No, the battles are fought as a side scrolling fighting game with four spells or items and there are 5 weapon types: Sword (fast, but very weak), Axe (my personal favorite, the Noble Caesar can do 900 points or so to the final boss, but slow as heck.), Spear (slow and weak), Knuckle (never used), and Drill (imagine a short ranged spear with more than one hit). Each weapon has its own advantages and disadvantages as highlighted above in parentheses. There is also a hammer, which is slow as heck, and wimpy.