Sometime in the future... In a galaxy not too far from here... The Freedom Alliance is in the final throws of an epic battle with the evil galactic dictator Zarxis... The Freedom Alliance has at great human cost obtained blue-prints of Zarxis' ultimate weapon, dubbed the "Deconstructors", they are able to destroy entire planets with their formidable weaponary... The alliance is relying on you, Duke Flystalker, to use your elite piloting skills and your ability to tap into the cosmic harmonics by feeling "The Source", in order to attempt a series of daring bombing runs, destroying the "Deconstructors" and thus freeing humanity from Zarxis' evil rule of tyranny...