Gameplay
Opa-Opa must clear the levels by moving through them and shooting down all of the "Enemy Generators". Once every "Enemy Generator" in the level has been destroyed a "Menon Guardian" will appear. These are essentially the bosses of each level. In order to obtain better weapons/equipment, etc., the player needs to collect gold. Gold coins can be collected when an enemy is destroyed. Vast amounts of Gold will also be given when Menon Guardians are defeated.
The Gold Values are as follows:
5000, 2000, 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 10 gold
To buy weapons, etc., the player has to fly into the "shop". The shop is shown as a red weather balloon. Here many different items may be purchased to increase Opa-Opa's chances of victory. The items for sale and their prices are as follows:
SPEED UPGRADES:
1: Big Wings, 200 Gold. An upgrade from the small wings.
2: Jet Engine, 5,000 Gold. An upgrade from the Big Wings.
3: Turbo Engine, 20,000 Gold. An upgrade from the Jet Engine.
4: Rocket Engine, 100,000 Gold. Insanely fast; the ultimate upgrade.
WEAPON UPGRADES:
1: Wide Beam, 1,000 Gold. This item shoots off semicircles of energy. Can be useful at close range.
2: Laser Beam, 4,000 Gold. The laser is a powerful weapon that fires a continuous beam of energy that damages enemies greatly.
3: 7-Way Shot, 10,000 Gold. This item has a large range.
4: Cross-Rang, 20,000 Gold. A boomerang-type weapon.
BOMB UPGRADES:
1: Twin Bomb, 200 Gold. Double the firepower of the default weapon.
2: Quartets, 1,000 Gold. Four heat-seeking missiles.
SPECIAL WEAPONS:
1: Ultra Bomb, 2,000 Gold. A powerful bomb, with cumulative damage.
2: Heavy Bomb, 2,000 Gold. A giant weight that kills any enemies that are under the player.
3: Thunder Volt, 2,000 Gold. Random thunderbolts strike across the screen.
4: Hurricane, 2,000 Gold. Whirlwinds spiral out from the player's ship, killing anything that comes in contact with them.
5: Smart Bomb, 2,000 Gold. Destroys all weaker enemies on screen. This does not include Enemy Generators or bosses.
6: BackFire, 2,000 Gold. A burst of flame comes from behind the ship.
7: Shower Bombs, 2,000 Gold. Six bombs are dropped from the player's ship.
OTHER ITEMS:
1: Extra Life, 5,000 Gold. Another chance.
2: Shield, 40,000 Gold. A bubble will surround the player's ship and defend the player from attacks for a short time.
3: Rubber Boots, 5,000 Gold. Useful to insulate electricity.
4: Super Lights, 4,000 Gold. Used to see in the dark.
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