A unique twist to the standard "Super Mario"-style gameplay is that Pond's magno-boots allow him to run up walls.

Once on a ceiling, James Pond will only fall down if he jumps off, and some levels have sections which the player must navigate in this upside-down fashion.

Finnius can bounce repeatedly on his belly to jump increasingly high in the air, but cannot use any gadgets except for chattering teeth.

The player is informed that they need to destroy all of Dr. Maybe's Cheese Mines, but this will not give the full ending once the final level is beaten.

Certain levels contain "Stiltonium" extractors that Dr. Maybe is using to produce a superweapon - these need to be destroyed in addition to the cheese mines to in order to finish the game completely.

Hiring a workforce of rats, Dr. Maybe begins mining the moon for cheese so he can conquer the global markets and fund his operations.

Reviews praised the number and scale of the levels,[11] but some expressed disappointment with black background and "fiddly" gameplay.