Tak and the Power of Juju
| Tak and the Power of Juju | |
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North American box art
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| Developer(s) |
Avalanche Software (GCN/PS2) Helixe (GBA) |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Designer(s) | David Konieczny (GBA) Christopher Bruser (GBA) |
| Series | Tak |
| Platform(s) | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Publication | Score | ||
| GBA | GC | PS2 | |
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| GameSpot | 6.8/10 | 6.8/10 | |
| GameZone | 7/10 | 8.4/10 | 7.8/10 |
| IGN | 5/10 | 8.2/10 | 7.9 |
| OPM (US) | 70% | ||
| Play | 83% | ||
| Aggregate score | |||
| Metacritic | 79% | 71% | 68% |
Tak and the Power of Juju is a 2003 action-adventure platforming video game developed by Avalanche Software and published by THQ for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance. The game was released in North America on October 15, 2003 and in Europe on March 12, 2004. The Game Boy Advance version was also released on a Triple Pack cartridge bundled with SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge and Rugrats: I Gotta Go Party in 2005. The game spawned two direct sequels: Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams and Tak: The Great Juju Challenge. As well as two indirect sequels: Tak and the Guardians of Gross, and Tak: Mojo Mistake.
The gameplay mostly consists of obstacles, puzzles and is a colorful platformer. Like most action/adventure video games, the player can jump and attack, The player has a health-meter represented by the feather on Tak's head. One unique feature is the ability to interact with and get past obstacles with the help of animals.
When Tak receives his Spirit Rattle, he is allowed Juju Powers that need to be collected. There are different effects for each one. Such as: Restoration Dance restores Tak to full health. Tak needs to collect feathers to restore his mana. 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 summon Juju spirits. One of the game's developers said that the gameplay was based on Sly Cooper, the level design on the Jak trilogy, and the humor of Ratchet and Clank which are all PlayStation exclusive franchises.
An ancient prophecy foretells that the Moon Juju, the kind protector of the Pupanunu people, would be weakened by the evil Tlaloc, an embittered Pupanunu shaman, so he could turn the Pupanunu people into sheep as revenge for not being made high shaman in favor of another shaman, Jibolba. The prophecy also mentions a great and mighty warrior who would restore the Moon Juju, defeat Tlaloc, and bring peace to the Pupanunu people.
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