D. D. Crew is similar to Capcom's Final Fight, which is an archetypal side scrolling beat-em-up game.

Enemies appear from both sides of the screen and from out of doorways or entrances set into the background, and the player(s) must defeat all of them to progress.

Players will pick up a few weapons along the way, like knives and grenades, as well as other items like some lives and "MAX" health points.

Crew on their September 1, 1991 issue as being the sixth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.

Crew's sprite size and "well-crafted" graphics, however, they call the gameplay "fine" but "all a bit sterile", stating that Vendetta has "a lot more atmosphere", and the graphics, while smaller, are "much more imaginatively drawn - and the animations are smooth and inventive".