PrinceWatercress plays Incantation - Part 5 of 6

We'll have to endure a dangerous mountain climb where any misstep could be our last in order to get to the city. The end of our journey is close at hand, even if the game doesn't make it clear in any way what we are doing.

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Stage 9

Avoid the rocks that are dropping down as you run and jump to the platform to the left. Run and jump to the left after that for the first stalk of wheat. Take the moving platform with the face up and take care of the rock throwing guy. From here, move the camera all the way to the left and shoot left. If you hear a squishing sound, you just activated a moving platform that will go all the way to the right. Jump on it and ride it up, and take care of the guy you just stayed away from if you want to.

Jump to the left, avoid the rock as you run to the next platform with a face, and ride that platform up. As soon as you're able to jump to the right to a platform, do so or else you'll get smacked with a rock, which is instant death. Take out the two guys who nearly killed you on the way there, then go left for the second stalk of wheat.

To the right is another rock dropper. Avoid the rocks and jump on the treasure chest all the way to the right to jump upwards, then hit the switch to the left. Move past the switch to the left, then drop off the edge. Before jumping on the platform with the face, shoot down the rock dropper you just avoided on the way up there. You'll be able to go to another stone platform. Watch out for death from above as you get to and jump on the chest to the right. You'll land on a platform just above the rock dropper. Jump to the left over the rock dropper. Take the rock dropper out. You've taken out all the enemies. Go all the way to the left and jump your way to the third stalk of wheat, then shoot the crystal ball to face the boss.

The boss is a guy on a green platform of some sort who drops bombs at you. Run under him to avoid the bombs, and take care not to run into the explosions. When the guy hovers just low enough for you to hit him, jump up and hit him as much as you can. Eventually, he will go all the way up to safety temporarily before returning to attack you again. As long as you are careful, you should be able to beat this guy.

City 1

We're getting close to the end of the game here. Watch out for mice that run back and forth across the stage, and remember that you don't have to duck down to shoot them. You'll also have to shoot down cannons from a distance to avoid being blasted by them. Also, the red demon bats also make a return appearance here.

There are also bottomless pits at the bottom of the stage every so often, so be sure to use the camera to look down before you stop leaping off balconies and rooftops. Also, don't press Down on platforms; you may accidentally fall to your doom.

Don't forget to use the barrels to go upwards. They act as trampolines here.

While there is treasure in this stage, it is quite hard to do it.

The boss from last time is back, but he is on a red thing instead of a green thing and he takes far fewer hits to defeat.