Using a joystick the player can move and perform various attacks fighting their way through four stages.

[2] The player uses the joystick to move and perform various attacks[3] against ninjas and projectiles.

The health can be restored by gaining enough points to earn a new promotion (Dan), or by making it to the next stage.

There are four stages (temple, caverns, bridge and control room) the player can reach by earning enough points on the previous one.

[4] Gregg Keizer praised graphics and new style of gameplay in Compute!