As you progress, you’ll notice wooden crates with various glowing colors. If you hit them, you gain power-ups. Some are dynamite, which gives a larger area of effect for your explosions; then there is acid breath, which blasts straight through, so you can hit several buildings at once. There are also missiles, which grant more precise targeting. One can also acquire power ups by hitting and shooting down planes when they are flying by. Hitting the various planes, blimps, tanks, etc., again, increases your points. For each level, you want to acquire enough points to move on, and if you do very well, you’ll be awarded a bronze, silver, or gold medal.

 

However, just merely firing upon buildings and the occasional vehicle is far too simple. Thus, later levels in Night, and all of the next two levels (to varying degrees) also have some puzzle elements to them. The first level in Chapter Two (Dawn), has a city underneath some floating rocks, falling wooden beams to cover up the gaps between the rocks, a wrecking ball that if shot down properly will roll over part of the city, and a TNT power-up blocked by a wooden stand that if shot down will cause a stone wall to block it. Figuring out the best combo to get the most points within these puzzles is where half the fun lies with this game. But that is nothing compared to the first Space level. Space has no gravity (no duh), so precision and timing are everything here. It can be quite frustrating, but still fun as hell.

 

Finally, there’s Battle Mode. In this, you are being attacked by a stream of planes, helicopters, blimps, and tanks, and must blow them up as swiftly as possible, without letting any get past you. This is harder than it sounds, and adds some nice replay value once you have finished the levels proper- or if you just want to challenge yourself a bit.