Players control a Chinese policeman who has been tasked with infiltrating an underground base to rescue a high-ranking police officer and his daughter, who have been kidnapped by a gang.

[3] The player must follow the on-screen arrow which points them in the right direction as they proceed deeper into the caves and encounter greater numbers of more deadly enemies.

Should the player pay for another credit and continue the game, the cherub will dive back inside the player-character's body, who will in turn jumps to his feet with a shocked expression.

August 13, 2021 saw a digital release of Kuri Kinton on the Nintendo Switch through the Arcade Archives series courtesies of Hamster (a company that purchased Nichibutsu and UPL).

Retrogames' staff member writing in a 2010 feature described the levels as bland, criticised the game's bosses for being effectively the same character with different colored clothes.