Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams

"Patrick Warburton as Lok"

"John Kassir as Jibolba"

"Rob Paulsen as Tlaloc, Dead Juju and Giant Misunderstanding"

"Jeff Bennett as Pins, Needles, Belly Juju, JB and Caged Juju"

"Jennifer Hale as Flora"

"Candace Bailey as Fauna"

"Lara Jill Miller as Dinky Juju"

"Tina Illman as Moon Juju"

"Hello? Anybody here?"

"Jason Marsden as Tak"

"You're gonna get Thwarked."

"This is the Dream World. You've been here many times before in your dreams, but this time, you have been called here for a purpose. Several days travel from here is a beautiful princess who has been cruelly imprisoned within a dark and terrifying castle. She is held captive by one of the most vicious beasts of the Dream World. The Guardian who wields the world-destroying power of the Staff of Dreams. Sadly, the princess has no hope of rescue from anyone. Except for you, Tak. And if you should save her from her plight, happiness will be restored to her kingdom and the powers of darkness will be forever diminished. What say you, great and mighty warrior of the Pupanunu people? Will you bring your wits, your strength and your courage to bear on this sacred mission?"

"I used you Taaaak, to defeat the Dream Guardian so I could steal the Staff of Dreams. Pins, Needles! The Staaaaff... Oh, just get the stick."

"Welcome to my playground! Now, go home!"

"Okay. So, how do you want to play?"

"Now, pick how many games are in the challenge. Let's go! Make it snappy!"

"The platformer genre has in many ways grown old and stale over the years. The formula all too often recognizable and even predictable. Drop a cute, cuddly teddy bear of a hero into a colorful landscape filled with gameplay-extending collectibles and then have that character set on a quest to save -- what else? -- a princess. To make matters worse, platformers specifically designed for younger players have sometimes been dumbed down, providing fewer clever puzzles and challenge in favor of more collectibles, a disappointing truth. But thankfully this is not the case with the THQ-published sequel Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams. The title, smartly developed by Avalanche, is carefully designed so that both younger and older players can enjoy it for different reasons. The kids growing up on other popular Nickelodeon tie-ins will naturally be drawn to the aforementioned cute main character and colorful landscapes while adults will appreciate the way the game goes out of its way to make fun of platformer clichés through well-scripted, often humorous dialogue, and that it doesn't skimp on challenge. Indeed, some of the environmental-based puzzles Tak 2 delivers are surprisingly engaging."