, the player character, kicking a box at a python enemy in Jungle Stage Area 2. The upper left corner of the screen displays how many
lives ("tries") the player has left. The bottom left corner displays how much health the player currently has.
Deep Duck Trouble is a 2D
side-scrolling platform game in which the player controls Donald Duck. The game is reminiscent of both
DuckTales (video game) and
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, as the two games share similar
gameplay elements with the former. The game has a total of five courses which, excluding the final course, can be completed in any order the player chooses. The player selects their course through a level select on a map. The majority of gameplay takes place in 2D side-scrolling linear levels, containing obstacles, enemies and assorted platforming challenges, which involve traversing the stage by running, jumping, dodging or defeating enemies. Each level is split up into two areas, each a branching part of the same core stage. At the end of stages a
boss battle will occur and if the boss is defeated A treasure can be collected to then end the level. The player starts the game with three
lives (referred to in the game as tries), which are lost if Donald's health is fully depleted; additional lives can be earned or regained through life-ups found sparingly throughout stages. If all the players lives are lost the game ends, although the player can choose to continue their game back on the level select screen by selecting "
Continue". Donald's primary means of attacking enemies are by jumping on them or kicking a box at them. Certain boxes, modeled as a treasure chest, contain
power-ups such as health-ups, items that increase your score or a chili pepper power-up, which automatically makes Donald run forward, destroying any enemies or boxes that it come across for a limited time. ==Plot==