' s ▁next ▁advent ure , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁no ▁other ▁appearances ▁of ▁Mau i ▁Mall ard ▁or ▁Cold ▁Sh adow ▁in ▁any ▁medium . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁r ere leased ▁on ▁the ▁Ste am ▁and ▁GO G ▁digital ▁store front s ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Game play ▁Besides ▁typical ▁platform ▁game ▁game play ▁( running ▁around , ▁jump ing ▁from ▁platform ▁to ▁platform ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁game ' s ▁most ▁distinct ive ▁game play ▁features ▁is ▁allowing ▁to ▁switch ▁the ▁player ▁character ' s ▁form ▁to ▁suit ▁one ' s ▁needs . ▁The ▁player ▁begins ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁Mau i , ▁whose ▁only ▁means ▁of ▁self - def ence ▁is ▁an ▁insect - launch ing ▁p istol ▁that ▁can ▁launch ▁several ▁forms ▁of ▁bugs , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁combined ▁for ▁greater ▁effect . ▁However , ▁once ▁the ▁player ▁reaches ▁the ▁second ▁level , ▁Mau i ▁transform s ▁into ▁Cold ▁Sh adow , ▁his ▁nin ja ▁alter ▁e go , ▁who ▁def ends ▁himself ▁with ▁short - range ▁attacks ▁using ▁a ▁bo ▁staff . ▁Cold ▁Sh adow ' s ▁staff ▁is ▁also ▁primarily ▁used ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁level ▁further , ▁such ▁as ▁clim bing ▁a ▁narrow ▁tunnel . ▁After ▁the ▁second ▁level , ▁the ▁player ▁can ▁switch ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁between ▁Mau i ▁and ▁Cold ▁Sh adow ▁at ▁will , ▁provided ▁he ▁has ▁enough ▁nin ja ▁tokens ▁for ▁the ▁transformation . ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁nin ja ▁tokens ▁Mau i ▁or ▁Cold ▁Sh adow ▁holds ▁determ ines