Mission: Impossible/Area 5

This area is very similar to Area 2, although more difficult. It's a kind of interlude. Here, too, your agents will all act together, if you run out of vital energy it's game over. You will have to descend a mountain by skiing along a dangerous path. The screen will move automatically, from top to bottom this time. You control the movements of the skier with the control pad, while with the A and B buttons you can attack respectively left and right, with your ski poles. Along the way you will be attacked by other skiers and snowmobiles that will come at you. Then there will be other enemies that will shoot you from the mountains on the sides of the path and some mines that you will have to avoid. If you hit the mountains and buildings on the side of the path, it's game over. Here too, there are special trampolines that will allow you to take a leap.

Compared to Area 2 then, here there are three further lethal obstacles. In fact, along the way there are tree trunks that you absolutely must avoid. In some places, large chasms will suddenly open up in the ski slope, which you can only avoid by going outside or staying close to the lower edge of the screen, in order to overcome them before they open. Finally, you will have to overcome some collapsing bridges, just like the ones you encountered in Area 4. To overcome them, you must necessarily stay near the bottom edge of the screen or you will fall for sure. You will also have to try to stay on the snow strip in the center, if you pass over the visible logs you will suffer some damage.

At the beginning of the level, you will have the opportunity to jump to avoid the barbed wire. The first part of the path is quite linear. Some enemies will attack you, but they are not a great threat, just try not to lose too much energy. Instead, you should always stay close to the lower edge of the screen in this first section, because three chasms will open in quick succession. You will then come to an area full of tree trunks, where you will have to proceed in a zigzag. When you see a building on the left, move to the center and as close to the bottom edge of the screen as possible to cross a collapsing bridge. Stay in this position, because shortly after another chasm will open. Immediately afterwards you will be attacked by a helicopter, just like in Area 2: here too, you can try to avoid its attacks by moving back and forth. This is the hardest part of the route. In addition to the helicopter, you will have to pay attention to another chasm and a couple of tree trunks. You will also have to cross two more bridges, but fortunately these are shorter and will not collapse. After the second bridge the helicopter will leave, but soon after you will encounter another chasm and another collapsing bridge. After this bridge, if you position yourself correctly, things will be much easier. If you stay just to the right of the tree trunks that will appear on the left, you can go straight without changing your position. Following this trajectory you will not encounter obstacles, nor will there be more chasms. Some enemies will attack you, but if you still have at least a third of your life energy, you should survive without problems. The only thing you have to pay attention to is a last crumbling bridge, just before the finish line. You won't have to change your position, but get close to the bottom edge of the screen to get past it. Immediately after, the skier will go aboard a hang glider which will open automatically. This area is really tough, albeit short: it takes about 50 seconds to get to the finish line.