In this entry, we play through Stages 3 and 4, where the stages get more interesting and new enemy types start popping up.
Stage 3
No sooner do you start the stage that you'll face a new enemy. He looks like Ken from Street Fighter, except he has spiky shoulder pads, he breathes fire and he can teleport. Fun. You'll also have to fight four kabuki guys at the same time at the end of this section.
In the second section, you'll face another huge dude (he's a new guy) and two more kabuki guys. If you throw the kabuki guys into the big guy, the big guy isn't much of a problem. You'll then face two clawed midgets followed by a red guy with a gun. Not much else here. Watch out with those big guys, as they can charge at you with a shoulder tackle, and even hit you with some strong punches.
As you make your way through the third section, you'll face guys in white suits that can throw and sweep kick you. Why in the world do they look like Neo from The Matrix? Why?!? As always, any crowd control strategies you have will work against these guys. They will show up in different colors throughout the game, and the darker the color of their suits, the more damage they take before they fall.
The boss is some sort of weird skeletal guy. He'll climb on the video wall and toss bombs at you, but if you stay right in front of him, they'll miss. Wait for the bombs to explode before coming after him. If you have to, get in a blocking position and walk backwards to the side. He also turns invisible for a short while, but thankfully you can still see him (kind of). Dashing kicks from the far side of a room work best here, too,
Stage 4
When you finally make it back out into the open, you'll see missiles coming down from the sky. Avoid the missiles and get out of there as soon as possible, and watch the shadows so you can see the missiles coming. Once you're back indoors, a tank comes out along with a robot and an endless supply of soldiers. Use these soldiers to take care of the robot.
You'll then be in an indoor parking lot in the city. You'll see a helicopter, but it won't be a menace to you yet. You'll also see a big guy wearing pink that's just like the guy you saw in Stage 2. In Nintendo games, wearing pink makes you more menacing. I'm still trying to figure out why. Midway through this section, the helicopter comes back. Duck in front of the car and the helicopter's machine gun won't be able to get you. You'll then be fighting bad guys and avoiding the helicopter's firepower at the same time. If you alternate between the left and right sides of the screen here, you won't have to worry about the gun. Just like the fan blades from Stage 2, the gun fire from the Gatling gun on the helicopter can also damage enemies.
After this, you'll fight two more guys in white suits, followed by a brown palette swap of the same guy. Fun.
The boss here is some guy with a purple beret and a cane. That black thing he's carrying is a wireless phone. He'll run away and have soldiers come after you. Throw the soldiers at him, since it's pretty hard to get close to this guy without being whacked three times with a wooden cane (unless you block). He'll also leap on top of the gray wall on the foreground. Sometimes he'll stand on it and talk into his phone. When that happens, a red laser will be pointed at the ground. Run away from it - it sends a superlaser at you that can knock you down and prove very annoying.
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