Blue Dragon/Mechat

At several points in the game, Shu and company will find themselves at the controls of an Ancient flying device called a Mechat. During these sections, the game becomes essentially an on-rails shooter, with the player controlling the mechat's weapons.

The Head-Up Display for these sections displays a number of statistics about your Mechat's status.

In the top-left corner of the screen are the HP meter and heat gauge.
 * [[Image:BlueDragon MechatHealth.png|Health meter]]

Every hit you take will decrease the HP meter. If it reaches zero, the game will end.
 * [[Image:BlueDragon MechatHeat.png|Heat gauge]]

The heat gauge increases the longer you spend firing the machine gun; if it fills, you will be unable to fire the machine gun for a brief period while it cools down.

In the lower right corner, a icon will be displayed for each missile you've collected.