The player assumes the role of one of these arena competitors as they fight their way thru various battles with competing clans or mech pilots in the game.

War World has the single and multi player options, and includes game modes such as "capture the flag" and "team deathmatch".

There are five different mech units in the game (as of Version 1.9.02) that a player can choose from; the Panther 770, the Python KX5, the Thunder B-2, the Assault T1000 and the Leviathan.

The game also features dropships - combat cargo planes that can deliver new mech units to the battlefield over the course of a match.

A dropship has multiple minigun like turrets all around the vessel that fire low damage rounds at various intervals (depending on the difficulty level) and has twice as much armor as the Leviathan mech.