There doesn't seem to be too much point to exploring areas since it's easier to upgrade using the arena and later on you don't gain enough experience, so you run out of energy.
Game was pretty good, amd had nice artwork. Anika was a cute l'il kid too.
Too bad that she'll grow older, make some questionable friendships, major in communications at one of her state's secondary universities and spend every weekend blitzed out of her mind trolling for coke.