Select A mission:
Once you've chosen your character, as introductory video plays before the mission begins. Once you complete the mission, you can choose which missionn to tackle next on the Select mission screen.

Stage Introduction:
When you choose a mission on the select mission, screen, you'll see a brief description of the mission.

Select Guard Units:
On the select guard units screen, you can select the type of guard units that yare assigned to you during the beginning of aa stage. There are 4 types of guards, Infantry, Heavy Infantry, and Pikemen; all of whom specialize in close-quarters combat, and archers, who specialize in long-range combat. Choose the type of guard that best fits your own combat style. The left bumper is assigned to your guards on the left, while the right bumper is assigned to your guards on the right. Depending on the character you choose, certain types of guard units will not be available to you.

Mission Results:
Once you complete the final mission in the stage you've selectd, the mission results appears and you can view your score. Your ranking is based on your overall results in archieving the goals listed below :

Time:
The amount of time that it took you to clear this stage

Kills:
The number enemies you have defeated

Standard Attack:
The number of enemies you defeated using your standard attack.

Orb Spark:
The number of enemies you defeated using the Orb Spark.

Orbs Obtained:
The number of orbs you obtained from defeated enemies

Max Combo:
The number of times you continued to score hits without enemies stopping your attack.

Guard Survival Rate %:
The percentage of your guard units that survived during the mission.

Succesful Missions:
The number of times you cleared this mission

Bonuses:
Bonus Experience Points (XP) set for each stage

Points :
Points you gain by completing a mission. You need these points to view some items in the Library.

Items:
Some of the items you obtain have powers you can use for limited ammount of time. Such as armors and emblems and winged boots. Blue icons for these items appears at the bottom of the screen. Item icons flash while you can use their power, but dissapears when the item lose their power.

Many Different Actions:
N3 Features many different types of attacks, inclduing a vertical attack, a horizontal attack and wide-area attacks. Different types of attacks are available depending upon which character you choose. It is important to choose the right types of attacks to suit your needs.

There are also aerial attacks you can initiate by jumping, dash, and ripostes. Try to use Orb attacks and Combo attacks together to Obliterate your enemies.