Cactus McCoy 2: The Ruins of Calavera

Cactus McCoy 2: The Ruins of Calavera is the second game in the Cactus McCoy platformer series. The game was announced on September 30, 2011 and officially released on October 6, 2011.

Description[]

Cactus McCoy is back in his biggest adventure yet!

McCoy teams up with a competing treasure hunter for an epic journey to the mythical Ruins of Calavera. However, he is soon caught in the middle of an ancient battle for the powerful Serpent Blade. All alone, Cactus McCoy must travel to the distant Ruins of Calavera before the Serpent Blade falls into the wrong hands.

This is the long-awaited sequel to the hit platformer brawler game, Cactus McCoy. Can you battle your way to the Ruins of Calavera before Malana Mire, or will you become ancient history?

Game Features[]

12 Expansive Worlds to Explore
Tons of new weapons to master
Encounter new gangs of enemigos
3x the Boss battles
New stats to upgrade
Purchase powerful starter weapons
Badges, Challenges, and hidden Treasures

Blog Announcement[]

The long awaited sequel to Cactus McCoy will be coming to Flipline Studios on Thursday 10/6/2011! Each day, we will reveal new characters and exciting details about Cactus McCoy 2: The Ruins of Calavera!

You can expect many new locations as McCoy embarks on an epic journey south of the border in search of the fabled ruins of Calavera. More details coming soon!

Previews[]

09/30/2011: Announcing Cactus McCoy 2! [2]
10/01/2011: 5 days until Cactus McCoy 2! [3]
10/02/2011: 4 days until Cactus McCoy 2! [4]
10/03/2011: 3 days until Cactus McCoy 2! [5]
10/04/2011: 2 days until Cactus McCoy 2! [6]
10/05/2011: 1 day until Cactus McCoy 2! [7]
10/06/2011: Cactus McCoy 2 is out! [8]

Cutscenes[]

Introduction[]

Ending[]

Music[]

The soundtrack still uses the same music from the first game, however the sequel has included one new track commissioned by Flipline: "Cactus McCoy 2" by Dave Cowen.^[1] This track can be heard in the title screen, the menus, and levels 10, 11 and 12.

Areas[]

Enemies[]

Weapons[]

Main article: Cactus McCoy 2: The Ruins of Calavera/Weapons

Shooting[]

Swinging[]

Throwing[]

Punching[]

Whipping[]

Thrusting[]

Launching[]

Other[]

Badges[]


Name	Achievement	Reward
Airborne	Launch 20 Enemigos into the stratosphere by juggling	$200 200 Pts.
Liftoff	Launch 50 Enemigos into the stratosphere by juggling	$300 300 Pts.
Airborne	Launch 100 Enemigos into the stratosphere by juggling	$400 400 Pts.
Treasure Finder	Find 10 Secret Treasures	$150 150 Pts.
Treasure Collector	Find 30 Secret Treasures	$300 300 Pts.
Treasure Hoarder	Find all of the Treasures	$600 600 Pts.
Up to the Challenge	Complete 10 Area Challenges	$150 150 Pts.
Halfway There	Complete 30 Area Challenges	$300 300 Pts.
Challenge Champ	Complete All of the Area Challenges	$650 650 Pts.
Stat Spreader	Upgrade each of your Stats to 2 or above	$150 150 Pts.
Purchasing Power	Buy any 20 Stat Upgrades	$250 250 Pts.
Max Gunner	Max out your Shooting Stat	$400 400 Pts.
Max Swinger	Max out your Swinging Stat	$400 400 Pts.
Max Thrower	Max out your Throwing Stat	$400 400 Pts.
Max Puncher	Max out your Punching Stat	$400 400 Pts.
Max Whipper	Max out your Whipping Stat	$400 400 Pts.
Max Thruster	Max out your Thrusting Stat	$400 400 Pts.
Max Launcher	Max out your Launching Stat	$400 400 Pts.
Tough as Nails	Max out your Defense Stat	$400 400 Pts.
Life to the Fullest	Max out your Health Stat	$400 400 Pts.
Damage Booster	Master any Weapon	$150 150 Pts.
Weapon Apprentice	Master any 10 Weapons	$300 300 Pts.
Swing Master	Master all of the Swinging Weapons	$500 500 Pts.
Side Arm Master	Master all of the Pistols	$300 300 Pts.
Projectile Pro	Master all of the Throwable Weapons	$400 400 Pts.
Master of Blasters	Master all of the Launchers	$350 350 Pts.
Power Tool Expert	Master all of the Thrusting Weapons	$350 350 Pts.
Whip Master	Master all of the Whips	$400 400 Pts.
Firearms Specialist	Master all of the long guns and Gattling Gun	$400 400 Pts.
Melee Master	Master all of the Punching Weapons	$400 400 Pts.
Weapon Collector	Use 10 different weapons to kill Enemigos	$150 150 Pts.
Fully Loaded	Use every weapon to kill an Enemigo (including your fists)	$900 900 Pts.
Furious Fists	Kill 150 Enemigos with your bare fists	$400 400 Pts.
Hack and Slasher	Kill 50 Enemigos with Swinging Weapons	$200 200 Pts.
Lock and Load	Kill 50 Enemigos with Guns	$200 200 Pts.
Throwing Arm	Kill 50 Enemigos with Throwing Weapons	$200 200 Pts.
Big Brawler	Kill 50 Enemigos with Punching Weapons	$200 200 Pts.
Heavy Fire	Kill 50 Enemigos with Launcher Weapons	$200 200 Pts.
Power Attacker	Kill 50 Enemigos with Thrusting Weapons	$200 200 Pts.
Whipped	Kill 50 Enemigos with Whips	$200 200 Pts.
B.Y.O.W.	Buy a Starting Weapon from the Arsenal	$150 150 Pts.
Stocking Up	Buy 10 Starting Weapons from the Arsenal	$400 400 Pts.
Don't Let 'em Drop	Juggle 3 dying enemies at once	$250 250 Pts.
Take that, and that	Juggle one dying enemy with 3 different weapons	$300 300 Pts.
Continuous Combo	Get a x60 Combo while fighting	$250 250 Pts.
Blast Radius	Kill 3 Enemigos in the same explosion	$150 150 Pts.
Sinking Feeling	Kill a Boat Captain with an Anchor	$150 150 Pts.
Equally Matched	Kill 30 Enemigos using the same weapon they have	$250 250 Pts.
Rival Contractors	Defeat 30 Thrusting Enemigos with your own power tools	$250 250 Pts.
Enemigos Can't Swim	Lure 10 Enemigos into the Canal or River	$150 150 Pts.
Rocketeering	Blast through 30 Enemigos with rideable Barrel Rockets	$250 250 Pts.
Demolition Area	Break through 100 weak blocks using Barrel Rockets	$150 150 Pts.
Break on Through	Break through 250 weak blocks using Barrel Rockets	$500 250 Pts.
In the Line of Fire	Indirectly kill 20 Enemigos with Heat Seeker Rockets	$250 250 Pts.
Cart Crusher	Kill 20 Enemigos with moving Mine Carts	$150 150 Pts.
Bird Basher	Kill 10 Enemigos with Parrots	$150 150 Pts.
Predator	Kill 10 Piranhas with Crocodiles	$250 250 Pts.
Prize Inside	Break any 50 wooden crates	$150 150 Pts.
Jailbreak	Break a Parrot Cage with a swinging Spiked Ball	$150 150 Pts.
Gardener	Uproot 60 plants across any area	$150 150 Pts.

Trivia[]

It took over three months to develop this game, roughly the same amount of time as the first Cactus McCoy game.^[2]
This game had the quickest turnaround between its announcement and its release of any Flipline Studios game, that being 6 days.
It was confirmed in a Quinn's Q&A blog post in March 2013 that a third Cactus McCoy game had entered development, though development was paused prior to the aforementioned blog post. [9]