The main objective of the game is to apprehend criminals throughout the streets of Miami, which is accomplished by driving to various locations around the city.

The main objective of the game is to derail various shipments of drugs controlled by the Miami Vice series antagonist, Mr J.

The player assumes control of series protagonists James "Sonny" Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs, in which they must eliminate gangsters throughout Miami.

[2] If the player collides into a wall or another car whilst driving, a small explosion will occur and a life will be deducted.

Once caught, the player may take him to the city hall to interrogate him in order to receive information such as the location of the next gangster meetup.

[1] Jim Lloyd of Computer and Video Games and a reviewer of Zzap!64 concurred that the controlling the car was a major issue.