probably depends on the types of badges. on my play through i used quite a bit of tap and slash badges, but i never felt tired personally.
as for the top screen - i never fussed much with it personally. Only time i played attention to it was on the secret boss fight, but that's because i took the wimpy way out - not that i think its physically possible to do it otherwise. but you'll find out what i mean later.
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