- first-person exploration sequences
- move one tile at a time
- puzzles involve pushing buttons and finding which doorway has opened
- conversation sequences between characters
- dpad for movement
- L and R shoulder buttons for strafing
- objectives are marked by exclamation marks on the map
- map is on touch screen
- enemies are invisible
- combat takes place randomly
- select various offensive or defensive moves
- success in battle grants experience point
- these allow your fighter to level up and learn new moves
- each team member has a battery level which drops after you instigate a move
- Action Points are consumed by each move and shared between your group
- powerful moves require more than one point
- "Climax Phase" occurs when you defeat one of the female characters
- "tickle" the character in various places to make them "yield"