
The fight takes place in an Auto-Scrolling Level filled with obstacles that Twin Freaks can crush Headdy against for a One-Hit KO if he fails to avoid them. Advancing Boss of Doom: Twin Freaks, known as Rever Face or Funny Angry in Japanese.However, if Headdy does not throw the bomb before it detonates, it will explode while still attached to him, causing a One-Hit KO. Action Bomb: Bomb Head is a power up that turns Headdy's head into a bomb that can be thrown to the ground before blowing up and damaging any nearby enemies.the tilting platforms in Act 3 Scene 1 and the boss of Act 5. 2❝: Used in a few places, especially when rotation is involved, e.g.Needless to say, metafictional and setting tropes get quite a workout in this game. There's also a scene where an orchestra is visible in the background playing the background music. Even the Life Meter reflects this: Headdy's vitality is represented by a klieg light whose color (and the size of the "H" in the middle) corresponds to the amount of life left, and bosses have a similar spotlight with an "E" in the center. Some sections of the game take place backstage, and enemies and NPCs both sometimes take on the role of stagehands or other staff. Backgrounds are often missing sections through which the backstage area can be seen, and sometimes actually fall apart. Each stage of the game is called an Act, and is subdivided into sections called Scenes. The 'puppet show' nature of the game's setting comes up quite a bit, although it also has elements of a live action play or a movie. On your way you meet helpers such as Hangman, an animate handhold Headcase, a walking box with a rotating selection of power-up heads inside Beau, a visitor from Fluffy Cloud Heaven who points out bosses' weak points and Heather, a mysterious woman with detachable hands. You control Headdy, a puppet with a detachable head that can be used as a projectile, on a mission to confront King Dark Demon, a Big Bad who has, quite literally, stolen the show. Dynamite Headdy is a Platform Game by Treasure with the unique feature of taking place in and behind the scenes of a puppet show.
