Unlockable: Harder Difficulty
To unlock a harder difficulty level called Insane Mode, beat the game once through with any character.
Unlockable: Animal Familiars
The extensive list below shows all of the familiar animals you can acquire, as well as how they are acquired and what purpose they each serve.
Beholder
Power: Provides a magical boost
Location: Full Moon
Have Cardinal as your animal in Full Moon, and at the second hut on the mountain path, it’ll give you a golden key that unlocks a cell in the ark holding the Beholder.
BiPolar
Power: Attacks enemies and friends when they’re about to die
Location: Snow World
Use the horn near a sign while walking up a ramp.
Bitey Bat
Power: Bites the enemy’s head
Location: Pipistrello’s Cave
Bitey bat is found after beating the Bat boss.
Burly Bear
Location: Tall Grass Field
Look for the tall grass on the cliff, and instead of going up the cliff, go left to the side of the cliff. A rock blocks your path, but can be moved by eating a sandwich. Bomb the crack behind the two treasure chest to reveal Burly Bear.
Chicken
Power: Increases defense, agility, and strength
Location: Flooded Temple
In the first dry area, dig at the X sign marked before the two fish statues.
Cardinal
Power: Increase chances of finding secret items
Location: Industrial Castle
Beat the Brute at the top floor of the castle.
Frogglet
Power: Frogglet’s catches items with its tongue
Location: Marsh
Find the X halfway in the first graveyard, where you’ll see a crypt.
Giraffey
Power: Increases leveling rate
Location: Desert
Look for the X in the sand towards the end of the level.
Hawkster
Power: Attacks enemies on the ground and picks up fruit from them
Location: Tall Grass Field
Before getting the animal Rammy from the bear with the banner, Hawkster can be found by blowing the horn outside the huts.
Install Ball
Power: Shoots enemies with his photons
Location: Alien Ship
Play through until the countdown begins. Shoot the mechanism that destroys the first green laser gate (after the toilet) and head straight up. There’s a door there (hard to see what with it being dark etc). Go left slightly. It’s still possible to exit the ship before the countdown ends.
Meowburt
Power: Increases agility
Location: Parade
The cat Meowburt is in a tunnel after the level Parade. Enter the level following Parade, and when the level begins, head to the left for the tunnel.
Monkeyface
Power: Increases the chance of finding secret items
Location: Church Store
In the store for 750 gold.
Mr. Buddy
Power: Increase rate of digging
Location: Home Castle
Find a X on a straw pile near the back wall in the first room of the castle.
Owlet
Power: Exposes hidden fruit in trees
Location: Forest Entrance
Repeatedly attack behind the area infested with vegetation before the Deadland exit.
Paazo
Power: Points out the location of buried treasure
Location: Snow Store
In the store for 750 gold.
Piggy
Power: Increases the amount of health restored when eating food
Location: Swamp Village Store
In the store for 585 gold.
Rammy
Power: Rams the enemies down to the ground
Location: Tall Grass Field
Look for a bear with a banner.
Scratchpaw
Power: Increases agility and strength
Location: Sandcastle Interior
Scratchpaw, a tiger, is behind the second barred window in the back of the room. Set him free by bombing the window.
Seahorse
Power: Increases speed in water
Location: Thieves Forest
Between the poo streak left by the deer and the river.
Sherbert
Power: Increases jump height
Location: Animal Ark
Eat a sandwich while standing under a door in the animal ark, then jump and press X, X, and Y button. Attack the door as it rises until you’re high enough to grab Sherbert.
Snailburt
Power: Increases defense but decreases agility
Location: Marsh
Near the end of the level.
Snoot
Power: Increases strength
Location: Cyclop’s Fortress
In the first room of the fortress, find a crack in the wall and bomb it.
Spinny
Power: Increases defense
Location: In the store for 680 gold
Troll
Power: Health is slowly restored over time
Location: Thieves Forest
The troll is behind a wall that can be destroyed with three bombs.
Yeti
Power: Immunity against being frozen
Location: Snow World
The Yeti is behind a hut on a declining ramp.
Zebra
Power: Exposes food in the grass
Location: Desert Chase
The Zebra is carried by the rider on a camel, who runs away from you in the desert. Chase the rider and knock him off with an arrow to score the Zebra.
Unlockable: More Characters
The list below chronicles all of the hidden, unlockable characters in the game, and how each one is unlocked.
Alien Hominid - Have the full game of Alien Hominid HD on your Xbox 360’s HDD and get at least one achievement in it.
Barbarian - Beat King’s Arena.
Bear - Beat the game with Skeleton.
Beekeeper - Beat the game with The Barbarian.
Black Knight - Beat the Game with Grey Knight.
Brute - Beat the game with The Eskimo.
Civilian - Beat the game with Peasant.
Commoner - Beat game with peasant knight.
Eskimo - Complete Icy Arena offline.
Fencer - Beat the game with Mechanic.
Forest Knight - Beat the game with the Thief.
Grey Knight - Defeat the Barbarian Boss.
Mechanic (Gear Knight) - Beat the game with Blue Knight.
Ninja - Beat the game with The Red Dragon Knight.
Peasant - Complete the “Peasant Arena”.
Periwinkle Knight - Complete the “Volcano Arena”.
Red Dragon Knight - Beat Game With Orange Knight.
Royal Guard - Complete the game as Green Knight.
Skeleton - Complete the game as Red Knight.
Thief - Beat Thieve’s Arena.
Hint: Item Locations
Below are the names and locations of the nine items you must collect in the game in order to proceed.
Binoculars - Grab this item at the end of the Industrial Castle level, after slaying the boss.
Boomerang - Equip the Cardinal Animal Orb, and go to the Thief Forest. When you locate the owl pooping from a tree, the cardinal will find this item (so long as he’s with you).
Bow and Arrow - In the Thief Forest level, they are dropped randomly and regularly.
Compass - Find to the left of the blacksmith.
Horn - After killing the Corn boss, one of the Peasants will give it to you.
Key Weapon - Equip the Cardinal Animal Orb, and go the Full Moon level. When you reach the mountain path, go up until you reach the second hut. Go near the hut and Cardinal will locate the item for you.
Spade - Head to the first desert level after you’ve complete the ship level. Leave the ship and find this item right in front of you on the left side of the sand castle.
Steering Wheel - At the end of the lava-colored level after defeating the dragons.
Treasure Map - You’ll receive this after defeating an opposing team during a mission at the sand castle in a game of volleyball.