It stars martial artist Jackie Chan, who fights his way past numerous villains in different locations across New York City.

Jackie also faces a number of different challenges in which the player must use a combination of moves to succeed.

This included using Jackie for motion capture, so that the character in the game was performing the same moves as the man himself.

[6] Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen criticized the game as "one of the least inventive beat-'em-ups in years" and concluded his early review in four words: "Jackie Chan deserves better.

"[15] GameSpot gave it an average review two-and-a-half months before its release date.