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You control the Lady Bug through the maze. Your goal is to eat every little "x" flower in the maze. You must avoid contact with all of the enemy insects. If you touch one you will lose a life.

You can push the turnstiles at any time, however, the enemy insects do not possess this ability. There are several objects scattered throughout the maze – some are letters, some are hearts, and the rest are skulls. If you or any insect touches a skull, that insect dies. Dead enemy insects return to the base. If you touch a letter when it is red or yellow, and that letter corresponds to "SPECIAL" or "EXTRA", that letter will light up in the chart at the top of the screen. If you spell out EXTRA, you get an extra life. If you spell out SPECIAL, you win a free game.

If you touch a heart when it is blue, the bonus multiplier will increase from ×2, to ×3, to ×5. After all of the insects leave the base, a vegetable will be left behind, which, if collected, immobilizes the enemy insects for a short while (but they are still lethal).

[edit] Controls

• Joystick: Use the joystick to guide the ladybug in any of four directions. Push the ladybug towards one side of the turnstile to push the turnstile aside by ninety degrees.
• 1-2 players: Press either button to start a 1 or 2 player game.