Take control of one of 16 characters in a 3D cityscape environment of Diesel Town to fight your way through as two gangs (Team Spike and Team Inferno) go head to head in this arcade style beat em up as Spike Jr (leader of Team Spike) heads out for to take on his fathers nemesis, Mike. Based on the original series which hit Japanese arcades back in the 90's, the game is as unforgiving as an arcade release with no continues during single player. However this being an arcade style game its focus is in the multiplayer with split screen, system link and Live functionality allowing 4 player co-op, even online.