In its 100 single - player missions, players go up against computer - controlled enemies in the air using machine guns, and take out ground targets with hand - dropped bombs. (adweek.com)
As in Xevious, you can drop bombs on ground targets as well as shoot dragon breath shots at normal flying enemies. (nintendoworldreport.com)
Each ship features a different special weapon - Proton Torpedoes for the N - 1, Sensor Tags (drains shields and allows shots to home in on target) for the Mantis, and Energy Bombs (useful for ground targets) for the Havoc. (gamerstemple.com)