The game uses a top-down perspective during ground operations. The player guides a Ranger through enemy territory, manages movement and equipment, avoids or confronts guards, and completes the assigned objective before reaching extraction.

Missions vary in layout and purpose, including sabotage, rescue, reconnaissance, and attacks on important targets. The player chooses from available operations, parachutes into the area, searches buildings and terrain, uses weapons or explosives, and tries to conserve supplies while surviving the return journey.

Study the mission objective before moving and avoid unnecessary firefights. Ammunition and explosives are limited, so stealth and careful positioning are often safer than attacking every enemy.

Use the map and terrain to plan a route toward the target and an escape route back to extraction. Search the area methodically, complete the objective, and leave promptly rather than exploring after the mission is accomplished.