The game uses a side-view perspective and a stage-based structure. Mega Man runs, jumps, climbs, and fires his arm cannon while avoiding hazards, enemies, and pits. Each completed stage leads to a boss encounter.

Progression is built around clearing stages and overcoming their bosses. No reliable documentation confirms additional modes, a definitive stage order, save features, or the exact set of weapons available in this episode.

Learn enemy patterns before committing to jumps or attacks, and use the environment to create safe firing positions. Conserving health is especially important because contact damage and pits can end a difficult attempt quickly.

Boss weaknesses, stage order, passwords, and other version-specific techniques are not documented reliably enough here to list as facts.