Bye Bye Blimps

Rewards: Clear Gem—destroy all 11 boxes.

In this level, Coco gets to use her piloting skills! While flying Coco’s plane, you must shoot down the seven blimps on this level to earn a crystal, as well as break 11 boxes to earn a Clear Gem. Luckily, your plane comes equipped with a gun.

Of course, this level wouldn’t be very challenging if you were the only one who got to fire. Enemy planes harass you, trying to shoot you down as well. You can shoot back at them, but eventually they respawn. When taking fire, do a barrel roll by pressing the Spin button to lessen the damage you take. Your total health appears at the bottom of the screen. Take too much damage, and you’re out of luck.

Use your gun as you fly through the level to shoot down the blimps; the number you’ve shot down appears at the bottom of the screen. In addition to the blimps, there are boxes floating underneath balloons. To break these, shoot either the box or the balloon. Some balloons are white with a red cross on them. Shooting these increases your health. Break all of the boxes before shooting down the last blimp. Once you earn the crystal by breaking the boxes, you warp out.

Time Trial

Time Requirements

Sapphire: 0:49:00

Gold: 0:38:40

Platinum: 0:31:50

Begin the time trial by shooting the watch floating underneath the red balloon. This level has no time boxes, so you can safely ignore any boxes you see. Shoot the blimps as soon as they pop into view, adjusting your aim as needed. The instant one falls, move on to the next blimp, wasting as little time as possible acquiring your next target.