



If the player fills the experience meter when already at maximum level, the player is rewarded with 10,000 bonus points.Ĭotton has three special magical abilities, which are limited in use and gained by collecting colored crystals. Taking damage reduces the experience meter and potentially results in losing levels. She has an experience meter that goes up as she destroys enemies or collects yellow crystals, and her attack gains a power level whenever she fills the meter. Cotton's attack has a power level between 1 and 5. The player must therefore press repeatedly for reliable rapid-fire. Holding causes Silk to encircle Cotton for use in special magical abilities, which also decreases Cotton's rate of fire. A small blue dot acts as a targeting cursor. Lower speeds are helpful for getting more hits on targets.Ĭotton fires her magical weapon with, which is unlimited. Faster speeds increase her maneuverability but also the speed at which she moves through the stage. The player can cycle Cotton's movement speed between three different values with. She can move around the screen with the D-Pad to aim her shots and avoid obstacles. Cotton flies on her broom with her fairy companion Silk, and they follow a fixed path through the stages. Instead of being a side-scrolling shooter, like the previous Cotton games, Panorama Cotton is a pseudo-3D scrolling shooter reminiscent of Space Harrier. From there, Silk and Cotton set off on their new adventure. When Cotton discovers that someone is burning Willows, she vows that she will not let it continue. However, she quickly spits it out, angry and disgusted. Not pausing for a moment to hear Silk's story, Cotton begins to eat the burnt Willow. Silk carries the burnt Willow far away, but before she can dispose of it, the witch Cotton (コットン) appears suddenly and snatches it from her. Apparently, monsters north of the kingdom have been burning any Willow that they see.īefore doing anything else, Silk immediately decides that she needs to get rid of the burnt Willow in the castle first. Perplexed, Silk and Knit deduce that a burnt Willow which recently turned up in the castle garden is responsible for the Queen's odd behavior. She rides away on an animal to save the day and disappears before anyone can stop her. Later, the Queen reveals that she believes that the world is falling into chaos, and that she is the only one who can save it. Knit comes to tell Silk that the Fairy Queen Velvet (ベルベット女王) has started saying things that do not make any sense. Knit (ニット) and Silk (シルク) are both fairies. Willow (ウィロー) is a special type of candy in the Kingdom of Filament (フィラメント), a world of witches and fairies.
