Mouse Trap/Gameplay

You control the mouse through the maze. Your goal is to eat every piece of cheese in the maze. You must avoid contact with all of the cats, as well as the hawk. If they touch you, you will lose a life.

You can press one of the three colored buttons at any time to move the corresponding colored doors in the maze. In addition to bits of cheese, there are dog bones in each corner. If you collect the bones, they are added to your bone storage. You can activate a dog bone at any time as long as you have one in storage. You will turn into a dog for a while, during which you can "eat" the cats for points. If the hawk is out, you can confuse it by entering the "IN" box in the center of the screen. Entering "IN" sends you randomly to one of the corners of the maze.

Throughout the game, bonus objects are scattered around the stage. The more you collect per stage, the more they are worth.

Controls

 * Joystick: Use the joystick to direct your mouse/dog in each of the four cardinal directions. You can pass through any open entrance way in the maze.
 * Dog: As long as you possess a dog bone, press the Dog button to use up one of your bones and temporarily transform your mouse into a dog that can "eat" the cats for bonus points.
 * Colors: Press each of the colored buttons to alter the position of the doors that correspond to the color of the button that you've pressed. The doors only alternate between two states.
 * Blue: Press the blue button to move the five blue doors.
 * Yellow: Press the yellow button to move the five yellow doors.
 * Red: Press the red button to move the three red doors.
 * 1-2 Players: Press either button to start a 1 or 2 player game.