Quasar is a single player space shoot-em up game. The story behind the game places the player in command of a sophisticated space fighter on a mission to destroy the Etron rocket base on the planet Hagon thus saving the galaxy. The game starts with the player flying down a space tunnel shooting down enemy astro-fighters that attack both head on and from behind. Following this phase the player then engages more enemy fighters in space before progressing to the next level which is on the planet surface. The player has three lives and the aim of the game is to achieve a high score.