Temple Run 2

You have the golden idol in hand Temple Run 2 is a sequel to the original Temple Run and is the third installment of the Temple Run series. It was released for iOS on 17 January 2013 and for Android on 31 January 2013.

Gameplay

Temple Run 2 features a new scenario which mixes Asian style temples, grass paths through a forest, rivers, ziplines and mines. You have to jump over obstacles (swipe up the screen), slide under others (swipe down), turn at intersections (swipe left or right), and move to the left or right to collect coins or avoid obstacles (tilt your device left or right). Instead of the 3 smaller demon monkeys in the first game, the player is chased by a single, much larger monkey.

Leveling

The levelling system has been revamped: you can no longer achieve multiple goals at once. Instead, a player can only complete three goals at any given time. For example, if the goal is to complete a 1000m run without tripping and you run 2500m, the only goal that will be accomplished is the 1000m one. You will need to complete the 2500m goal when it becomes available. This new system allows a player to fully complete the objectives over a longer time period.

There are two ways to increase one's score multiplier. One way is to buy the upgrade called "Score Multiplier" with the coins that you manage to collect. The second method is completing the goals throughout the game, which will then eventually raise your level.

Utilities

Head Start

Boosts from the first game are no longer buyable items; instead, the game will offer a Head Start at the start of a run whenever the player has 2,500 or more coins available. Activating it will boost you ahead 1000m. When a player has 10,000 or more coins, you can then get a Mega Head Start, which will boost you 2500m.

Save Me

After death, the game will offer a second chance (similar to the Angel Wings in Temple Run) in exchange for gems (1 gem for the first time in a run, 2 for the second, 4 for the third and so on). Since the number of gems required increases very quickly, it is wise to purchase upgrades for Save Me which reduce the number of gems required by up to 5 (although the minimum cost remains at 1 gem). In addition, there is also one free Save Me that allows the player to watch an ad in exchange for a Save Me.

Abilities

Coin Magnet (only the first part of the page is relevant)
Boost Distance
Power Meter
Head Start

Power-ups

Shield: Helps protect you from obstacles. (In Temple Run 1, it is called Invisibility, but in Temple Run 2, it is called Shield.) Unlike Invisibility, shield does not protect you from falling. Also, if you run into an obstacle, the Shield effect disappears but you will survive the obstacle
Coin Bonus: Instant 50 coin bonus (added to your running total for that run)
Boost: Engages boost instantly
Score Bonus: Instant 500 point bonus (added to your score for that run)
Magnet: Engages magnet instantly
Gem Bonus: Gives you 2 gems

To activate any of these, you need to double-click anywhere on the screen when you see that the Power Meter, in the upper left corner of the screen, is glowing green. To fill the meter, the player will need to collect coins or pick up a couple of the larger gold coin power-ups. (The Power Meter ability can be upgraded with coins, which reduces the amount of time required for the meter to fill up.)

Objectives

Novice Runner: Run 500 meters (In one run)
Pocket Change: Collected 100 coins (In one run)
Adventurer: Scored 25,000 points (In one run)
Sprinter: Ran 1,000 meters
Piggy Bank: Collected 250 coins
Treasure Hunter: Scored 50,000 points
Stingy: 250m collecting no coins
High Roller: Scored 100,000 points
Miser Run: 500m collecting no coins (In one run)
Daily Dose: Completed a daily challenge
Gem Collector: Found a gem
Lump Sum: Collected 500 coins
Cheat Death: Used a 'Save Me'
Archaeology 101: Found an artifact
Power Collector: Unlock a 2nd powerup
Weakly Challenged: Completed a weekly Challenge
Fox Trot: Ran 50,000 with Scarlett Fox
Athlete: Ran 2,500 meters (In one run)
Payday: Collected 750 coins (In one run)
Allergic to gold: 1,000m collecting no coins
1/4 Million Club: Scored 250,000 points (In one run)
Lucky Strike: Collected 2 gems in one run
Couch to 5k: Collected 5,000 coins
5K Runner: Ran 5,000 meters
Steady Feet: Ran 2,500m without tripping
1/2 Million Club: Scored 500,000 points (In one run)
Head Start: Used a 'Head Start'
Double Resurrection: Used 'Save Me' twice in one run
Bonus Items: Collected 20 bonus items
Money Bags: Collected 1,000 coins
No Trip Runner: Ran 5,000m without tripping
Daily Doses: 5 consecutive Daily Challenges
9 Lives: Used 'Save Me' 9 times
Temple Runner: Completed 100 Lifetime Runs
Marathoner: 100,000 lifetime meters
Artifact scavenger: Found 5 different Artifacts
10K Runner: Ran 10,000 meters
Money Bin: Collected 2,500 coins
Million Club: Scored 1,000,000 points (In one run)
Minor Miner: 100,000 lifetime coins
Fort Knox: Collected 5,000 coins
Photojournalist: Ran 50,000 with Maria Selva
Speedy Start: Use 5 'Head Start'
A Week's Work: Completed all Weekly Challenges
All the rings!: Found all 10 artifact rings
2.5 Million Club: Scored 2,500,000 points
The Spartan: 1 million without powerups (1,000,000 points without powerups)
Jackpot: Collected 5 gems in one run
Maskerade Party: Found all 10 Artifact Masks
Critter Sitter: Found all 10 Critter Artifacts
Botanist: Found all 10 Floral Artifacts
Reliquary: Found all 5 Relic Artifacts
Fashionable: Unlocked a Hat
Private Collection: Collected 20 Different Artifacts
Daily dozen: 12 consecutive Daily Challenges
5 Million Club: Scored 5,000,000 points
Ultra Marathoner: Ran 5,000,000 Lifetime Meters
Bankrupt: Ran 2,000 without coins
Circumnavigator: 1,000,000 lifetime meters
Gold Miner: 500,000 Lifetime coins
10 Million Club: Scored 10,000,000 points
Mega Runner: Complete 1,000 Lifetime Runs
Midas Touch: 1,000,000 lifetime coins
Infinirunner: 10,000,000 lifetime meters
Powerless: Ran 2,500m with no powerups

Challenges

Daily and weekly challenges reward the player with coins or gems when completed.

Daily Challenges:

Day 1:collect 100 coin As a reward for completing this you earn exactly 250 coins
Day 2:collect 1artifact ring As a reward for completing this, you get 500 coins
Day 3: go up to triple coins As a reward for completing this, you get 750 coins
Day 4: go up to double coins As a reward for completing this, you get 1000 coins.
Day 5: get a critters As a reward for completing this, you get either a very large amount of coins or a medium amount of gems.

Weekly Challenges: There are always three weekly challenges. The first challenge will award 1000 coins, the second will award 5000 coins, and the final one will award exactly ten gems.

Artifacts

Rings

Infinite Loop
Angel Wings
Twisted Root
Floating Island
Sky Clasp
Demon Claw
Ruby Shard
Cave's Maw
Mistic Rocks
Idol's Curse

Unlock all ten to unlock the ring hat

Masks

Fire Breather
Infinite Seeker
Traveling Tiki
Skyward Scream
Serpent's Smile
Silent Menace
Jade Monster
The Gatekeeper
Demon Skull
Face of the Idol

Critters

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Cucumingo
Ultra Beetle
Exotic Bird
Toad
Winged Screamer
Thorny Snail
Chameleon
Melon Turtle
Flying Piranha
Gemini Snake

Floral

Predaberries
Exotic Fruit
Maneater
Pitcherplant
Rare Flower
Fungus Amongus
Snapdragons
Thorny Strangler
Ancient Seeds
Fluorescents

Relics

Golden Llama
Greek Vase
Ushabti
Neo Dagger
Jade Treasure

Christmas

Candy Cane
Stocking
Holly
Present
Wreath

Collecting all five unlocks Santa Hat.

Valentine's

Chocolates
Card
Bouquet
Gift
Hearts

Collecting all five unlocks Bouncy Hearts Headband.

St. Patrick's

Four Leaf Clover
Rainbow
Leprechaun Boots
Pot O' Gold
Emerald Idol

Collecting all five unlocks Leprechaun Hat.

Easter

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Chocolate Bunny
Basket
Baby Chick
Jelly Beans
Golden Egg

Collecting all five unlocks Bunny Ears.

4th of July

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Flag
Bald Eagle
Cannon
Hot Dog
Fireworks

Collecting all five unlocks Uncle Sam Hat.

Tactics

A selection of tactics:

Upgrades

"Upgrade in the following priorities:

Coin value
Coin Magnet / Boost
Power Meter / Pickup Spawn
Score Multiplier / Save Me / Shield Duration
Head Start (I'd say the least important ability)"

Unlocking Characters

"The only character really worth unlocking is Scarlett Fox. I unlocked Barry Bones for coins bonus, but it's very small, it doesn't increase your power meter (unlike similar coin power-ups on the map). Karma Lee is not worth upgrading too. Her power up gives you 500 bonus points, while Boost runs you through a distance of ~400 meters, times the multiplier gives you over 20000 points at once."

Gem Farming

Upon reaching level 9 you unlock the Gem Bonus ability. If you power this with gems (2 per boost) then you are awarded a 5 Gem bonus immediately on hitting your boost meter. Use this technique to farm gems for use with Save Me.

Gameplay Powerups

Ignore the shield, it's not that useful; instead focus on collecting the Coin Magnet or Boost. Have your character equipped with the alternative (Boost or Coin Magnet) and then use both powerups at the same time. Your character will then run through the map whilst collecting every coin. This is the same as purchasing the Usain Bolt character for his 'Bolt Boost' ability.

Power-Ups: more detail

Collecting power-ups is not affected by the tilt of your device. You can collect power-ups on top of hills by jumping just before the top. Power-ups above the slope itself (leading to the top of the hill) cannot be collected, so don't even try. Some power-ups are placed in awkward positions where collecting them will lead to death, e.g. you jump to collect a power-up and then fall in the gap in front. Only the Boost power-up is worth collecting in such cases (as it allows you to survive the next obstacle). Power-ups, as well as slide-under obstacles, can be jumped over in very rare cases (e.g. jumping from top of the hill while on boost).

Shield

It only protects you from obstacles such as roofs, fire, trees, spiky wheels, wooden trippers (in the Narrows) etc. It does NOT protect you from falling! It only protects you from one obstacle. Useful in the situation pictured here (it protects from the spikes, but not from the river).

Coin Magnet

Very helpful power-up, as you don't need to tilt your device so much. It can drag coins from other turns while on the railways. Works perfectly with Boost.

Large Coin

Fills your Power Meter by approximately 1/3 and gives you 50 coins.

This is very helpful because it can fill your meter.

Gem

Gives you a gem. Gems are used to revive with Save Me.

Typical fails

Fast turns are very dangerous as surviving depends on how quickly you can react.

(Prior to a June 2013 update, it was not uncommon to encounter two jumping obstacles back-to-back, as in the picture above. It required extreme precision to land between the two and then immediately jump again, or a Shield or Boost power-up.)

Other information

While sliding on the rope, relax. Tilt your device to get coins. Nothing can happen to you.
Railways (in mines) are probably the easiest part of Temple Run. Simply tilt your device to one of the sides and keep it there until you need to tilt it to the other side (to get coins or to turn), and duck to avoid obstacles. The worst thing you can do is to keep your device straight. I wouldn't recommend you using Boost there, as you'll probably miss most coins and as it's such an easy part. Consider railways as a chance for you to refill your Power Meter. (Best thing here is to get it filled and upon the end collect Coin Magnet).
There is a semi-tilt! If you slightly tilt your device to the left (or right), you are able to collect coins from both central and left (or right) lines! Remember this when on Boost, as adjusting there is difficult. But if semi-tilt is used, you have a chance of collecting 2/3 of all coins.
Infinirunner is probably a life-time goal for most players. Ask your friends, siblings, relatives, and grandparents for help!
Usian Bolt has a Jamaican accent. Barry Bones eats chocolate. Guy Dangerous eats burgers. Scarlett Fox eats pizza.
If you continually slide while in Boost mode, your invincibility will wear off, but you will still be running fast. This is not advised, as it is harder to react in time to dodge the obstacles and it does not end even if you enter Boost mode again (you'll still be running super fast afterward).