The player is Ultimate Stuntman, a rogue mercenary who is called into duty when Jenny Aykroyd is suddenly kidnapped by Dr.

Following in the footsteps of side-scrolling action games such as the Contra and Mega Man series, The Ultimate Stuntman gives the player access to a variety of levels with different concepts.

A basic recurring theme in the game is the concept of three levels, a boss fight, and then a "bomb disposal".

During these levels, only one action can be conducted at any given time (i.e. the player can move Stuntman, or snipe enemies on his behalf).

Once a Boss has been defeated, the player is confronted with the daunting task of disposing a bomb before the fuse has been entirely burnt.