Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams
2004 video game
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams is a 2004 platform video game developed by Avalanche Software and published by THQ for the GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the sequel to Tak and the Power of Juju and the second installment of the Tak and the Power of Juju series. The PS2 version was released via the PlayStation Network as a "PS2 Classic" in November 2011 but it was later taken off the store due to THQ's bankruptcy in 2013.
Gameplay
The gameplay is almost identical to the first game, with differences being that Tak's weapon is not always on hand, and that mana is represented by a meter and not a feather count. Tak gets aid from animals, a number of which did not appear in the first game. In this game, Tak's juju magic is triggered by holding down one button and pressing combos of other buttons. Tak also earns juju powers gradually throughout the game instead of having to seek them out.
Plot
Following the events of the first game, Tak is trapped in the Dream World for sixteen days as Jibolba and Lok ponder how to awaken him. The Dream Juju tells Tak that he must fight the Dream Guardian and retrieve the Staff of Dreams to escape the Dream World.
During his quest, Tak periodically escapes the Dream World via rifts, enabling Jibolba to accompany him.
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