The tornadoes deflect your shots, so wait until he is jumping to fire. Jump and dodge the tornadoes as best you can, but there will probably be some that you cannot dodge. He will do this three times, then jump across the stage and start firing them the other way. Take out all the Fan Fiends in this area and watch out for more Pipis.Īir Man uses Air Shooter, where he shoots out a bunch of mini-tornadoes and then blows them towards you. This enemy will blow you back, so keep jumping forward as you shoot it.
Next comes a platform with a Matasaburo (fan robot) on it. Unfortunately, this means that it will be hard to jump to the second one, as it will have spikes up when the first has spikes down. (Don't worry, there are no more pits hidden behind clouds.) Once again, a Goblin will appear, and another one will appear once you are at the edge of the first one. Ignore the Scworms in this room and drop down behind the cloud on the left side. Once you reach the very edge of the screen, you will drop down behind a cloud to the next screen. Some of them are behind clouds, so be careful. Once you're back on solid ground, just run along and watch out for the Pipi. For the fourth one, wait until he is behind you or aim Metal-Blade up. The third one is tricky to kill: you must jump to fire at him or aim Metal-Blade diagonally in order to kill him in time to jump onto his cloud. There are five of these and you will have to use all five clouds. You will have to kill him and ride his Thunder Chariot (cloud platform). After this, a Lightning Lord (an enemy on a cloud) will approach you, throwing lightning. They also send out Gremlins (small heads) that swarm you, so watch out for those and take them out if necessary. You will have to jump across five of these Goblins in this area. Wait until the spikes drop and jump across to the next platform. This is your platform to cross, but don't jump on it right away, because it slowly raises (non-lethal) spikes on both sides of its head. As you approach the end of the platform you start on, an Goblin (large head) will materialize. This level is entirely made up of floating platforms over pits, so if you're not good at jumping, you can always use Item-1 to make the trickier jumps. It is recommended to use Leaf Shield to defeat Air Man.
Heat Man: he's weak against Bubble Man's Bubble Lead his stage can be very difficult without Air Man's Item-2.Bubble Man: he's weak against Metal Man's Metal Blade and Quick Man's Quick Boomerang.Metal Man: he's weak against Quick Man's Quick Boomerang.Quick Man: he's weak against Flash Man's Time Stopper and Crash Man's Crash Bomber.Wood Man: he's weak against Crash Man's Crash Bomber and Air Man's Air Shooter. Heat Man's Atomic Fire (fully charged) is his main weakness, but the aformentioned weapons can allow for gaining the Leaf Shield earlier, certain areas in later stages easier to navigate.
His Time Stopper is extremely useful in Wood Man's stage. Flash Man: he's weak against Crash Man's Crash Bomber and Metal Man's Metal Blade.Crash Man: he's weak against Air Man's Air Shooter.Air Man: he suffers double damage from the regular Mega Buster moreover, when defeated he also drops the Item-2, extremely useful in later Heat Man's stage.However, there is no need to follow the order given, and each level strategy can be read alone. Although it is possible to complete the eight main levels in any order, this walkthrough provides a recommended order that will make defeating bosses and some enemies easier.