You are dumped
into an open world where you ride your horse to
different dungeons, there is «Z targeting» in the combat, «bottles» that hold health, a hookshot - like gadget, a boomerang type gadget, big boss keys to take you to a big red skull room on the map, boss fights that require the use of equipment gained in their respective dungeon, heart containers at the end of dungeons, you need to collect
several pieces of a world saving
item, you even fight a shadow version of yourself.
However, to compensate for this Toki Tori can use
several different items throughout his journey including bridges to build across gaps, a Slug Sucker to suck up slugs, and pebbles he can toss on the ground that will grow
into giant blocks he can use to cross over.