Pandemonium 2

Enflamed by visions of flying pigs flambé, Fargus is a firebug in an Elvis outfit, a guy who digs watching flames hopping across charcoal briquets, a near-moron with a genius's grasp on one thing in life: fire. With one sweaty fist around Sid, and a weak grip on reality, Fargus may yet achieve a sort of barbecue-flavored greatness.

This curvaceously dangerous creature is not your garden-variety sassy Sorceress. Nikki is a force of nature. Don't be misled by her bikini-ready chassis. Diss this dish and you might find yourself blasted into oblivion.

Press X to jump, and use the Directional buttons to spot your landing. A direct hit or two usually splats Goons into goo.

Hold down X while bouncing on Goons and trampolines to increase the height of your jump.

Jump up to grab "monkey-bars," then press LEFT or RIGHT to swing hand-over-hand. Press UP to pull up your feet to avoid obstacles, and DOWN to dismount.

Jump toward a dangling rope to grab it, then press UP to climb. Press X to jump off the rope.

Jump toward the edge of a wall to grab it, then press the Directional button toward the wall edge to climb up and over the top.

While piloting the Giant Mechanical Robot, use the same button controls as for moving around on terra firma.

After passing a checkpoint, you can't move back to earlier paths of the level, but when you lose a life, you restart the level at the last checkpoint you passed.

Throw a switch to stop something or set something in motion, and the camera pans to show the effect. If you pass a switch without flipping it, you'll never get the big surprise.

Collect a high percentage of Coins while playing a level to play a bonus round when you finish, which are loaded with Hearts, Happy Faces and Coins.

Run through the large gate at the end of each level to complete it, total your Coin score, and see the level password (Level 1 doesn't have a password). Press X to exit to the Righteous Path.

Throw Sid to collect Coins and other power-ups, using the Directional buttons to guide him in flight. Bounce off enemies to reach tough-to-attain areas, or on airborne enemies to travel to unreachable regions. When destroyed, some enemies leave Heart Rings and Keys and unlock secured areas. Throw Sid from safe places to get in sneaky shots without threat of damage.

Use Nikki's double-jump to rise to hard-to-reach areas or power-ups.

Collect as many Coins as you can to receive bonus Happy Faces and reveal bonus levels.

Power-ups affect Nikki and Fargus differently; try switching characters between levels to take advantage of one or the other's special powers to complete the upcoming level.

Attempt to jump and hang from platforms that appear too high to reach, then pull the characters up onto the platform with the Directional buttons.

Use Fargus's Spin Attack to ram into enemies without taking damage.

As Fargus or Nikki, hurl a sizzling fireball when you press. You lose the fireball the first time you get hit.

Fargus bursts into flame and runs amok, torching all Goons he touches. The flame dies after a certain amount of time.

Nikki bowls a fireball, guided with the Directional buttons.

In Fargus's hands, press once or twice to attach Sid to a Goon and inflate the monster into a bouncy platform of fun. Pump three times to pop the beast. Warning - Some monsters are not affected by pumping.

In Nikki's hands, press once to summon a blazing lightning bolt from the sky. Grills monsters into instant pop-corn. Tap several times for indecent damage. Warning - Some monsters send back energy pulses.

This bauble holds 4 hit points. You lose one hit point with each hit from a Goon or obstacle.

Collect Hit Point power-ups to add to the number of hit points in the screen icon (4 per power up, up to 16 maximum).

Collect Heart Rings to restore lost hit points (1 per power-up).

These open locked areas and may remove impassable barriers. After collecting a key, you may have to search for its effect.

Four hit points equal one Happy Face life. If you lose all your hit points, you lose a Happy Face and you die. Game's over when all the Happy Faces are gone.

Collect Happy Face power-ups and live again with the extra lives.

Collect 500 Coins to gain an extra Happy Face. Red = 1, Green = 5, Purple = 25.

Plasma-fused, recoiless shells. JAW-EL class Shiva furnace. Missile-deflecting shield activates with Directional button DOWN. Protects against obstacles. Caution - Does not protect against enemy mechs.