▁So on ▁after , ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁completed ▁can non , ▁the ▁Lord ▁Cha os ▁M k ▁ 1 , ▁is ▁discovered . ▁However , ▁when ▁the ▁player ▁defe ats ▁X ox x , ▁X ox x ▁esc apes ▁in ▁a ▁" back up ▁time ▁was hing ▁machine ", ▁his ▁part ing ▁message ▁reve aling ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁too ▁late ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁can non ▁firing . ▁The ▁universe ▁is ▁destroyed , ▁leaving ▁the ▁player ' s ▁ship ▁flying ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁rock y ▁de br is ▁as ▁the ▁cred its ▁roll . ▁Event ually , ▁▁ ▁( If ▁the ▁player ▁did ▁not ▁che at ) ▁The ▁Player ▁reaches ▁a ▁restaurant , ▁where ▁he ▁gets ▁a ▁time ▁machine ▁upgrade ▁for ▁his ▁plane . ▁The ▁player ▁will ▁ch ase ▁X ox x ▁through ▁the ▁time ▁war p , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁player ▁defe ats ▁it , ▁he ▁reaches ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁on ▁a ▁harder ▁mode . ▁ ▁( If ▁the ▁player ▁che ated ) ▁a ▁time ▁war p ▁that ▁featured ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁story ▁re - app ears , ▁bringing ▁the ▁player ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁except ▁set ▁on ▁a ▁harder ▁mode . ▁ ▁Development ▁The ▁developers ▁have ▁stated ▁they ▁were ▁heavily ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁games ▁Ty rian ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Project - X ▁and ▁Walker . ▁As ▁in ▁Ty rian , ▁players ▁ear n ▁money ▁by ▁destroy ing ▁enemies ▁and ▁pick ing ▁up ▁bon uses ▁in ▁each ▁level . ▁In - between