This means that the combat and regular stages of gameplay are more closely intertwined, allowing for greater control of your character in and out of combat. (geekreply.com)
Bosses also represent the entirety of combat in this game, as regular stages feature only traps and obstacles, and no enemies. (controllercrusade.com)
While regular stages allow players to blindly run and gun through stages, these encounters will have players dodging hundreds of bullets in order to land shots of their own and drain a portion of the boss» health bar, only for the boss to change attack patterns and have the player do it all again. (glitchcat.com)