Controlling a Japanese World War II monoplane, the player assumes the role of the pilot of the respective naval aircraft who is required to destroy enemies to clear stages.

In Sky Destroyer, the player controls a plane, equipped with machine guns and torpedoes and ammunition is unlimited.

F6F Hellcats (F4U Corsairs in the Arcade Version) are common enemy fighter planes the player will encounter.

If the player is hit even just once by enemy fire, his plane crashes and he loses one life point.

In Japan, Game Machine listed Sky Destroyer on their December 15, 1985 issue as being the third most-successful table arcade unit of the month.