Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Mario and Luigi: Dream Team -- Part 12: It's a Twister!

Mario has escaped to the dream world after Bowser and Antasma used the Dreambeats to put the entire island to sleep. Dreambert says Mario can't leave until the Dreambeats stop playing, so he must lie low here for a while. Walk to the right. The ground starts shaking and Dreambert stars panicking. The portal starts closing and disappears. Dreambert thinks the Dreambeats were too powerful and that Luigi's sleep became so profound that the portal ceased to exist. He says they must find a way to reopen the portal. Go right.

Up ahead, the Massif Bros are running a shop. Go right to start climbing Dreamy Mount Pajamaja. This is Base Camp 1. There are Attack Pieces here. Go right. The ground is slippery and there's a new Luiginary Work in the area. Activating it makes Luigi shiver. Starlow's worried and wishes she could help. Touch the button near Luigi's head. This turns on some hot rocks, warming Luigi up. This thaws everything in the dream world, including melting ice. Touching the button again turns off the heat and everything in the dream world freezes. To reach new areas, time your button pressing so pillars of ice freeze at the correct height. There's a bit of a delay in the temperature change and pillars of liquid water don't rise when you stand on them. On the right side, let the pillar drop down with Mario on it to reach an Attack Piece. Go right.

This is Base Camp 2. On the right side, push the block of ice over to the left, then thaw it to reach some platforms. There's an Attack Piece up above. Move a similar springy block over to the right to reach a switch, then back left to reach the platforms. Grab the Attack Piece, then go right. This will take you to Base Camp 3. There are punching fists, which you can stand on. Avoid being punched, which is like falling on spikes in that it will move you back to a safe point. On the right side, you can reach the higher platforms for an Attack Piece. Go right to reach some lava. Luigi gets too close to the lava. Dreambert surmises that Dreamy Mount Pajamaja is an active volcano. Mario wants to start an eruption to open the portal. Dreambert says they should go to the crater to do that. Form the cone to cross the lava and go up using an air current. Go right to Base Camp 4.

Here, you'll find enemies called Lob-omb Rs while battling other enemies. They behave like Lob-ombs. There is an Attack Piece at the top of the area. To the right are some items. Go up and left from Base Camp 4 to reach Base Camp 5, where the Luiginary Work has reappeared. There's an Attack Piece on the left side. Go to the upper right to find another Attack Piece at the top of the area. Return to Base Camp 5. There's a puzzle here with the Luiginary Work and the springy material. Thaw the area, then stand on the first pillar until it the other pillar reaches the bottom. Get off the pillar then so the pillars will move in sync and will be level with the springy material so it will slide across when frozen. Spring up, then go left.

Here, form the cone and Hover Jump to the left. There's a snowdrift ahead. A gust of wind picks up and removes the snowdrift, carrying Dreambert along for the ride. He returns, covered in snow. Mario thinks they can blow snow away like that. Mario and the Luiginoids unleash a powerful tornado on the next unsuspecting snowdrift. While in cone form, press (A) to whip up a tornado, move Mario around with the Circle Pad, then stop the tornado with (A). It's called the Luiginary Tornado. Drop down to the right to find more snowdrifts and unleash the fury of the tornado on them. Hit the switch on the left to open the path to the left.

This is Base Camp 6. There is a fountain here. If you drink from the fountain and press (A) after the bros fall asleep, you can keep going. The dream is different here. The bros wake up with an unusual power within them. They are so powerful that they can crush anything in their path. Bowser and Antasma are on the run, but their capture is inevitable and all they can do is blame each other for failing. They still have the Dream Stone and wish for the bros' defeat. Luigi, the superstar, gets his time to shine by taking back the Dream Stone with a graceful leap and otherworldly agility. Bowser and Antasma fail, Dreambert revives all the Pi'illos and welcomes scores of tourists to Pi'illo Island, making it famous. The party never ends. Pi'illo Island wakes up from its nightmare. Game Over. With health fully restored, the bros wake up and continue on. Take the lower left path to descend.

You'll want to descend the mountain to get an Attack Piece. Return to Base Camp 6. To the right, on a higher level, you'll find the last Attack Piece. The new Luiginary Attack is the Luiginary Hammer. Repeatedly press (B) to make the Luiginoids form a hammer, while using the Circle Pad to keep Mario balanced. Tilt gently in the same direction the hammer is falling. When approaching the enemies, use the Circle Pad to line up the cross hairs, then press (A) to swing the hammer. When you're done practicing, climb up higher, then go right twice to Base Camp 7.

There's a yellow block between two gray blocks. Use the tornado to pick up the yellow block, then move Mario so he can push the block into the switch to the right. This opens the gate ahead. Spring Jump up and you'll find more yellow blocks, but the switches are blocked by punching fists. Hit the blocks in the tornado with good timing. This will open two gates below. Go right, Hover Jumping over the spikes. Go up and to the right for some items. Return, then go to the upper left.

This is Base Camp 8. The temperature Luiginary Work is here. Send the frozen springy block to the left to reach the switch. Send it to the right to hit a black ! Block, which raises a bar to stop the block when it's sliding. Go to the upper left. This is the Base Camp. There's a blizzard ahead, which will obscure your vision. Use the tornado periodically to clear up the snow. Go to the middle right through a pipe. The summit is near. Go to the right side of this area, then heal and save at the Save Block. To the right is the summit.

At the summit, Luigi looks up, confused. Something's strange about the ceiling. Then it moves. It's not a ceiling, but a nose, over some giant teeth. It blows the bros away. They climb back up, Dreambert appears, and the creature yawns. It asks who woke him up. Dreambert says they need to make it erupt by goading it. Use the tornado to send a yellow block at the volcanic creature. An infinite stream of yellow blocks will appear, with spikes on either the left or right side. The spikes won't hurt Mario. Aim the yellow block at the pimple-like bulb on its nose. Do this repeatedly until it bursts. The creature is enraged and erupts. In the real world, Starlow notices that Luigi isn't sleeping as deeply. In the dream world, Dreambert panicks and says they must escape quickly. The bros run off as volcanic rock rains down. They trip and start rolling, forming a snowball. The monster follows and catches up, wanting to teach the bros a lesson. It charges the bros. In the real world, Luigi's "L" is shining. The Luiginoids gather to form giant Dreamy Luigi.

The monster, Dreamy Mount Pajamaja, approaches Mario and Dreambert, but Dreamy Luigi knocks him away with his hammer. Mario rides on Luigi's cap. Mount Pajamaja has his guard up, so Dreambert asks if there is a way to break it. He suggests the Hammer Uppercut. Select the hammer, then the Hammer Uppercut. Slide quickly in the arrow's direction to swing the hammer vertically. This will launch it backwards. Dreambert suggests a Bros. Attack. There's a new one called the Drill Stomp. Make circles in the arrow's direction to make Mario spin faster. Doing so will allow you to continue the attack again and again. Be sure to check the arrow's direction, as it changes. At the end of the attack, Mario will need to rest for a while. Mount Pajamaja will volley a volcanic rock with Luigi. Slide in the arrow's direction to hit it back. It will eventually land in Mount Pajamaja's crater, causing some damage. While battling solo, use Hammer Uppercut to knock the enemy backwards, then jump on it. It will charge at Luigi, so slide repeatedly to push it back. It says it will get superheated. It will sit in the ground, then form a tower from the rock below. It will spew rocks at Luigi. Stop them by touching the circles they're headed for to knock them back with the hammer. A volcano behind the will start erupting. The rock it throws at Mount Pajamaja will heal it slightly. Use the hammer to knock it off its base. The base can be used to plug up the volcanoes. Keep attacking until the it's health is low and Dreambert announces it's time to use Finishing Bros. Aim the star cursor with the star on Mount Pajamaja's nose for an Excellent attack. The bros get four presents. Dreamy Luigi returns to normal.

As predicted, after dealing with the volcano, the portal reappears because Luigi sleeps less soundly. It seems the Dreambeats have stopped. What awaits the bros in the real world?

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