"You are one of an elite few Astronauts. In the year 1997, and a vital link in our American strategic plan. As a member of PROJECT PHOENIX, you exist to defend our space station, our moon base . . . And beyond.

But tragedy strikes. During a rescue mission at the space station AMERICA, a freak accident tears you from your Shuttle and plunges you through a time warp. You awaken in an America that is not your own; it is the year 2197, and America fell to the Enemy almost 200 years ago.

Stranded in this Hell, you and your surviving crewmembers cast your bid in a desperate struggle for freedom. Thankfully, you are not alone - other men and women with the hope of liberty burning within them are also willing to risk their lives for something they have never known. But, they are scattered across the land, splintered and without direction.

You have the power and opportunity to consolidate these resources, to fight for freedom, and to break the chains of Zoviet oppression which bind your fellow AMERIKANS. Are you up to the challenge?

"'Welcome to Amerika comrade . . . '"