Cosmic Spacehead is a story-driven adventure where Linus has crash landed on a distant planet called Earth, and made his way back home again. Trouble is, no one believes his tale of the planet he discovered! Your job is to help Linus make his way back to Earth so he can take some pictures to convince his friends.
The gameplay consists of two parts: adventure and arcade action. In Cosmic Spacehead 's adventure mode, you can explore lands, find objects, and talk to people. You construct sentences by using the pointer to select actions or objects on the screen. The interface is similar to LucasArts used in games like Maniac Mansion . To reach many new locations involves Cosmic Spacehead 's action mode, where you will need to cross treacherous landscapes and evade dangerous creatures. This portion resembles a side-scrolling platform game.
Cosmic Spacehead was released for the Sega Game Gear in 1990.