The R-9 is back, looking very much like it did in the original R-Type, but with some extra detail and colors. The Force Pod returns and behaves exactly as before. Your original 3 main weapons, as well as the shield pods and missiles, also return, this time with two new main weapons in the mix as well. The wave cannon can still be charged up from your normal shot, but if you keep the shot button depressed it will overcharge, filling up the wave cannon bar a second time. Release this overcharged shot for a massive spread shot.