Cosmo Police Galivan (Famicom)/Gameplay

Controls

 * : Press left or right to run in either direction. Press down while standing on the ground to squat.  Press up or down while standing on an elevator to control the elevator's movement.  You cannot squat while standing on an elevator, or while wading through shallow water or lava.  Also press down when you're near (but not too close to) a captured Cosmo Police to initiate a conversation.
 * : Press the A button to jump. The longer you hold the A button down, the higher you will jump.
 * : Press the B button to swing your currently selected blade or alternate weapon. You must use the blade to collect items dropped by defeated enemies.
 * : Hold up while pressing B to swing your blade vertically upward. You can even do this while jumping.
 * : Press both buttons when jumping in front of a warp gate to initiate warping.
 * : Press the Start button to bring up the status menu. Press  to select a blade, weapon, or item to use while viewing the status menu.
 * : Cycle between using your currently selected blade, weapon, or item during the game.

Player
You take the role of Galivan, the last Cosmo Police remaining who can stand up to the … and save the galaxy. Galivan has received a lot of training in order to become a Cosmo Police. As a result, he is very athletic, capable of running very fast, and leaping long distances. He is also quite skilled at wielding energy blades, the weapon he will rely upon most throughout his mission. As a Cosmo Police, Galivan also has access to an energy suit of armor which can protect him from harm by absorbing half of damage he sustains from an attack. In order to activate this armor, he must collect eight round power chips. Once activated, he loses a chip for every hit he takes. Once the suit runs out of chips, Galivan returns to his normal self. Should Galivan run out of Hit Points, either in or out of his suit of armor, he will die, and the game will end.

Status
During the game, several pieces of information will be available to you at the bottom of the screen.

Status screen
When you press, you will call up the Status screen, which contains additional information about Galivan and the progress of your mission.
 * Area: The stage, numbered 1 through 6, that you are currently in.
 * Time: The current amount of time that you have been playing (paused while in the Status screen)
 * Max CP: The maximum amount of CP that your current experience level permits you to store.
 * Max HP: The maximum amount of HP that your current experience level allows you to possess.
 * N. Exp: The total amount of experience points you need to collect in order to reach the next level.
 * Sp. Item: Any items which Galivan has collected which are automatically activated once you obtain them.
 * 1 Blade: This menu shows you which blades are available, what their level of effectiveness is (ranked C through A), and what Galivan's current amount of experience with that blade is (up to a maximum of 999). Press  to switch to the weapons menu.
 * 2 Weapon: This menu shows you which weapons are available, and how much CP energy is required per use. Press  to switch to the items menu.
 * 3 Items: This menu shows you which items are available for selection, and how much CP energy is required per use. Press  to return to the blades menu.