Quadraxis14 plays Zen: Intergalactic Ninja - Part 3 of 5

An off shore oil rig? Reminds me of the BP Gulf incident all over again...

Off Shore Oil Rig Stage

"Rescue the people who are trapped by the fire. Use the fire extinguisher to save them!"

To use the fire extinguishers, hold Up and press B while standing next to a door. You'll use the fire extinguisher to cool the door down and rescue a worker. A fire extinguisher works like a key - you can only use a fire extinguisher on a single door before you're forced to hunt for another one.

The oil slicks that move around change shape and look like wizards (I guess) when they get close. Beat them up to get fire hydrants.

You'll also be avoiding fireballs that rain from the sky periodically as you make your way around the oil rig. Hope you have plenty of lives.

The grey ball is the shield that you can also win in the bonus game. The tiny Zen icon is a Zen doll, which gives you a 1-Up. And the brown circle with a light brown circle inside? That's a Mediation icon, which you can use by pressing Select to regain all your health in the middle on an intense battle. You're also invincible for a brief time after you use one, so keep that in mind.

When you save all seven people, go up the oil rig, avoiding bouncing balls that act as invincible force fields while smacking mice with your proton stick. Yes. Mice.

The boss here is some sort of man made out of oil. The way he stands unintentionally makes him look like a Chippendale dancer. Anyway, he'll try to throw oil at you, and try to jump up and come crashing down into you in order to absorb you and cause some damage. When he's in his "human" form, hit him with a staff thrust and smack him into the ground, then avoid him when he changes himself into a sphere and bounces around. If he rockets downward into you, mash the B button to cause some damage and break free before he can cause significant harm to you.
 

Cave Stage

"Avoid obstacles while descending into the cavern. You must be quick so you don't get crushed!!"

The above sentence really says it all.

Maneuver Zen around so he won't land on the platforms that separate you from the goal and the crushing spiked ceiling above your head. That spiked crusher is instant death if it catches up with you, and you'll more than likely be losing a few lives trying to practice this stage.

There's a map on the left side of the screen in case you need to know how much further you'll need to descend before you done with this part.