Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine is a rail-shooter video game developed for the Sega CD. The gameplay revolves around navigating a magnetic railway network on the moon using a vehicle, named Loadstar. The game allows players to alternate between different tracks and engage with opponents while being guided via direction indicators and distant landmarks. The elements of gameplay include avoiding incorrect routes, surviving accidents, and evading obstructions such as robot cops and track closures. The player's weapons have the capability to tag enemies causing them to explode or deflect incoming shots.
Loadstar is a rail-shooter concerned with shooting enemies while navigating your ship, much like Sewer Shark. You're actually on rails in this game, as you travel in a truck/train called Loadstar along a magnetic rail network covering the moon. Shifting the cursor to the edge of the screen changes to a different track when available, with incorrect turns either killing you instantly or moving you off-course from the level end. Direction indicators and distant landmarks help keep you driving in the right direction, while accidents, track closures, and robot cops work to keep you from it. Your weapons "tag" enemies and force them to explode, or can tag incoming shots and deflect them with a separate shield button.