S. Bonuses

About S. Bonuses
S. Bonuses are special/secret events you can complete which will give you extra points. They sometimes offer access to additional weapons or areas, or have other helpful effects. There are 21 S. Bonuses in the game: 3 in each of 7 stages. The game internally keeps track of each S. Bonus you have found, both for your current playthrough ranking, and overall for your pilot.

In the Japanese version of the game, achieving all 3 S. Bonuses within a stage (cumulative across all playthroughs as the current pilot) will unlock that stage in the Free difficulty's Stage Select mode.

Each S. Bonus is detailed below.

Stage 1

 * 1) 1: Destroy all of the neon signs.

mounted Uhus that will appear. The 2nd one is the Bonus.
 * 1) 2: Destroy at least 50 ships before the gasmask sign, then destroy the rocket-


 * 1) 3: Destroy the bottom part of the mid-boss. This directs you to the "undercity" section, and an alternate version of the stage boss. This version of the boss can deploy a Juno.

Stage 2

 * 1) 4: Quickly destroy the hovertanks near the beginning. The red one is a Bonus.


 * 1) 5: Destroy 10 turrets on the first turret-loaded train car.


 * 1) 6: Destroy 10 turrets on the second turret-loaded train car.

Stage 3

 * 1) 7: Quickly destroy the disc-backed enemies before the midboss. Red is Bonus.


 * 1) 8: Destroy 8 rail-mounted enemies during the midboss fight.


 * 1) 9: Destroy all of the falling enemies after destroying the elevator. If successful, a Flash will appear.

Stage 4

 * 1) 10: Destroy the submarine core, after it detaches. If successful, it will drop a Juno.


 * 1) 11: Take the lowest route after the midboss. Destroy the red sliding mech.


 * 1) 12: Destroy the reactor floor, just before the boss. This will damage the boss before you fight him.

Stage 5

 * 1) 13: Destroy all of the crane arms on the wall.


 * 1) 14: Knock down the midboss four times. If successful, a red crate will appear containing a Flash.


 * 1) 15: Destroy the red laser-shooting ship that flies in the foreground. It can be faced directly if you destroy all fighters in this section.

Stage 6

 * 1) 16: Destroy a red ship at the rocket.


 * 1) 17: Destroy 3 dispenser tubes that appear from the rocket.


 * 1) 18: Destroy the tiny disc on top of the boss, then kill the enemy that follows.

Stage 7

 * 1) 19, #20, #21: Destroy each of 3 red ships before the boss. If the first two are successfully destroyed, the third one will be carrying a Juno.