There is also a special power up that can destroy all enemies on screen if it's destroyed (like Darius II) or can make the Silver Hawk shoot a powerful laser beam if grabbed by the player.

There is no power-up bar, which means that if a Silver Hawk is destroyed, the shots and bombs are powered down to the minimum level.

Also, when the player loses a ship on a stage, it is returned to the 'check point' (not identified in-game) of that stage; if the ship has lost during a boss, it also returns to the last 'check point' before the boss appears.

As long as the player keeps both buttons pressed, the shots are powered down one level.

The player can switch between bombs and side laser guns by pressing the R button.