▁intelligence ▁systems ▁developing ▁the ▁cy ber net ic ▁arm ies ▁they ▁were ▁once ▁a ▁part ▁of . ▁ ▁The ▁player ▁can ▁choose ▁from ▁playing ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁cy borg s , ▁each ▁pil oting ▁a ▁ship ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁different ▁shot ▁types , ▁power , ▁and ▁speed . ▁T apping ▁the ▁fire ▁button ▁will ▁un le ash ▁a ▁standard ▁shot , ▁or ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁t apped ▁rapidly ▁for ▁a ▁different ▁shot ▁type , ▁or ▁held ▁down ▁for ▁a ▁charge ▁attack . ▁Upon ▁re le asing ▁the ▁fire ▁button ▁during ▁a ▁charge , ▁it ▁will ▁un le ash ▁a ▁powerful ▁focused ▁shot ▁which ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁dispers ed ▁to ▁cover ▁a ▁large ▁area ▁with ▁smaller ▁bul lets . ▁The ▁effect ▁and ▁range ▁of ▁these ▁attacks ▁var ies ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁player ' s ▁ship . ▁ ▁Power - ups ▁are ▁l itter ed ▁across ▁each ▁stage ▁that ▁boost ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁weapon ry . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁other ▁items ▁that ▁will ▁increase ▁the ▁player ' s ▁score ▁and ▁count ▁towards ▁their ▁ranking ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁stage . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁only ▁revealed ▁if ▁the ▁player ▁elimin ates ▁specific ▁waves ▁of ▁enemies . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁stages ▁introduce ▁more ▁stage ▁ha z ards ▁like ▁narrow ▁pass ages . ▁Each ▁stage ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁b oss ▁fight ▁which ▁the ▁player ▁must ▁be ▁completed ▁in ▁the ▁all otted ▁time ▁to ▁get ▁bonus ▁points ▁added ▁to ▁their ▁score . ▁If ▁not ▁completed ▁under ▁the ▁time ▁limit , ▁the