 The protagonist traverses the castle by bouncing , and players control the pumpkin by manipulating the direction and height of its bounce . Similar to the previous game , Halloween @-@ themed enemies , such as ghosts , monsters , and skeletons , inhabit the game world . Contact with an enemy drains the pumpkin 's magic meter that also fuels the protagonist 's offensive projectiles . The character dies once the meter is depleted . The pumpkin has a limited number of lives to continue the game , which ends once all of the pumpkin 's lives have been expended . On continuing , the pumpkin reappears on the screen with a refilled meter . 
