PrinceWatercress plays Yume Penguin Monogatari - Part 2 of 6

Things get a little more interesting - and a little more difficult - as we move through the middle of the game.

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Stage 3

The bugs hop up and down, so be careful when you approach or fight them. As for the little guys carrying what look like watermelons, take them down from a distance so you don't get hit by their projectiles.

The H icon allows you to wear a propellor hat. Keep tapping A to fly your way upwards through this vertical stage. You'll lose it if you get hit, so stay away from enemies as much as you can while wearing it. It beats using the cloud platforms throughout the stage.

The green guys on the parasols will follow you around and shoot at you, and they'll usually carry the bottles.

You'll soon meet Frosting Man. To beat him, you'll need to attack the flames on the candles. As this goes on, you'll want to dodge the four-way shoot shots that alternate directions...and hands. The right hand shoots left, while the left hand shoots right. As you do damage, bottles will drop down. Get them if you can. Once both flames are out, it's over, and it's on to the desert.

Stage 4

Time for more flying.

Do not hit any walls, floors or ceilings; this will make your way balloon like no tomorrow and it'll make things harder.

When you enter an indoor area, watch the rice cake spitters and make your move when you know you can't get hit. This can take some practice, and no matter how much practice you get, it can still be a bit dicey.

You'll want to pick your battles when fighting the enemies, such as the ghosts that fly towards you, the circle-shaped enemies that move around in a circle, or the blobs that turn into stars that fly upwards. There's a lot in this level that can hit you.

The A icon is a screen-clearing bomb that destroys all enemies and causes them to drop any pick-ups they may have. This is good, because the part where you're going to get it is swarming with enemies.

The boss is a green bird named Grah. Avoid the pigs and get the bottles. When Grah splits into three smaller birds, attack those birds. When you're down to one bird, that bird will bounce around at 45-degree angles. Anticipate where it will go and attack accordingly. Now for the beach...