Tak: The Great Juju Challenge
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Tak: The Great Juju Challenge is a platform
video game released in by THQ
. It is the sequel to Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams
.
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
video game released in by THQ
THQ
THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices...
. It is the sequel to Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams is a video game for GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the sequel to Tak and the Power of Juju and it was released in 2004. It was followed by Tak: The Great Juju Challenge...
.
Plot
In the 3rd installment of Avalanche's Tak series, Tak, and for the first time, Lok, must team up in order to win the Juju Challenge in order to receive the Moon Juju's Blessings. You will play as both Tak and Lok and use their combined abilities in order to go through the game's puzzles. The game has plenty of humor to be expected in the Tak series and innovative gameplay.Gameplay
The gameplay is an obstacle course with a timer counting down. Tak and Lok try to reach the exit with the least time possible. The score depends on the time, items collected and enemies defeated. The game can either be played one player who switches between Tak and Lok or by playing two player with a friend each controlling a character with a horizontal split screen and TV. sometimes there is a vertecal split screen.Characters
- Tak: Tak is a young 14-year old boy who is the hero of the Pupanunu people discovered in the first game. Tak is somewhat care free and is the brains of the two. Tak is skilled in the ways of magic and attacks with a glowing staff like weapon. Tak uses a "throw" attack for long ranged enemies as well as summoning spirits to attack enemies.
- Lok: Lok is the 2nd hero of the game. Most of the time Lok truly is an idiot. He constantly embarrasses Tak while trying to be cool. He doesn't have any magic like Tak, but his strength is unmatched. He attacks with a giant mallet which does a great damage to enemies. He can carry Tak and throw him up in the air to get items or platforms out of reach. For some reason, fish hate him. This is the second time where he's a playable character. The first is at the end of 'Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams' and its multiplayer mode.
- Jibolba: Jibolba is the shaman of the Pupanunu people. He runs the "Shaman Shack" where the teams and Jujus go for a break between challenges. His appearances aren't as common as the other two games.
- Bartog: A fearsome warrior of the Black Mist people.
- Crug: The finest Dark Arts Shaman of the Black Mist people.
- Stone Crusher: A fearsome warrior of the Grammazons.
- Thunder Fist: A fearsome warrior of the Grammazons.
- Jib: One of the warriors of the JibbaJabba tribe.
- Jab: Jib's teammate and also a JibbaJabba tribal warrior.
- Tlaloc: Having played the main antagonist in the last two games, this dark shaman appears in a much smaller yet supportive role for Tak and Lok when he is made to provide them new Juju powers.
- Adam: One of the greatest worriers ever to perform in the great juju challenge.
Jujus
At the end of the round, a random Juju (with the exception of the Moon Juju) will appear and give either Tak and Lok a new ability, Health, Mana or weapon upgrade. The Juju's usually do it in a funny and ridiculous way. Among the Jujus present are:- Belly Juju: A hungry juju that has a mouth on his stomach. The stomach controls the body because the head has no brain.
- Caged Juju: A cranky, horned juju that lives in a cage and would dearly love to eat Tak. Or anyone else, for that matter.
- Dark Juju: An impish Juju who is utterly obsessed with Moon Juju, and helps the Black Mist cheat so he can be with her. His name is apparently Travis.
- Dead Juju: A crazed skeleton that loves to party.
- Dinky Juju: A short-tempered baby juju with powerful magic.
- Fauna: The Moon Juju's brash daughter and twin sister to Flora.
- Flora: The Moon Juju's sassy daughter and twin sister to Fauna.
- Host Juju: An unseen Juju who acts as the announcer for the Great Juju Challenge.
- Moon Juju: A beautiful, kind Juju who offers her blessings to whoever wins the Great Juju Challenge for the next 60 years.
- Mind-Reader Juju: A big-headed genie-like juju that reads minds and sees the future.
- Two-Headed Juju: A Juju with two jealous heads.
Teams
The Great Juju Challenge has 4 teams with 2 people a team. The team names are of the tribe that there from.- Pupanunu: This is the team Tak and Lok are on. This is the only team that is playable.
- The Black Mist: The Black Mist are not friendly and they win rounds through cheating. They seem to be very full of themselves. When they win, they say that their plans are to use the Moon Juju's power to destroy Tak and Lok's village.
- Jibba Jabba: The 2 members of the Jibba Jabba tribe seem to only talk in hip hop sounds. They never do say anything else, so Tak and Lok have no idea what they are saying.
- Grammazon: The Grammazons look like beautiful warriors on the outside, but are in fact old women with young bodies. Their name is a portmanteau of "Grandma" and "Amazon".
Costumes
- Chicken Suit: Tak can wear a Chicken suitChicken suitA chicken suit is a novelty costume that exaggerates the features of chickens. Chicken suits usually fit someone up to 6' 1" and 200 lbs.A chicken suit can be used at parties and other events or as a costume for school mascots...
just like in the first game. It gives him the ability to glide and shoot exploding eggs. The Chicken suitChicken suitA chicken suit is a novelty costume that exaggerates the features of chickens. Chicken suits usually fit someone up to 6' 1" and 200 lbs.A chicken suit can be used at parties and other events or as a costume for school mascots...
is only found in certain levels and can only be worn in certain areas.
- Lobster Suit: Even though he can't swim, Lok can walk underwater with the Lobster suit. When underwater Lok can use his pinchers to cut rope to release platforms (barrels) above the water.
Cast
- Candace BaileyCandace BaileyCandace Bailey is an American actress known for roles on Nickelodeon, the TV series Jericho, and as of January 2011 is a co-host to Attack of the Show!.-Background:...
- Fauna Juju - Dee Bradley BakerDee Bradley BakerDee Bradley Baker is an American voice actor. He is noted as his long-running-role as Klaus Heissler in American Dad! and other various characters including Squilliam Fancyson in the hit TV series SpongeBob SquarePants, Nightcrawler in X-Men: Legends and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance...
- Crug, Dark Juju - Jeff BennettJeff BennettJeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett is an American voice actor and musician, listed "among the top names in the voice-over field", best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name...
- Belly Juju, Caged Juju, Two-Headed Juju (Left Head), Mummy King - Michael GoughMichael Gough (voice actor)Michael Gough is an American voice actor and singer.-Television roles:*Dog from WordWorld* Don Diego de la Vega and The lead role in The New Adventures of Zorro* "Goof Troop" - Fester Swollen...
- Juju Challenge Host - Jennifer HaleJennifer HaleJennifer Hale is a Canadian-born American actress and singer best known for her voice over work in video games like Grandia II, the Mass Effect trilogy, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Tales of Symphonia, the Metroid Prime trilogy, the Metal Gear Solid games, Brütal Legend, and Disney's...
- Flora Juju - John KassirJohn KassirJohn Kassir is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian who is best known as the voice of the Crypt Keeper in HBO's, Tales from the Crypt franchise...
- Jibolba - JAQJAQJeffery Allen Qaiyum redirects here. For the name Jeffery Allen Qaiyum see Jacques.Jeffery Allen Qaiyum is an American professional b-boy, writer and MC. He has a brother, GQ, who is also a B-Boy professional.-Biography:...
- The Jibba Jabbas - Jason MarsdenJason MarsdenJason Christopher Marsden is an American screen and voice actor who has done numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as various television series.-Early life:...
- Tak - Mitzi McCallMitzi McCallMitzi McCall is an American actress married to actor Charlie Brill. She performed on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Other credits include guest appearances on Life Goes On, The Twilight Zone, Silk Stalkings , and voice work on many cartoons...
- Thunder Fist - Edie McClurgEdie McClurgEdie McClurg is an American character actress. She is known for her perky North Central dialect , common to persons from Middle America.-Career:...
- Stone Crusher - Lara Jill MillerLara Jill MillerLara Jill Miller is an American television, stage and voice actress.-Biography:Miller was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania on April 20, 1967. She graduated from Allentown's William Allen High School...
- Dinky Juju - Rob PaulsenRob PaulsenRobert Fredrick "Rob" Paulsen III , sometimes credited as Rob Paulson, is an American voice actor, best known as the voice behind Raphael from the 1987 cartoon of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yakko Warner and Dr...
- Dead Juju, Two-Headed Juju (Right Head), Mind-Reader Juju, Tlaloc - Breanna Pflaumer - Apprentice Breanna
- André SogliuzzoAndré SogliuzzoAndré Sogliuzzo is an Italian-American voice actor, comedian, and actor.-Animated roles:* American Dad! – Dill* Avatar: The Last Airbender – King Bumi, Hakoda, Haru* The Batman – Duncan* Brandy & Mr...
- Bartog - Patrick WarburtonPatrick WarburtonPatrick John Warburton is an American actor of television, film, and voice. He is best known for his several TV roles, including the title role of The Tick, David Puddy on Seinfeld, the evil Johnny Johnson on NewsRadio, and anchorman Jeb Denton on Less Than Perfect...
- Lok
External links
- Tak: The Great Juju Challenge at The Internet Movie Database.