than their counterparts. Each level has a password that can be input to start at that level. Weapons and power-ups Power-ups can be collected during the game. The three guns that have unlimited ammo are the laser, the ring and the missile. Picking up a symbol will switch weapons and it will increase the player's counter of that weapon by one. If the counter hits five, that weapon reaches level two. Weapons can be boosted to level three. If the player loses a life they also lose the upgrade for the weapon they were using. The maxed out laser fires diagonally in four directions, the ring has a front spread and the missile fires vertically and horizontally. The ring can pierce through enemies, which makes it a handy weapon against hard to reach spots. Every boss is weak against a particular kind of weapon. With enough resources, the player can deploy cobalt bombs that inflict damage to all enemies on the screen; they do not damage bosses. Completely filling the cobalt meter gives the player an extra life at the cost of their whole supply. Speed can be upgraded with the S symbols, and the rotating shield can be upgraded by collecting the grey circle symbols. Bosses Giganticrab is the level one boss. He has three eyes on top of his head that must be destroyed before it corners the player with its body or antennae. The level two boss is Jawispede, a big worm that splits into three pieces that must be destroyed. Level three is an overview perspective level where the player must look for a base with many firing eyes. It has no automatic scrolling. Fangskull is the level four boss. The level five boss is a fire demon named Torchwing. It will launch fireballs at the player. Level six is another overview perspective level with a slightly larger base the player needs to destroy. Slimedragon is the end boss of the game. The player only fights his head. It fires massive homing projectiles at the player. Plot The Burai are an intelligent race bent on complete domination of the entire universe. They have seven facilities across the galaxy that produce their troops that are half-robot, half-animal. Only the unnamed protagonist can save the universe with his proton suit and laser gun. Release Space Marauder (known as Burai Senshi Color in Japan) is a colorized version of