User Summary 2088 is a shooter. The player's character is a mercenary hired to help aliens evacuate a planet. Each level has two escape pods and a set number of aliens to evacuate. Aliens enter the screen and move towards the escape pods and the player (or players) must provide covering fire, destroy the many threats appearing on the screen and avoid being shot. Enemies include giant snake that split in two if shot in the body, flying saucers, laser fire from enemy bases, suicide bombers... There is a bonus stage between each level, where the player must pilot a spaceship through an asteroid field and collect bonuses.