Gameplay
Lady Sia is a traditional platformer with action-adventure elements. As such, the player will not only have to watch out for the numerous enemies, but also make sure not to fall off the platforms. Sia won't take damage from a big fall. The world she has to cross is separated in four areas, each divided in four levels, a main boss fight and a bonus level. At the start of each level (with the exception of the bonus level) Sia will remark why she is there. A level either focuses on fighting or acrobatics. Sia has a standard three lives per level, but the player can temporary acquire more by collecting gems. If the player loses a life, he/she has to restart at the beginning of the level or at the last checkpoint, which mostly is a golden whirlwindlike image that turns into an image of Sia when activated and can usually be found halfway through a level. If all lives are lost, Sia is "thrown in jail" and the player gets ten seconds to decide whether to continue or quit. Regardless, the checkpoint data is not saved and the level has to be done from the start again. Apart from the main quest of reaching the end of the level, the player can also try to get a perfect score for that level. A perfect score is 100 points: five points per health point, one point per magic point, one point per gem Sia can collect and five points per freed prisoner. This means one has to collect all 25 gems, free all five prisoners and end the level with a full health bar and magic bar. Getting a perfect score for each of one area's four levels grants access to the bonus level. A perfect score can be obtained there as well, but it won't have any effect. The first three levels of the second area also have a second part. Because Sia has to prove her worth to the other leaders, she has to battle two of them after completing their levels and race the third one. Sia's status after these boss battles has no effect on her score for that level. After completing four levels, the main boss of that area has to be defeated. Doing so grants access to the next area. All levels and boss battles can be redone as many times as the player wants.
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