The game contains a large number of playable characters from the Ikkitousen series and includes bonus unlockable costumes, along with an image gallery for each playable character.

The game consists of two game modes, arcade and story. Story sections in the game are fully voiced.

Arcade mode allows the player to select one of a number of characters, and play through the various stages in the game. The character will also level up at the end of stages which unlocks various bonus' for that specific character.

Story mode has the player select one of three different stories, each having it's own roster of characters. The story mode mainly differs from the arcade mode in two areas, one being the character for a particular stage is preselected from the roster in relation to the story. The second is the visual novel style of story telling before and after stages, which involves static character images and text with voice overs.