Before we head to the spaceport, we get the last of the collectibles.
Airport
When you see the spiked walls leading up shortly after the beginning of Area 2., use the Lightning Web to find the Arm upgrade. There are two capsules.
The first one gives you the ability to fire four charged blasts at once. It takes a while to charge up to that point, but it can be worth it.
But if you wall kick off the top of the capsule and go further to the left, you'll find a second one. This one will give you the Plasma shot, which allows you to shoot a plasma ball at enemies. If it connects with an enemy, plasma will be generated and cause additional damage.
Thankfully, you can always go back to this area if you want the other one, and you can change between the two as much as you want. Regardless of which one you get, you'll be able to charge up all of your special weapons just like in the first three games.
Jungle
In Area 2, there are parts of the platforms with thick walls that stop the X Buster cold. If you burn them with Rising Fire, you can get rid of them. One of them will contain a Heart Tank.
As for the charged-up versions of the special weapons:
Lightning Web: shoots out a damaging web that hurts enemies, which only lasts a limited time
Frost Tower: causes multiple giant icicles to come down all over the screen
Soul Body: creates a decoy that you can move and shoot around with for a limited time
Rising Fire: a Dragon Punch
Ground Hunter: shoots a larger projectile
Aiming Laser: shoots a big green laser that zaps anything it touches
Double Cyclone: shoots out two big horizontal projectiles
Twin Slasher: shoots a bunch of larger shots that encompass the screen in the direction you are facing
Volcano
Reach the second area. When you reach the Robot Ride armor, use it to dash jump to the right. There is a wall you can wall jump off of. Just disembark at the height of your jump, then charge up Twin Slasher with your newly-acquired Arm Cannon. You'll get the Armor enhancement, which lets you cut down on damage and accumulate the damage that is reduced from within to power up the invincible Nova Strike. It destroys everything on-screen, and if you use it, you'll have to charge it back up again.
Snow Base
Remember the platform near the end of the snow platform slides you couldn't reach? Equip Lightning Web, then get on the wall under it. Use Lightning Web to get to the platform and get the EX-Tank, which allows you to start where you left off with five lives instead of three. You can also do what I did and use the charged-up Rising Fire followed by the hover.
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