death here so you'll restart by
the squirrel totem. Transform and glide past where the rift piece was, head to
your right by the frog totem. There's a baddie where all the glowing yellow orbs
are. Defeat him, turn into a frog and hop toward the edge of the platform. There
will be some dragonflies you'll have to catch a ride on. Follow them around to
the next platform where a rift piece (12/20) awaits you.

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