Editing Abadox (section)

==Gameplay==
[[File:Screenshot_of_"Abadox"_gameplay.png|thumb|left|Gameplay screenshot from first level]]
The gameplay largely follows the conventions of [[Side-scrolling video game|side-scrolling]] [[shoot 'em up|shooters]] of the time. The player shoots down various enemies, almost all of which look like various internal organs ([[Human brain|brains]], [[Human eye|eyes]] and even [[Cilium|cilia]]). The player can also pick weapons and power-ups. Power-ups include speed boosters, increased firepower, homing missiles and shields similar to the "Option" featured in ''[[Gradius]]''. For weapons, the player starts with the normal single shot, but can upgrade to a 3-way gun, a spread fire gun, a laser and a hoop-like weapon. However, like most shooters, if the player is killed, all of the upgrades will be lost and the player will have to restart from the last checkpoint. In some cases, if the player dies, they may have to navigate through enemy fire with slow speed, which could prove more difficult than ever.

Another aspect of ''Abadox'' that sets the game off from other shooters is the second, fourth and sixth stages. The play style changes from a side-scrolling perspective to a vertical one, but instead of scrolling upwards like a typical vertical shooter, the stage scrolls downward. The final stage involves an escape sequence where the player must navigate out of the alien's rectal cavity before the alien implodes. This falls in suit with a Konami game, ''[[Salamander (video game)|Life Force]]'', to which ''Abadox'' bears a striking resemblance.<ref name="allgame">{{cite web | url = http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=333&tab=review | title = Review - Abadox: The Deadly Inner War | author = Dykman, Joan | author2 = Schwartz, Michael | publisher = [[allgame]] | date =  | accessdate = 2009-11-18 | archive-date = 2014-11-15 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141115040138/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=333&tab=review | url-status = dead }}</ref>