Chapter 7-4: Kickball Part 2

Hailfire Peaks (Lava Side)

From the warp pad, come down the stone steps again and take the broken column bridge on the right side, opposite Sabreman’s tent. Keep crossing the columns until you reach a large, stone Colosseum. Head inside.

< COLOSSEUM KICKBALL STADIUM (LOBBY) >
As you enter, head left and up the broken stone stairs. Head left and up some more steps to find a golden coloured switch. Step on it, and outside three stone pillars will rise out of the lava to reveal a stepping-stone bridge across to a Jinjo behind a boiling hot waterfall. Head over to the opposite side of the colosseum and climb up onto the second floor to find a tunnel leading out of the colosseum.

< HAILFIRE PEAKS (LAVA SIDE) >
Feathery flap your way across the three pillars, then use your wonderwing attack on the last one to jump through the hot water, grab the Jinjo (5) and jump back onto the stone pillar. Head back inside the colosseum.

< COLOSSEUM KICKBALL STADIUM (LOBBY) >
Head right to find a pair of split up pads. After splitting up to Banjo, climb the chain leading up the nearest large, stone pillar, then grip grab around the small ledge at the top. Drop onto the cracked platform, then go out the doorway.

< HAILFIRE PEAKS (LAVA SIDE) >
Step on the switch and a gate above you will open to reveal another pad for Kazooie. Press A to switch back to the bird.

< COLOSSEUM KICKBALL STADIUM (LOBBY) >
Cross to the other side of the colosseum, then use a grenade egg on the cracked wall to find a pair of claw clamber boots. Use the boots to climb the large pillar closest to you, then head out the doorway at the top.

< HAILFIRE PEAKS (LAVA SIDE) >
Collect the Cheato Page (3) then head back into the colosseum again.

< COLOSSEUM KICKBALL STADIUM (LOBBY) >
Feathery flap down and exit through the main entrance.

< HAILFIRE PEAKS (LAVA SIDE) >
Cross the fallen pillars to the level entrance and exit. From there, head up the stone steps and use the warp pad to warp to the lava side’s upper area. Once there, carefully go up the ledge and around it until you’re right next to the colosseum. Use the top C button if you need to check where you’re going, and use the left and right C buttons to zoom in and out. Once you can see your target, glide down towards it and into the small hollow to press the switch. Another gate will rise just left of Banjo’s pad, so press A to switch to the bear.

As Banjo, take yourself to the very left of the platform and drop down to catch the ledge. Grip Grab across, then pull yourself up to find the final switch. A Jiggy will appear at the bottom left corner of the Colosseum – press A to switch to Kazooie, then glide down to it and pick it up (7). Take Kazooie back inside the Colosseum.

< COLOSSEUM KICKBALL STADIUM (LOBBY) >
Head up to the split up pads and press A.

< HAILFIRE PEAKS (LAVA SIDE) >
Grip grab your way back across the ledge, then run through the tunnel back into the colosseum.

< COLOSSEUM KICKBALL STADIUM (LOBBY) >
Pair up, then jump down to ground floor. Ignore the Jinjo as it’s a Minjo if you haven’t figured out already. Instead, use a grenade egg on the cracked wall on the opposite side of it to find a new path. Head on through.

Mayan Kickball Stadium (Lobby)

Yup, we’re back in Mayahem Temple for a final visit. Seeing as the Stonies over in Hailfire Peaks won’t let you into the Colosseum unless… well, you get what I mean. Open the gate with the switch in front of you, then warp to Wumba’s.

< JADE SNAKE GROVE >
Jump up the steps to Wumba’s Wigwam.

< WUMBA'S WIGWAM >
Jump in the pink pool once more and take the Stony back out again.

< JADE SNAKE GROVE >
Warp to the stadium again.

< MAYAN KICKBALL STADIUM (LOBBY) >
Jump through the tunnel back to Hailfire Peaks once more.

Colosseum Kickball Stadium (Lobby)

Climb up the steps and talk to the Stony, and he’ll open the gate to the Colosseum Kickball’s Quarter Final. Don’t enter yet, though, as this time around things are going to be a little different. The aim in Colosseum Kickball is to finish the round with the lowest score. Thus, you must kick as many yellow balls into the other goals as possible, whilst protecting your own and keeping your score down with red balls. The colosseum also introduces the red and yellow flashing balls – simply put, these are worth twice as much as normal balls.

Get through all three rounds to earn your Jiggy. Be careful, as it’s a little tougher than the Mayan Kickball – opponents will stop at nothing to get to the ball before you, even if it means shoving you out of the way. Either way, collect your Jiggy when you’re done (8), then exit the Colosseum back to Mayahem Temple.

< MAYAN KICKBALL STADIUM (LOBBY) >
Warp back to the Jade Snake Grove.

< JADE SNAKE GROVE >
Up the steps and into the Wigwam.

< WUMBA'S WIGWAM >
You don’t need any more magic in Hailfire Peaks, so the last time you’ll be seeing Wumba is in the next (and final) world. Unless you want to be treated to a little secret of mine, of course. Transform and head back out again.

< JADE SNAKE GROVE >
Think of some cruel way to take out the Moggy before you warp, as this is the last you’ll see of the temple. Fire eggs and Grenades are a nice choice, but it’s up to you. Take the warp pad back to the Kickball stadium.

< MAYAN KICKBALL STADIUM (LOBBY) >
Talk to the stonies in here with Banjo and you might hear some pretty rude cryptic messages from Rare if you look hard enough. Otherwise, just head back through to Hailfire Peaks.

Colosseum Kickball Stadium (Lobby)

Out through the main door, you’re finished here.

< HAILFIRE PEAKS (LAVA SIDE) >
Seeing as I’m so mean, trek all the way back to the entrance across the stone pillars lying in the lava, then all the way around the left side of the mountain until you find the flight pad we revealed earlier. Stock up on feathers before you take to the sky and head up towards the door Gobi entered when you first started this level, just above the Lava Side’s train station entrance. Fly on in.

< TRAIN STATION (LAVA SIDE) >
You’ll re-emerge on a stone platform up above Chuffy the train. Head on over to Gobi, being careful not to fall off the platform. Beak Bust his hump and he’ll cough up his precious water into Chuffy’s boiler, cooling the train down and allowing him to access the ice side’s train station. Feathery Flap over the train onto the platform on the other side, then enter.

< CHUFFY'S CAB >
Take Chuffy to the ice side’s train station, then hop out again.

< TRAIN STATION (ICE SIDE) >
Climb up the thin piece of ice draping down from the platform above and you’ll find a Jinjo – sorry, Minjo. Kill it with a grenade or whatever, then head into the next room.

< HAILFIRE PEAKS (ICE SIDE) >
Pluck up your Jiggy (9) and you’re done here.

End of Chapter 7

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