, ▁the ▁player ▁now ▁has ▁an ▁e va de ▁button ▁for ▁dod ging ▁attacks . ▁If ▁the ▁player ▁times ▁their ▁ev asion ▁right ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁perfectly ▁d odge ▁an ▁enemy ▁attack , ▁they ▁will ▁" G le am " ▁by ▁briefly ▁g low ing ▁red , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁their ▁attacks ▁will ▁be ▁more ▁powerful . ▁The ▁player ▁can ▁collect ▁life - re pl en ishing ▁sod as , ▁money ▁to ▁buy ▁items ▁from ▁sh ops , ▁and ▁special ▁mi xt apes ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁equ ipped ▁from ▁a ▁pause ▁menu . ▁Two ▁different ▁t apes ▁can ▁be ▁equ ipped ▁at ▁once : ▁one ▁to ▁grant ▁the ▁brothers ▁a ▁powerful ▁attack ▁that ▁cons umes ▁a ▁separate ▁energy ▁meter , ▁and ▁one ▁to ▁alter ▁their ▁statistics ▁and ▁grant ▁special ▁effects ▁( such ▁as ▁making ▁it ▁easier ▁to ▁st un ▁enemies ▁or ▁he aling ▁H P ▁with ▁every ▁connecting ▁blow ). ▁By ▁collect ing ▁multiple ▁copies ▁of ▁a ▁t ape , ▁its ▁effect ▁gradually ▁increases ▁until ▁it ▁reaches ▁a ▁maximum ▁capacity . ▁Each ▁t ape ' s ▁maximum ▁capacity ▁can ▁be ▁increased ▁further ▁by ▁visit ing ▁a ▁" T apes m ith " ▁and ▁pay ing ▁him ▁M yth ril , ▁which ▁is ▁obtained ▁from ▁defeated ▁b oss es . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁two - player ▁game , ▁both ▁Billy ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁can ▁util ize ▁a ▁special ▁" high - five " ▁technique ▁to ▁split ▁and ▁share ▁their ▁life ▁meters ▁to ▁an ▁equal ▁amount , ▁" ps ych " ▁the ▁other ▁one ▁out ▁to