Each stage is split into two sections; offensive mode and defensive mode.

During offensive mode the player engages a number of enemies, with the aim of destroying them all without the satellite being destroyed by the enemy.

Should the player destroy all enemies during offensive mode, they are awarded 20,000 bonus points and begin the next stage on the offensive.

Her mission, however, remained antisubmarine warfare though in a more defensive rather than offensive mode.

"It's almost as though you switched your empathic abilities into 'offensive' mode."

Realizing the enemy was getting larger and stronger, thus more difficult to eradicate, nationalist forces switched to an offensive mode.

'Your current offensive mode of transportation has not been properly garaged.'

Keru tried to get a bead on the nearest of them but was distracted as a dozen or so other Guardians moved into offensive mode.

He dropped her on the bed, then dived onto her before she could shift into offensive mode.

"It's time to move from a defensive to an offensive mode."