Descpription:
Out Zone is a 1990 arcade game by Toaplan and distributed
in the US by Romstar. It is a run and gun, in which the player controls a
soldier who must fight his way through seven increasingly difficult levels.
At the end of each level a boss must be defeated before the player can
progress any further. Unlike most shoot-em-ups, in Out Zone you do not pilot
a space ship or plane, but instead fight enemies on foot. As such, the
screen does not scroll automatically, only when you move upwards.
Since forward movement is not automatic, the game imposes a time limit,
in the form of an energy bar that slowly drains as time goes on.
If the bar empties completely, you lose a life. It is refilled when you
pick up "E" icons or complete a level. The energy bar does not represent
health, as touching one enemy or bullet will immediately cost you one life.
After dying, you reappear at an earlier point in the level.
