The game is themed as a kung fu film where the player has to fight off opponents to protect half of a magical mask.

According to Digital Pictures president Tom Zito, Supreme Warrior came about as a result of fans telling the studio to develop a game based on a kung fu film.

Wei Jian Tsen's second wife, Mei Tu, becomes influenced by the Black Flower Cult, a murderous group that uses sorcery.

[4] Supreme Warrior was developed by Digital Pictures, a company focused on FMV games and interactive films.

He went on to say that the game, while a step in the right direction for the developer, suffers from a steep learning curve and a disconnect between the gameplay and the onscreen video.

[19] GamePro's Slo Mo echoed the praise of the production values of the game's full-motion video, but was more positive about the controls and gameplay.

Three reviewers for VideoGames praised the game's graphics though noting that the Sega CD version's video was grainy.

Electronic Gaming Monthly's review team considered the 32X version's video positive and its gameplay negative, just as they had done with the 3DO.

[21] The same sentiments were shared by Francis of MEGA Force [fr] , who also praised the video but stated that finding opportunities to attack is a problem.