Moving Screen help, like an overhead scrolling shooter Options

[Claytonic]

I am wondering how to make a minigame like an overhead-scrolling-shooter where the screen moves at a slow pace on a set route while the player can move about freely within that space. I won't actually be using a plane, shooting down other ships.... What I think is hard to do is to keep the player trapped within the space shown on screen. This might be possible through eventing only, but may be easier with scripting? Can someone please help make this possible? (Or show me where someone has already made this?)

This post has been edited by Claytonic: Jan 12 2013, 03:44 PM

[Claytonic]

Well my plan is to use it in an adventure game, so I want enough control to move the screen on a set path, it could be up, down, left or right, changing direction as it follows the path of the dungeon. Sorry that I know so little scripting myself....