Players move through horizontally scrolling stages from a side-view perspective, defeating groups of enemies before advancing to the next encounter. Normal attacks can be combined with jumps, directional strikes, throws, and character-specific special moves.

The campaign follows a sequence of Three Kingdoms battles with boss encounters and item pickups. Food restores health, weapons and power-ups improve combat options, and cooperative arcade play allows two or more players depending on the cabinet configuration.

Learn enemy attack patterns before committing to long combos. Save health-restoring food for difficult encounters rather than using it immediately.

Use the environment and dropped weapons to control groups, and coordinate attacks with a second player so enemies cannot surround either character. Practice each warrior’s special moves, since their reach, speed, and crowd-control properties differ.