- ice boss in charge of a glacier stage, snowmen with exploding heads, ice blocks which break if shot or touched
- sewer stage, slug-like Mets
- stadium stage, baseball-throwing robots, soccer ball platforms that rise when shot, soccer goalie mid-boss
- desert stage, vision-obscuring sandstorms
- Yashichi returns to refill Life and Weapons energy
- between-level shop returns
- multiple modes
- in-game achievement-style challenges
- online ranking
- downloadable content
- no sliding or charge shots
- no female robot masters
- launches this March