Each stage in Princess Peach: Showtime! will contain several Sparkle Gems, key collectibles that are required to challenge the game’s many bosses. These Gems are often hidden in sneaky ways, which is especially true for the Ninja Peach levels. Collecting every Ninja Sparkle Gem will require sneak-attacking guards, prowling over rooftops, and collecting Gem Fragments during high-speed wall-running sequences.
Three levels utilize the Ninja Sparkle, and the number of Gems to collect decreases with each successive level. These Gems become harder to obtain over time, sometimes requiring taking out several enemies sneakily or finding well-hidden Spotlight markers. However, none of the Ninja Sparkle Gems are too difficult to find in the showstopping Princess Peach: Showtime!, and the Gems’ glowing green aura makes it easy to spot against the Ninja levels’ red and purple backdrops.
Each costume in Princess Peach: Showtime! will follow this same formula: three levels per transformation, progressively decreasing in Sparkle Gem count (10 > 7 > 5).