The adventure begins with the main character making his way to the planet below. The control setup can be described as standard. Ed is manipulated with the analog joystick, while the A button works to jump and the B button makes the character use his stick weapon. A combination of buttons also activate specific extras. For example, Ed can go into blowpipe mode by pressing R button, in which case pressing B serves to shoot bees.
Players can fly in specific areas by pressing the A button twice while in the air.
Ed can also swim, pogo, change into different characters and become Super Ed, a barbaric version of his former self that can bend bars, kick and slap enemies. In theory all of this should work, but in the final product none of it clicks together as planned. Admittedly, Ed does not control particularly poorly and there is quite a bit to do. Much of the action revolves around strategically tricking enemies into killing themselves or, helping Ed gain access to a new area. One level, for example, sees the character on a lava bed with three platforms.