The first level is outside of the castle, the second level is inside, and the third is under the first level. Each level has its own group of fighters, although the third level is somewhat intermixed.

You must have completed mastery of the controls in order to win this game! Practice until you can control your character. It's not too difficult, using the joystick of course.

When you start this level, you have just climbed the castle and you are standing in front of an enemy. Notice this man's head. It is by the head, or mask, that each fighter is distinguished from the other.

Remember that the first level guard will always be moving forward. Take advantage of this by remembering that he'll be on the wrong foot for an attack. There are two strategies you can use against the fighters of level one:

This method is almost "cheap". These fighters will move towards you constantly. All you have to do is stand back and whenever they move forward, do a downward kick three times. If you do this a sufficient number of times, they'll die. You might suffer a few blows, but that's no problem. You'll kill all the guards.

The other strategy you can use on the first level guards is the so called banzai method. All you do here is press both buttons all the time while moving forward. By pressing both buttons, you will be kicking and punching randomly, thus confusing and killing the guard. This method is guaranteed to not work on any other level.

After you kill the first guard, immediately run. After the internal display, an enemy guard will begin to run to you. Keep running when the screen switches back to you. When it switches back to the guard, and then to you, count to two and let up. You'll be in perfect position for an attack.

Note that the first guard encountered in the second level is a first level guard! This level is much like the first, except that the guards do not move forward all the time. This eliminates the "kick in the foot" method. Also, the banzai method will not work because the guards are often waiting for an attack.

When you encounter a level two guard, he'll usually begin a kicking sequence after the usual tangle and separation. The "usual tangle and separation," alludes to you rushing up to him, fighting a bit, and then backing off or being knocked off. Anyway, when you separate, the guard will do several one kicks, and then either move forward or being doing three kicks. A one kick is a single kick, while a three kick is a series of three kicks.

When the guard does a one kick, as soon as his foot begins to retreat, move forward and punch. You may usually prefer to punch downward in this attack, but it's not that important. What if he is doing a three kick and you think it's a one kick? You'll be knocked several times. Knowing that the first several times are one kicks, you can either wait until he begins three kicks or just guess and hope. If you guess wrong and the blows start falling, pull out because you're in a bad position to kick, your legs are crossed, and a one for four trade off is not good.

If the guard begins to charge at you, the kick in the foot method will not always work, mainly because the guard comes at you with a kick already going. Hope he's doing a one kick and you'll get knocked, but then punch him. Pull back quickly, wait until his foot is releasing, and then go in for the kill. If you're losing the fight, the second method is recommended.

There's a gate when you get to the end of the second level. If you run or walk through the gate, it always falls on you and you die. This is what you do. Walk very slowly up to the gate and get right next to it. Then quickly move forward and back. You must do this fast of you'll die. The gate will then fall, but, not on you. As the gate begins to rise, run into it. You'll lose a point every time your head hits the gate, but keep running and start early so you have time. As you run through the gate, you arrive at the third level.

The level three guards are not stupid and they are fast. They'll not charge foolishly towards you, and will wait for the kill. Also at this point, you have very few hit points compared to the guards, so be careful and watch how many hit points you have.

Wait until they start doing kicks. Move in quickly and hit them with a punch, maybe two if you are lucky. If they stand there, kick them, if they move back, that is fine. You've just inflicted one or two points on them at no cost to yourself. If they insist on fighting, your best bet is to punch. In the time that it takes to get a kick going, they'll punch you away. Remember that if one kick nails you, more are coming, so get out of the way fast.

After you've killed four level 3 guards, you'll suddenly receive a large number of points. You will arrive at a blocked door. When you go to kick it in, do an upwards kick. As soon as the door breaks in, wait a millisecond, and then perform two more up kicks. This'll knock the bird before it gets a chance on you. From here on, it is up to you. You may prefer to kick the bird and it's easiest when it is on the top level. Just wait until the bird is 1 1/2 inches in front of you, and then kick three times. If you get it, good. If not, try again.

He's really no different than any other level 3 guard. Ignore the fact that he appears bigger and concentrate on getting in one or two punches after some kicks. You can also try spar fighting. In this method, just wait until he's not kicking, jump up and punch. There is a delayed reaction, so pull back right after you've hit the button. You might think you'll not punch, but you will and usually hit. Sometimes you'll get hit back, but not always. You can use this technique on the level 3 guards which can sometimes be difficult.Kill him, run into the room where the princess is standing. If you walk, she kills you. Just run right into her.