Tak 2's solid gameplay and decent graphics can't cover up the occasional glitches and recycled material.
The story starts off with Tak sleeping like Rip Van Winkle. Lok, Tak's dimwitted friend even stuffs his armpit in his face. Tak starts off in his dream world, where he meets a sphere of light that talks. This light ball gives you a brief tutorial. He then gives you the typical hero's quest: Go to a castle, beat the crap out of a villain, and make out with a princess. Suddenly, Tak wakes up and sets out on his quest to find the princess. Travelling with him is his master, Jibolba, who somehow turns into a flea. The story is also really funny, but the occasional drama sets the story straight. Anyways, review time.
Tak 2 is basically the same game as the original Tak, except the wildly popular chicken suit has now disappeared. It's a platformer, and some fun mini games are mixed in. As Tak, you fight wooden enemies, learn magic attacks, and use your flea partner to bite people. Physical puzzles are a big part of this game, so if you're not into that sort of thing, you probably shouldn't buy this game. The combat consists of whacking your opponent with a stick, and whipping out magic attacks. This can get repetitive, but the magic spices things up sometimes. Another new ability is to transform into tons of animals. These range from cute flying squirrels to vicious honey loving bears.
The graphics in Tak 2 are impressive, to say the most. The environments and the enemies look great, but the same can't be said for Tak himself. Occasional minigames include dodging rocks, getting candy for a fat Juju (Please don't ask), and riding barrels into waterfalls. The glitch factor in this game is a problem, however. Sometimes the enemies turn invisible when they're not supposed to, which spells out random swinging. As I said before, this game is the same as the original. Though there's new material,
I get the strange feeling that THQ used the exact same models from the original. I also miss the Chicken Suit.
The Tak series stands out in THQ's lineup of kid games, but that's not much. If you're looking for an ok platformer that involves tons of animals and magic, this is your best bet. I can't really be really negative about games (Except for Big Rigs and Facebreaker), but Tak 2 isn't as great as I'm making it sound. This is not nearly as good as the Super Mario games. Still, Tak is a keeper for anyone who likes platformers.