Psycho-Nics Oscar

Psycho-Nics Oscar is a 2D platform-shooting game. The player controls a
powerful mecha (giant Japanese robot), named Oscar. He fights against machines
in Ordio City, advancing to the right of the scrolling screen and shooting the
enemies in relatively conventional fashion. The extra weapon system is however
based on Gradius – the player collects special capsules, the more that are
picked up, the more choices are available from the power bar at the bottom of
the screen (five in total). The robot can also take multiple hits, and it’s
possible to get extra lives by picking up certain icons.