Players take the role of Joe Osugi, a ninja who must stop a terrorist group influenced by mystical masks.

[6] As Osugi, the player must defeat the terrorists and rescue hostages through five missions with three levels and a boss battle.

[10] Despite being developed and published by Japanese video game companies, it was never released in Japan for reasons unknown.

[8] The US box art was illustrated by Julie Giles, who designed other Konami packaging such as the Castlevania and Metal Gear franchises.

[22] In a retrospective review from Nintendo Life, Perry Wild praised its level design for having a balance between the platforming and combat aspects in the game.