The remake is an action, first-person spaceship combat game in which the player travels through a starfield in pursuit of the enemy Zylons.

Players can defeat the other three types of ships with conventional weaponry, but have to travel inside the Basestar and destroy certain key points to finally eliminate it.

[4] The gameplay unfolds along a galactic map, as players choose which missions they want to undertake to defeat the Zylon threat.

Once the mission is completed, players can return to the area if they so choose, to find ore for upgrading their weapons and shields.

"[6] GameSpot says the game has "woefully inadequate tutorials, dull dogfights, bland visuals and annoying sound effects".