Pressing the face buttons in pairs triggers more powerful attacks, and there are even moves that require you to hit three of them simultaneously. The three-button moves proved to be exceptionally tough for me to pull off, even in the Lesson Mode (read: tutorial), as it felt like I was pretty much enveloping the controller with my hand.

It’s mostly solid, although jumping from object to object is sporadically irritating as it can be difficult to properly gauge distance, which leads to some tumbles. The game’s camera is another potential hazard when being pursued since Monster is invariable right on your heels. That results in being unable to see yourself from the default camera position.