You are Zed, half man, half cyborg.
A man's battalion with a human heart and a computer brain. Can you fight your way alone through 27 battle zones to free the desperate inhabitants of the planet Altile from the evil invader Xur? Xur has taken over the weather control station; it is freezing cold and people have fled underground.
He knows you've landed. No turning back. You must collect an arsenal of 12 different weapons and 6 hidden powers on Altile.
Megaton Bombs, Life Vests, Hyper Missiles, Super Boots, Crossfire, Super Bombs, Energy Capsules, Life Capsules, Power Balls... Master each to save yourself from a continuous barrage of 20 deadly enemies.
Wisps, Wanes, Tracers, Strinkers, Skraugs, the Globula, Gholem, Viripides... They're mean, they're ugly, and they're after you. Flying. Dive bombing. Writhing. Striking.
Find the keys, or you're stuck in a combat zone forever. Find the hidden chalice and be saved from eternal doom.
Press the switch. It's the war!