Players switch between the three established male film leads—Jack Burton using fists and a Bushmaster gun, Wang Chi employing martial arts and swords, and Egg Shen casting magic bolts and lightning potions—while progressing through Chinatown streets, sewers, and Lo Pan's lair. The core plot follows the source material exactly, with Lo Pan seeking a green-eyed bride for a sacrificial ritual to regain mortality, and features no character creation systems, romance mechanics, pronoun options, or identity-focused subplots. The absence of modern ideological elements is evident in the period-appropriate combat styles and the straightforward rescue-the-girlfriends structure adapted without added social commentary or representation mandates.

Playable characters remain limited to the film's original male protagonists, preserving the original premise and avoiding any thematic centrality around contemporary identity politics. This results in a clean, entertainment-focused experience that prioritizes action gameplay over any form of messaging.