BIONICLE: Matoran Adventures
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| BIONICLE: Matoran Adventures | |
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| Game Info | |
| Availability | No Longer in Production |
| Platform | Game Boy Advance |
| Controls | GBA Buttons |
BIONICLE: Matoran Adventures is a GameBoy Advance game which features Kongu, Jaller, Macku, Hewkii, Matoro, and Onepu, as well as the six types of Bohrok. The Turaga of Mata Nui could also be recruited as playable characters for the duration of certain levels.
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Summary
The game takes place during the Bohrok War. It begins with Kongu, who must travel through Le-Wahi to find Turaga Matau and defeat the Bohrok and infected Rahi he meets along the way. He uses his Bamboo Disk to attack enemies and Matau's Elemental Powers to solve simple puzzles. After successfully making his way through Le-Wahi, Kongu meets and defeats a Muaka. He then must make it through Po-Wahi, where he finds Onewa and finds three Priest stones. After finding Vakama and crossing a rapidly crumbling bridge, he learns the ancient song of Ta-Koro and defeats the Kuma-Nui. He then finds Nuju and the Koli statue in Ko-Wahi. Next, he finds the Cave Portals of Ga-Wahi and goes to Onu-Wahi, where he, in darkness at first, finds the torchlight to make his path easier, and defeats the twin Bahrag, thus ending the game.Hewkii, Jaller, Matoro, Macku, and Onepu (in that order) must then make their way through, find their Turaga, defeat Rahi and Bohrok using their Bamboo Disks, complete any other tasks set and defeat larger Rahi as well as the Bahrag.
Gameplay
In the beginning of the game, the player selects one Matoran from a list and plays as them for the rest of the game. Only one Matoran is available from the game's outset, Kongu, and the rest become playable as you collect the pieces of their masks throughout the courses. However, only by finishing the game and replaying it can one chose to play as a different Matoran than one chose initially.
The game has six levels, Le-Wahi, Po-Wahi, Ta-Wahi, Ko-Wahi, Ga-Wahi, and Onu-Wahi, with bosses in between each of the levels.
When first entering a level, the player will be alone and must find the Turaga of that level, who then follows the player around. The player can then switch between the two to overcome obstacles. Both Turaga and Matoran share the same health points, so the player can only sustain five health points of damage regardless of whether the Matoran, Turaga, or both sustain the damage. In each level there will four Kanohi pieces that will unlock another playable Matoran if all four are collected before reaching the end of the level.
Movement is dealt with through use of the Game Boy Advance's D-pad and jumping with the A button, whilst switching characters is done with the left or right Shoulder buttons and attacks use the B button. Matoran attack by throwing their Disks which can defeat most enemies after one hit and Turaga with a short-range energy attack that uses up an energy sphere. These energy blasts can be used to break certain walls or floors and activate switches that Matoran can't.
The player can also increase the Matoran's Disk's abilities by collecting upgrades in the form of more Disks found in the environment. The player begins with one Disk that flies a limited distance before returning to the Matoran's hand whereas the first upgrade obtained had an increased the Disk range. the second increases the range further and causes the disk to fly behind the player character briefly before returning to his or her hand, the third doubles the disk, and the fourth lets you charge the disk by holding the B button in order to deal extra damage.
Characters
Matoran
Matoran are the main protagonists of the game and the only playable characters capable of damaging foes. Their attack consists of throwing a Bamboo Disk which then returns to the player.
All the Matoran except Kongu are unlocked by finding the mask they wear in the story, which is broken into four parts and scattered throughout each level.
Turaga
Finding a Turaga and teaming up is mandatory to progress through the game, as they can press down switches and break through walls that the Matoran can't.
Bohrok
The main villains of the game, they "attack" by rolling back and forth in a ball within a set area. Bohrok stand up and become vulnerable to attacks if one allows them to remain on the screen and roll back and forth a certain number of times. While turning around they are also vulnerable. Pahrak and Gahlok can be destroyed with one hit, Lehvak after two, and Nuhvok, Tahnok, and Kohrak after three.
Rahi
Various Rahi serve as enemies in the game, among them Nui-Jaga, Fikou, Nui-Rama, and many Unnamed Rahi. The "bosses" of the game include a Muaka, a Kuma-Nui, and the twin Bahrag. All of these attack by thrusting their heads forward, with their heads being their only weak point.
| Image | Description |
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| Moves across the ground. |
| Moves through the air. |
| Moves across the ground, fires shots at the player. |
| Pursues the player across the ground. |
| Moves through the air. |
| Moves through the air. |
| Moves through the air. |
| Pursues the player across the ground, fires shots at the player. |
| Pursues the player across the ground, fires shots at the player. |
| Pursues the player across the ground. |
| Moves through the water. |
| Moves through the water. |
Other Hazards
Throughout gameplay the player encounters other hazards besides enemy characters. Among these are pools of lava (which deal damage at a set rate when the player wades in them), pools of lava too deep to wade that shoot up flames, falling stalactites (which deal one health point of damage if they strike the player), spiked walls and floors, rolling boulders, marshes (which the player can wade through but get progressively deeper until they drown) and bottomless pits (which cause the player to lose one life regardless of their health). If one sustains damage when they are missing all four of their health points or falls in a bottomless pit, they are sent back to the last gray Kakama statue they touched, which serves as a save point until one loses all of their lives and gets Game Over, turns off the game, or proceeds to the next level.
Small yellow Matoran statues can be collected as extra lives to delay getting Game Over.
Levels
1. Le-Wahi
- Objective: Find your companion.
2. Po-Wahi
- Objective: Obtain Mystical Priest Stones (items that resemble stone carvings of Matoran). There are three of these in the level.
3. Ta-Wahi
- Objective: Find Vakama and learn the ancient song.
4. Ko-Wahi
- Objective: Find the Koli Statue.
5. Ga-Wahi
- Objective: Open the Cave Portals.
6. Onu-Wahi
- Objective: Find and return the Torch of Light.
Trivia
- All the Matoran in the game wear a Kanohi Hau, all Turaga wear a Noble Kanohi Rau, and all the Bohrok carry Fire Shields.
Parent Page: Expanded Universe
| Video Games |
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| Console Games |
| Quest for the Toa | The Legend of Mata Nui | Matoran Adventures | BIONICLE: The Game Mata Nui Explorer | Metru Nui Explorer | Maze of Shadows | BIONICLE Heroes |
| Mobile Games |
| BIONICLE Heroes | BIONICLE Challenge | BIONICLE Defenders |
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