Piraka Attack

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Piraka Attack
Online Game
Platform	Online BIONICLE.com
Controls	Keyboard Mouse

Piraka Attack was a BIONICLE online game available at BIONICLE.com, created by IMBstudio and Mind Orchard. It was released on March 30, 2006. A top-down shooter game, the player selected one of the six Piraka to control, exploring Voya Nui and shooting Zamor Spheres at Matoran.

Story

A batch of defective Zamor spheres have caused the enslaved Matoran on Voya Nui to grow brave and strike back against the Piraka in large numbers. Together, the six Piraka decide to enslave the Matoran again with new Zamor so they can regain control of the island. After completing the game, the Piraka's celebration is interrupted by news that Toa have arrived on Voya Nui and are curing all of the Matoran.

Gameplay

Stats

A screenshot from the game.

The player must choose from one of the six Piraka to begin playing. Each Piraka has a score out of five for each stat, and all Piraka have strengths and weaknesses. The stats are as follows:

• Strength: How far the Piraka's Zamor can be launched. Reidak is the strongest (with 5/5), while Zaktan is the weakest (with 1/5).
• Agility: How fast they are launched. Vezok has the highest agility (5/5). Reidak and Thok are tied for the lowest (each with 2/5).
• Speed: How fast the Piraka walks. Thok and Vezok are both as fast as possible (5/5), while Avak is the slowest Piraka (2/5).
• Intelligence: How long the Piraka's power-ups last. Zaktan is the smartest (with 5/5, power-ups lasting for 100 shots) while Vezok is the weakest (with 1/5, power-ups lasting only 20 shots).

Power Ups

There are various power-ups which appear in the form of a circle with a symbol. Walking over one activates it. Most powerups affect the Zamor and last for an amount of shots depending on the chosen Piraka's intelligence.

Power Up	Description
	Long Shot: Enables the player's Piraka to shoot all the way across the field and capture with one shot. This power-up dampers the Piraka's agility, however.
	Rapid Fire: Makes the player's Zamor fire rapidly. How rapid it is depends on the chosen Piraka's agility.
	3-Way: Enables the player to fire three Zamor at different angles.
	Two-Way: Makes the player's Zamor fire forwards and backwards.
	Speed Up: Makes the player's Piraka walk a little faster for the rest of the level or until a life is lost.
	Shield: Makes the Piraka invincible for a few seconds. The length on this power-up varies depends of the chosen Piraka.

Controllable Characters

Choosing Avak as a One Player Controllable Character.

In order to play the game, the player must choose a character. Each character has his own weaknesses and strengths.

Piraka	Description
	Zaktan - Has limited range, but a lot of intelligence, thus making the best of power-ups.
	Reidak - Very strong, but has limited intelligence and agility.
	Avak - Slow, but strong and a quick shooter. He and Hakann are the only Piraka neither extremely strong (5/5) nor extremely weak (1/5) in any single attribute.
	Hakann - Balanced in all stats, a great character for beginners.
	Thok - Very fast, but fires slowly and not very far.
	Vezok - Not very intelligent, but very fast and agile.

Matoran Characters

Throughout the levels the player have to try and enslave all the Matoran in each room. The six types of Matoran have different powers.

Matoran	Description
	Po-Matoran - Easiest short-range enemy. Walks slowly towards the player. Encountered in masses. One shot will capture. First encountered in level 1.
	Ko-Matoran - Easiest long-range enemy. Launches a small yellow sound wave towards the player. Walks slowly in random patterns. Takes three shots to capture. Encountered in ones and twos. First encountered in level 3.
	Le-Matoran - Harder short-range enemy. They run in random patterns very quickly. Encountered in masses. Three shots will capture. First encountered in level 5.
	Onu-Matoran - Harder long-range enemy. Shoots pulse bolts at the player which grow bigger and faster as they travel. Walks slowly towards the character. Encountered in twos, threes and fours. Three shots will capture. First encountered in level 8.
	Ta-Matoran - Also a harder short-range enemy. Slower than the Le-Matoran, but Ta-Matoran also toward the player. Encountered in masses. Two shots will capture. First encountered in level 10.
	Ga-Matoran - Hardest long-range enemy. Rapidly shoots blue balls at the player. Walks slowly in random patterns. Encountered in ones and twos. Three shots will capture. First encountered in level 19.

Awards

The Awards screen with downloadable prizes.

The player can get Awards which download IM icons and desktop backgrounds.

Image	Name	Description
	Ice	Complete Level 5 - Unlocks IM Portrait Pack 1
	Air	Complete Level 10 - Unlocks IM Portrait Pack 2
	Rock	Complete Level 15 - Unlocks IM Award Pack 1
	Water	Complete Level 20 - Unlocks IM Award Pack 2
	Lava	Complete Level 25 - Unlocks IM Game Pack 1
	Earth	Complete Level 30 - Unlocks IM Game Pack 2
	Island Novice	Complete Level 5 without losing a life - Unlocks Piraka group wallpaper
	Island Master	Complete the Game losing only 3 lives - Unlocks Piraka Attack wallpaper
	Courage	Play more than 30 games - Unlocks Reidak and Vezok wallpaper
	Slave Driver	Get more than 100 Matoran Slaves - Unlocks Zaktan and Avak wallpaper
	Challenger	Play a 2 Player Game - Unlocks Thok and Hakann wallpaper
	Weakling	Game Over without getting any slaves - Unlocks Matoran wallpaper (called "Secret" before unlocked)

Trivia

• Piraka Attack was first previewed on the French and German versions of BIONICLE.com, and word of the game quickly spread among the fanbase. A demo version of the game then appeared on the Norwegian version of CartoonNetwork.com, and it finally appeared on BIONICLE.com on the 30th of March, 2006.
• The game was announced long after the Voya Nui Online Game, but actually appeared online first. Some fans were initially unsure what to make of Piraka Attack: some believed it actually was the Voya Nui Online Game, but it soon became apparent that it could not be since the player controls the Toa Inika in the Voya Nui Online Game, not the Piraka.
• When the "Select a Piraka" screen first appears, Zaktan is the default Piraka shown. If the player clicks one of the other five quickly enough, that Piraka will appear superimposed on top of Zaktan's image. The stats shown are of the second Piraka though, and this glitch does not affect gameplay. It is undone if Zaktan himself is selected.
• All Piraka except Vezok are given brief descriptions summarizing their strengths and weaknesses.
• When Avak is facing diagonally between his left and the player's direction, his Zamor Launcher is mistakenly colored gold instead of its usual gunmetal gray.
• Right clicking, and selecting Play on Piraka Attack would cause the current level to be restarted, and the player to gain a life.
• If the player right clicks and selects Play twice after being defeated, the player will win the game.
• The game's Matoran look like members of the Matoran Resistance.
• According to the producers, the game was published in eighteen languages.

See also

• Gallery:Piraka Attack

External links

• Play Piraka Attack
• Download