In addition to the paralyzing gun and the spear, you can count on the help of four special weapons. To be able to use them, however, you must first collect the related ammunition, obtainable from particular enemies who attack with these weapons. Unlike common enemies, these always drop ammo even if they are killed while frozen. Each special weapon has three power levels. To increase the power level of a weapon, simply continue to collect its ammunition. The more ammunition you collect, the higher the power of the weapon. Once you reach a certain power level, this will remain the same even if you run out of ammo or lose a life.
You can collect the following special weapons:
Once a weapon has been collected, in order to use it you will need to select it from the Weapon Select Screen, which you can access by pressing .
Use the directional buttons to select the desired weapon. For each weapon, the level and number of ammunition available is indicated. To confirm your choice and return to the action, press . To switch from the special weapon to the paralizing gun and vice versa, press .