Steel Empire/Gameplay

Powerups/Items
Power-ups take the form of small, floating circular-shaped icons containing the following:


 * B: Extra Lightning Bomb. This powerful bomb, when launched, will annihilate every minor enemy on the screen, and cause much damage to the larger ones.
 * O: Pair of mini-ships that stay next to you, allowing a wider range of fire. They will remain with you until you lose a life.
 * Heart: Small filling of the "vital" bar.
 * L ((Ex) - on the U.S. version): Level points. Collecting these will raise your firepower level up to a maximum of 20.
 * S: Adds 1,000 points to the player's score.
 * 1-UP: Extra life

Power-ups can be obtained by blasting enemies. Some may be found just floating around. Blasting a mini-airship yields six power-ups, usually "L" or "S".