The player must advance through four areas (slums, subway, Chinatown and amusement park) to defeat gangs and the main boss.

There is also a power move called "Magic", similar to those seen in the Street Fighter series, where the player throws a projectile at the enemy.

[1] Once the boss (and the gang) is defeated, he will be recruited to the guardians team as a selectable character (3 in total: Jay-Jay of The Dreads, Boris of The Shavers, and Kwan of The Dragons).

A group of local gymgoers called "guardians" fight their way into the gangs territories in order to save the hood, regain control of the city, and discover the identity of Mr. Big.

[4] Hardcore Gaming 101 Kurt Kalata editor-in-chief noted that it improves on Pit-Fighter's formula, but manages "to be terrible in almost every way.