[3][4][5] The gameplay is similar to Area 51 and Maximum Force with some elements from Time Crisis, in that the game's full motion video is integrated with the action.

[7][2][11][13] IGN's Douglass C. Perry also found the level designs poorly paced, with an imbalance between swarms of enemies overwhelming the player and dull stretches of waiting for something to shoot.

[11] PSM denounced the lack of sound marking when a player is hit or even loses a life, pointing out, "This means that no matter how well you do, the game will leave you confused and frustrated when it ends.

[11] Next Generation also praised it, saying it features "some of the clearest and most vibrant video ever to grace a PlayStation game", though they expressed disappointment that the villain of the story, Judge Roy Bean, does not appear as a boss, with the climactic battle instead being played out in a cutscene.

[4] Jeff Gerstmann, reviewing the game for GameSpot, fell in line with the majority opinion on the FMV sequences, remarking, "It looks like the Judge's outfits were made by spraying some gold paint onto cardboard, and the acting is laughably pathetic.