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Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue is the second game in the Ty series. This game takes place some time after the events of the previous game, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger. The game takes place in Burramudgee, a fictional town in a region known as Southern Rivers. In this game, the players can have a wide variety of Boomerangs to use and a wide variety of new enemies to fight. Unlike the first game, this game also features Side Missions.

Plot[]

One day, Ty and Shazza were driving when Ranger Ken tells him Boss Cass, the evil Cassowary who imprisoned Ty's parents long ago, has escaped from Currawong Jail and has set up his own country called Cassopolis, claiming he has diplomatic immunity. Dennis, the Green Tree Frog, has formed "Bush Rescue", an organization to stop Cass. As part of Bush Rescue, Ty goes on a number of missions all around the Southern Rivers such as transporting valuable items, rescuing civilians, and stopping Cass's evil lizard minions. On one mission, Ty has to face Patchy the Cybersaur (an Ankylosaurus with robotic enhancements on his head, tail, and back) who was sent by Fluffy, the Thorny Devil who Ty faced at the Fjord in the first game.

Then while trying to stop a fire on an offshore oil rig, Fluffy use Buster, a monster formed by yellow nanobots joining together, to distract Ty so she could steal a shadow drive from the rig. Cass then uses the drive to mix warm blooded strength from mammals with the lizard's cold blooded ferocity and weapons to make "Uber Repitles".

During a battle with Fluffy, Ty manages to steal a Data N.U.T. and gives it to Julius the Koala, Bush Rescue's lead scientist, for analysis. From the NUT, Cass' evil plan is revealed just as Cass kidnaps Burramudgee to use their warm blood for "Uber Reptiles" Ty, Sly, and Shazza go to his lair to stop him. Shazza uses a standard Battle Bunyip, Sly uses his custom made "Missile Bunyip", and Ty uses the new Shadow Bunyip. After once again defeating Patchy and Buster, Sly and Shazza go to free the residents of Burramudgee and Ty goes to defeat Boss Cass. Just before she leaves, Shazza gives Ty a kiss for luck. Ty and Cass then face off in the middle of a volcano. Cass summons a bunch of green nanobots capable of joining together into a long armed robot to destroy Ty but he destroys it and defeats Cass. Once they get back, Ty, Sly, and Shazza receive medals of bravery and honor, made out of Thunder Eggs. Later Boss Cass is seen in prison carrying out lunch duty and serving food to all of his lizard minions.

Cast[]

Characters in italics appear for the first time in the series.

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger - Greg Ellis

Maurie - Terry Gill

Shazza - Peta Johnson

Chockers - Peta Johnson

Madame Mopoke- Peta Johnson

Boss Cass - Clement von Franckenstein

Terrence - Clement von Franckenstein

Dennis - Daron Jennings

Bruno - Daron Jennings

Patchy - Daron Jennings

Boonie - Daron Jennings

Clarence - Daron Jennings

Buck Fox - Daron Jennings

Julius - Neil Hunt

Tiberius- Neil Hunt

Lenny - Terence McGovern

Trader Bob - Terence McGovern

Carn - Wally Wingert

Red - Wally Wingert

Karlos - Nolan North

Duncan - Nolan North

Snappy - Nolan North

Bruce - Chris Edgerly

Ranger Ken - Chris Edgerly

Sneath - Tony Parmenter / Chris Edgerly

Rex - Danny McMaster

Sergeant Bluey - Danny McMaster

Dazza (cut character) - Danny McMaster

Parrotbeard - Bill Farmer

Squeaver - Bill Farmer

Johnno - Bill Farmer

Bunyip Elder - Gregg Berger

Patch - Gregg Berger

Foreman Norman - Gregg Berger

Elle - Kym Wilson

Fluffy - Kym Wilson

Betty - Kym Wilson

Sly - William Snow

Merv - William Snow

Bri - William Snow

Sheila - Debi Mae West

Birrel - Debi Mae West

Princess Orchid - Debi Mae West

Pippa - Beth Muller

Peppa - Beth Muller

Charlene - Jane Fitzgerald

Duke - Mark E Darin

Hannibal - Matthew Emery

Maureen - Nicole Stark

Koala girl - Nicole Stark

Poly - Nicole Stark

Mascot Mark - Robert Butterworth

Gooboo Steve - Steve Stamatiadis

Cy 512

Cy 1024

Other Voices - Louis Johnston, George Stamatiadis, Jon English, Ethan Watson, Sal Fazio, Ron Marc

HD Re-Release[]

In 2017, Krome released Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2 on Steam Early Access. The game was in an alpha state, and thus had several bugs and was prone to crashing, though it could be played to 100% completion. It was later released fully finished.

Key differences in the remake include:

  • All of the 'rangs besides the Smasharang/Kaboomerang, Megarang/Omegarang, Lasharang/Warperang, and Doomerang now have unique sound effects, rather than sounding like the default boomerang
  • The Aquarang now uses the same model as in Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, rather than the default boomerang model
  • A new musical cue is used for the Kromium Orb that is similar to the Thunder Egg musical cue, replacing the modified opal collection sound
  • When a 'rang is bought from the Sly Shack, the original 'rang is still useable
  • The fence separating Lower and Upper Burramudgee is absent, meaning that one can get to either area with ease and making the Kromium Orb near the tunnel to Bush Rescue HQ easy to acquire
  • When thrown, 'rangs now have a doppler effect of sorts
  • The Burramudgee Sewers now have a noticeable echo effect, though at the moment, this is glitched, as it can cause Ty's footsteps to sound like they're coming from elsewhere and gives the creepy feeling of being followed; the echo effect continued after exiting the sewer, though this was later fixed
  • Several misc. sound effects were updated, including Julius' Science Facts and explosions
  • The aspect ratio changes based on the screen resolution, but with black border overlay added to limit the display to 16:9 for other aspect ratios.
  • A complete overhaul to the cart racing minigame, including a smarter, tougher AI, improved powersliding and mini-turbos, and character voiceovers
  • Many enemies, such as Frills, Blue Tongues, and crocodiles, have a wider range of death cries
  • The map in Bush Rescue HQ's watchtower can now be interacted with, enabling players to replay the prologue mission with any 'rangs they have acquired since then; opals collected in subsequent playthroughs of the prologue will not be added to your total
  • Control changes to the Fourbie and cart
  • Wobbygon Bay now has mutliple props and elements beyond Cassopolis that were intended for the original console release, but cut due to memory constraints; these include a pirate ship, a sunken tugboat, a humpback whale that waves at Ty, and Dennis boating around the Wulli Wulli Oil Rig; this area is inaccessible
  • Platinum Cogs now have a purpose, in that they can be used at Trader Bob's General Store to purchase skins for Ty and the Fourbie
  • Various graphical and audio improvements

Trivia[]

Ty tasmanian tiger 2 bush rescue Nickelodeon Magazine Advertisement October 2004

2004 magazine advertisement

  • It was announced in 2004 that Film Roman and Krome Studios was developing an animated series based on the video game series.[1] Krome studios confirms that TY tv series got cancelled since no networks had interest in picking up the show.
  • This is the only game to have the Battle Bunyip, Sub Bunyip, Lifter Bunyip, Thermo Bunyip, and the battle Mortar. The Lifter and Sub Bunyips were playable twice, the Shadow only once, in the final mission.
  • This is the only game that doesn't have a Thunder Egg hunt mission.
  • The Quinkan were also mentioned in this game by Gooboo Steve.
  • If you stay in Burramudgee too long, the cars will start glitching so as the townsfolks who are walking will run into things and eachother. 
  • Currawong was only playable once, it resembles Burramudgee in its appearance.

Beta Elements[]

Many elements were cut from the game during its beta phase, mainly due to time or memory constraints:

  • The game's original plot involved time travel, explaining the presence of dinosaurs in the Never Never
  • One in-game Gameplay Video shows that Southern Highway's roads were to be populated by traffic, and that the enemy motorbikes could be launched by the Blastorang; the traffic was cut either due to memory constraints, lack of collision detection, or because Krome was afraid it could encourage real-life road rage
  • Several characters were cut, including Shiela and a new character named "Dazza"; concept art for Shiela still exists, though, and Boonie's father mentions her constantly
  • Several missions and locations were cut, including one mission that would have seen Ty travel to Cassopolis, while another would see Ty facing off with Cy in a cart race
  • At Wobbygon Bay, several elements were cut in the area beyond Cassopolis, including a pirate ship, a sunken tugboat, a humpback whale that waves at Ty, and Dennis boating around Wulli Wulli Oil Rig; as mentioned above, these elements were restored in the PC version.

See also[]

External links[]

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger Series
Main games Ty the Tasmanian TigerTy the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush RescueTy the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the QuinkanTy the Tasmanian Tiger 4
App games Ty the Tasmanian Tiger: Boomerang BlastTy the Tasmanian Tiger: Bush Rescue HQ
Flash games Gunyip BattleGunyipsRang`em EnemiesRace Track by NightCharactersRangsRainforestQuinkanGeneral Knowledge
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