No more than nine lives are allowed to be held by the player if a life is lost, the entire level has to be restarted from the beginning. Such items as stars (extra points) and hearts (extra hit points) can be met on the way, as well as a lot of enemies like frogs, birds, etc. The goal of each level is to find the boss and beat them to proceed to the next level. Pumbaa is heavy to control and can't hold on to cliffs, but has the fastest speed which can be used to ram the enemies. Timon has the slowest speed, but he can swim without an oxygen limit and uses tomatoes as his weapon. Simba is balanced overall, but has no projectiles and can swim for only a limited amount of time.
Before starting the game, the player has to choose one of three playable characters: Simba, Timon and Pumbaa.
The game itself is very similar to its counterpart in terms of gameplay.
as a sequel to their first ever release, The Lion King III: Timon & Pumbaa. The Lion King V: Timon & Pumbaa is a game released on the Famicom by Dragon Co.
