You play as Luke Skywalker, trying to destroy the Death Star. In the game, you have to navigate through swarms of TIE Fighters, including dogfighting the one piloted by Darth Vader. The game has three main phases: avoiding laser towers on the surface, finding and attacking the exhaust port with proton torpedoes. Your X-Wing starts with six shields, which can be added more for good performance. Completing the game gets harder and harder.