- Great Magician's Palace

Little Big Planet Guide - Walkthrough

Great Magician's Palace

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|# Prize Bubbles In Level:| 38                                                 |
|Complete Level Once:     | Costume: Green Swimsuit   Background: The Temples  |
|100% Completion Prize:   | Objects: Craft Cosmos Concept with Frame           |
|                         |          Great Magician's Magic Box                |
|Ace Level Prize:         | Costume: Chicken Wings                             |
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|PRIZE BUBBLE PICKUPS IN LEVEL:                                                |
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|STICKERS:                |OBJECTS:                   |DECORATIONS:            |
|-------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
|[] Blue Elephant (13)    |[] Descending Stone        |[] Cream Handkerchief(16|
|[] Cobra Tail (37)       |   Barrier (12)            |[] Gold Coin Chain (32) |
|[] Curvy Cobra Body (15) |[] Fire Pit Swing (26)     |[] Gold Earring (24)    |
|[] Elephant Motif (35)   |[] Fire Pit Double Jump(38)|[] Gold Swirly Chain(11)|
|[] Indian Motif (5)      |[] Fire Pit Triple Jump(14)|[] Golden Sun (20)      |
|[] Yellow Motif (29)     |[] Grab-Bridge (4)         |[] Green Tassels (2)    |
|-------------------------|[] Large Magic Bridge (6)  |[] Oval Jewel (34)      |
|COSTUMES:                |[] Magic Flower Bridge (25)|[] Sackboy Symbol (23)  |
|-------------------------|[] Mechanical Magic        |------------------------|
|[] Brown Felt (10)       |   Bridge (27)       |AUDIO:                  |
|[] Cardboard Mask (18)   |[] Medium Magic Bridge (30)|------------------------|
|[] Cartoon Eyes (1)      |[] Ornate Arch (36)        |[] 'New Dehli Dawn' (9) |
|[] Green Felt (28)       |[] Pink Straw (3)          |[] Temple Int Music (33)|
|[] Grey Side Parting     |[] Shehnai (22)            '------------------------|
|   Wig (8)               |[] Small Magic Bridge (19)                          |
|[] Trainers (31)         |[] Stone Block Emitter (7)                          |
|[] Grey Trainers         |[] Sun & Moon (17)                                  |
|                         |[] Great Magician's Magic Box (21)                  |
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Head to the right to meet The Great Magician. To the right is a continuously forming bridge of dissolving blocks falling from above. When in place, rush over while grabbing the [SMALL MAGIC BRIDGE] and [GOLD EARRING]. The same applies for the next falling blocks, except here are three prize bubbles, plus a few blocks are much longer than the others. Take your time and make sure you hop on the longer blocks so you can grab all three prize bubbles: [ELEPHANT MOTIF], [INDIAN MOTIF] and [MEDIUM MAGIC BRIDGE].

Stand in awe, looking at the magically dissolving blocks. Just don't stand under them when they're still solid!

The next bridge is the opposite principle of the previous two, as blocks appear from out of thin air, rather then dissolve. At the highest point, hop to the ledge in the background to your left. You can add the [GOLDEN SUN] and [SHEHNAI] to the left from here, and the [SUN & MOON] and [LARGE MAGIC BRIDGE] behind the wall on the right. Proceed to the next checkpoint. Drop down to grab the [MAGIC FLOWER BRIDGE], then wait for the two longer blocks to dissolve and jump over the rest of the blocks.

In the next obstacle course, make your way through the dropping blocks, which you can use to make a jump for the [DESCENDING STONE BARRIER] and [STONE BLOCK EMITTER]. The next bridge consists out of dissolving rocks again, with to the mix added some descending stones. Make your way through to the next gong, and grab the [PINK STRAW] object on your way there.

Here, the gap seems to big to cross. However, the lever in front of the gong controls a block spitting device up above. To pop out a block, simply press the button by jumping your head into the stone pillar. Create a stairway and proceed to the next obstacle course, but don't miss the [MECHANICAL MAGIC BRIDGE].

Use this device to create your own bridge.

This next course consists of a lower and upper part, once again with dissolving rocks. The lower path has some gaps in it, the upper part consists simply out of the regular dissloving blocks, but you have to jump on it without a break. Grab the [OVAL JEWEL] and the [SACKBOY SYMBOL] while you're there.

Next, hop over the gaps and do your best to avoid the spitted coals. Next is another dropping blocks obstacle course, but this time the blocks move faster, AND they're on fire. The two prize bubbles at the end can be reached with a regular jump and hold: [CREAM HANDKERCHIEF] and [ORNATE ARCH].

The next obstacle course is different from any other you've seen so far. Once you press the button on the right, blocks will drop from the air in a way only a tetris master could drop them. Be sure to not get squashed or stuck, and hop a level higher until you reach the top. Here you can grab the [COBRA TAIL].

2x Players:
The path to the left leads to a 2 Player area. This is arguably the most difficult multiplayer challenge in LBP. Have one player hop into the tetris esque hole in the wall, and have the other player hit the buttons on the left and the right while the other player makes his way to the top. Once on top, you have two choices. You can either activate the checkpoint on the right and have the other player pop theirselves so they start there as well, or you can jump from the right to the left button on top - which will also release blocks so that player two can reach the top.

At the next checkpoint, things get tricky. The lower player can make blocks appear by running below the upper player, who must keep up quickly, due to the vanishing ability of the blocks. You'll both have to jump twice until you reach a platform of safety. Next up are several switches which cause pillars or blocks to appear and create a path for the other player. When both players reach the end, you'll be able to find the precious and elusive prize bubbles: [NEW DEHLI DAWN], [GREY TRAINERS], [GREY SIDE PARTING WIG], [GOLD COIN CHAIN], [CARDBOARD MASK], [CARTOON EYES]. Worth it? I think so!

Next up are familiar, common, trusty fabric balls. Swing over to the next checkpoint, dodge the coals, and grab the [FIRE PIT SWING] object. The next few gaps are also easy, which makes adding the [FIRE PIT DOUBLE JUMP] to your collection an easy task.
If you jump to the window while leaping from the higher ledge, it's very possible to grab the [CURVY COBRA BODY] sticker from there. Grab the blocks on the right to create some stairs, and don't forget to snatch the [BLUE ELEPHANT] and [GRAB BRIDGE] from the window. There is also a sticker puzzle here - how else would you plan on getting those three prize bubbles high above? The Cobra Tail can be put on the cardboard, followed by the Straight Cobra Body, and to make things complete, the Cobra Head Sticker. These are all found in this world, 2nd and 3rd levels. Your reward will be: [GREEN FELT], [BROWN FELT] and [TEMPLE INT MUSIC].

Complete the Cobra with stickers to release a bunch of Prize Bubbles.

The next few gaps are yet again not much to write home about. Collect the [GREEN TASSELS], [FIRE PIT TRIPLE JUMP] and [GOLD SWIRLY CHAIN] on your way to the next gong. Next up is The Great Magician again. He will magically make things appear from under his box: A burning triangle, a burning coal, a movable block, or nothing, after which it repeats. The Block is what you want. Move it to the right to grab the Challenge Key, and hop onto his arm. You can launch yourself in the air - on top of his head - to find the [GREAT MAGICIAN'S MAGIC BOX].