Enslaved: Odyssey to the West/Upgrades

As you make your way through the game, collect every Tech Orb you can find to upgrade your equipment. Just before the boss fight at the end of Chapter 2, Trip will tell you she can upgrade your equipment and an option to go into Trip's Shop will appear at the bottom of the Command Menu.

Combat
These upgrades are all to enhance your melee fighting abilities.

Increases stagger duration of enemies hit by the Wide Attack.
 * Wide Attack Upgrade
 * Cost: 45,000

Increases the charge of electricity on the Stun Charge Attack to affect multiple enemies.
 * Stun Charge Upgrade
 * Cost: 42,500

Monkey will channel the staff's energy into one massive attack!
 * Focused Attack
 * Cost: 60,000

Press psx: C the moment Monkey successfully blocks an attack.
 * Counter Attack
 * Cost:

Press psx: S during an evade. Timing changes the type of Evade Attack performed.
 * Evade Attack
 * Cost:

Attacking enemies glow RED, blocking enemies glow BLUE, and vulnerable enemies glow YELLOW.
 * Combat Awareness
 * Cost: 5,000

Health
The two types of health upgrades are extending the amount of Monkey's health and giving him regeneration powers. You must purchase the levels of each upgrade in order, and they get better (and more expensive) until they max out.

Increases Monkey's total health.
 * Health Extension
 * Health Extension 1: 20,000
 * Health Extension 2: 32,500
 * Health Extension 3: 50,000
 * Health Extension 4: 65,000

Monkey's health will regenerate over time until full.
 * Health Regen
 * Health Regen 1: 60,000
 * Health Regen 2: 72,500
 * Health Regen 3: 90,000

Shield
Shield upgrades improve your shield. You can purchase upgrades to increase the rate the shield recharges and increase its resistance to projectile fire and melee attacks. You must purchase the upgrades in one of the three areas in order.

Reduces the time the shield takes to recharge.
 * Shield Recharge
 * Shield Recharge 1: 15,000
 * Shield Recharge 2: 22,500

Increases the number of shots Monkey's shield can withstand.
 * Shield Strength
 * Shield Strength 1: 20,000
 * Shield Strength 2: 30,000
 * Shield Strength 3: 50,000

Increases the number of strikes Monkey can block before taking damage.
 * Block Strength
 * Block Strength 1: 20,000
 * Block Strength 2: 30,000
 * Block Strength 3: 50,000

Staff
These upgrades concern the projectile capabilities of your staff. Here you can increase your ammo capacity, shot strength and add special attacks to your ammo.

Increases Monkey's firing rate.
 * Fire Rate
 * Fire Rate 1: 7,500
 * Fire Rate 2: 12,000

Increases the maximum ammo Monkey can carry.
 * Ammo Increase
 * Ammo Increase 1: 10,000
 * Ammo Increase 2: 20,000
 * Ammo Increase 3: 35,000

Increases the stun duration of enemies hit by a Stun Blast.
 * Stun Time
 * Stun Time 1: 15,000
 * Stun Time 2: 27,500
 * Stun Time 3: 45,000

Causes Stun Blasts to explode, affecting multiple enemies with one shot.
 * Stun Effect
 * Cost: 22,500

Plasma Blasts go through enemies and can hit others with one shot!
 * Plasma Penetration
 * Cost: 35,500

Doubles (level 1) or quadruples (level 2) the damage a Plasma Blast does to an enemy!
 * Plasma Damage
 * Plasma Damage 1: 42,500
 * Plasma Damage 2: 65,000