PS2 Tak and the Power of JuJu

Tak and the Power of JuJu is an action platformer with a cartoonish style. Like most action platformers, it has a cute main character, an ineffective villain, and lots of running and jumping across... platforms. The problem with every new platformer that comes out these days is that it's such an old and long-mastered genre that every new game has to have something pretty special to stand out.

So's primary attempt at a unique selling point (aside from being made in collaboration with Nickelodeon) revolves around various animal-based puzzles (all the villagers have been turned into sheep by the aforementioned criminals) created by various inter - species rivalries (orangutans hate sheep for some reason) and food bribery. This aspect of the game can be inspiring at times, but unfortunately, the solution to each puzzle is rarely less than obvious.

The rest of the game is strictly by the numbers, with inconsistent combat, camera work, and too many items to collect.