Ninja Boy is based off Super Chinese. As such, players control a young Kung-Fu hero from a bird's-eye perspective and are able to move and attack up, down, left, right. Players use the hero's punch and kick abilities to defeat enemies. Players can also find weapons and other items scattered across the game to use against the enemy hordes. After defeating a set number of enemies the players is allowed to run into an exit and proceed to the next level. As the levels progress, difficult enemies become more numerous.