The usual array of power ups are available that render Bubsy invisible, invincible and give extra lives. Each will be welcome due to the fact that there are over 16 baddies lurking around every corner. Many useful objects are spread throughout each world. Teleporters warp Bubsy to new areas. Propellers power him hundreds of feet into the air.
Switches unlock closed rooms and activate alternative transport.
Bubsy rarely keeps his paws on the ground as most of the levels require him to negotiate tricky moving platforms. Transport is also available such as the rocket cars which he must ride to new locations and then leap into another before it comes crashing down to the ground. Some of the levels are underwater where new skills must be learned. Oxygen must be constantly topped up by collection of tanks which provide 100 seconds of air. The jump button now allows him to swim, ducking is substituted by diving and the power to float becomes a torpedo attack.