The player plays a World War I flying ace who tries to shoot down enemy planes.

Pursuit marks the first time Atari Inc. publicly acknowledged its relationship with Kee.

[1] The player uses a flight stick to steer the plane up, down, right, and left to get the enemy in his or her sights.

The game is housed in a custom wide cabinet modeled to look like a World War I biplane cockpit.

It includes a similarly modeled flight stick with top-mounted fire button.