
There are numerous combinations of attacks while both jumping and standing. The player controls the characters’ movement with an eight-way joystick and there are also two action buttons for attacking and jumping. The control configuration is similar to the one in Final Fight. There are a total of nine stages in Captain Commando.

The players have to defeat each opponent on the stage while also avoiding traps and eventually fight the final boss of each level. The four commandos are Mack, Captain, Baby-Head and Ginzu.

The arcade version allows up to four players in the same time, depending on the game’s setting. The game follows the same gameplay established in the more-popular Final Fight developed by the same company. The superhero is Captain Commando and is featured in a setting of the year 2026, where assisted by his three faithful Commando Companions, he protects the Earth and the Galaxy from a team of super-powered criminals.
