The planet Radon is under attack by the Zorgon Battle Star. It's now up to the player in the role as a fleet commander in the Xenon Space Academy to travel to it and defend it from the attack. On the route he will have to overpass many enemies and dangers before having a chance on destroying the Zorgon Battle Star. Xenon 1 is at its core a fixed screen shoot 'em up. It consists of five levels each with a different take on the genre. The first two levels are similar to Moon Cresta. In the first level the player is up against the Aards, birdlike monsters that move in circles above the player. Sometimes they shoot at the player and sometimes they move down and try crashing into him. The second level works similarly but here the player has to destroy bigger variants of the Aards. These are cloned when hit, with one of the clones diving towards the player and exploding when reaching the base line. The third level is without shooting. Here the player moves through a meteor belt and has to get through it without crashing.
ESRB Rating: Not Rated
Genre(s): Action