About 200 years in the future, a comet is detected at the edge of the solar system. Astronomers determine that it will pass near the earth, and send probes to examine it. When the probes near the comet, it abruptly changes directions and heads towards earth. At the last moment, the people of earth are able to launch surface-to-comet missiles and deflect its impact into the moon. At the center of the impact crater, alien war machines are gathering! The U.N. sends a lone spaceship to the moon to destroy the alien threat.
Dead Moon , released in 1992, is an action & adventure game for the TurboGrafx-16 console. Players control the spaceship as it navigates through six levels on earth, space, and the moon, facing various enemies and bosses along the way. The game features four main weapon types and several secondary ones, adding to its replay value.