In the Laser Gate, the computer's vast automatic defenses are out of order, and the players human Dante Dart's flexible spacecraft, in a last-ditch attempt to disarm the computer before it self-destructs. And what would an automatic defense system be without its protection? The player's ship must avoid physical contact with anything else in the game, although the computer's force fields are deadly obstacles. Force fields cannot be disabled, only avoided through careful timing. Other defensive structures will be launched towards the player's ship constantly, and the only chance to survive is a combination of rapid fire and picking up every energy to charge the capsule in sight. Ultimately, Dante's dart must destroy four major computer components, making for some joystick-rumble boss battles.