| “ | Alright, Alterna... Let's see what you've got! | ” |
— Agent 1
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Get to Know Alterna, Your Only Choice is the first stage of Future Utopia Island. This level serves as a tutorial of sorts to how levels in Alterna are laid out, allowing the player to get to grips with various different objects that can appear in later missions with minimal danger. It also serves as an introduction to O.R.C.A. the first time you play this level.
Walkthrough[]
The stage starts out with a ride rail leading to the stage's main area. There are two balloons along it, and a squid ring and two boxes at the end for some extra power eggs. Down in the main area, you will have to collect three keys to reach the end. These can be collected in any order. On the left are two squid rings over a gap that you can use the dash tracks to get; there is a trampoline below in case you fall. At the back-right is a box that you can use the two trampolines to reach.
To reach the first key, use the Gusher to the immediate left. You will reach a deactivated ride rail, and will need to throw Little Buddy over the gap to activate it. After crossing the gap, you will find a propellervators. Beneath it is a balloon. Shoot the platform to move is and reach the key. After collecting the key, some squid rings will appear; jump through them back to the main area.
For the second key, go the back-left of the main area, behind the Squee-G. Shoot the target to move an inkable block out, then shoot the block, and climb it. There is box to the left that you can throw Little Buddy to break. On the right is a wall with another Squee-G; shoot the wall and climb before the Squee-G can remove your ink. The key is on your right; collect it and jump through the squid rings back to the main area.
The third key is on the right side of the main area. Shoot the ink wheel to hit some boxes and enlarge the Sponge Block. Activate the ride rails, and ride them across the gap, jumping between them on the way to collect some squid rings. Shoot the inkfurlers to unfurl them, cross and climb up to the next platform. To the left are two Shielded Octotroopers; you can use the nearby Trizooka to kill them, or throw Little Buddy. You will then need to use the Trizooka to unfurl the distant inkfurler to reach the key. Collect it, and drop down back to the main area.
After collecting all three keys, you can unlock all three vaults at the back of the main area and climb up to the goal.