the game take place entirely in the country of china. the player controls sun soo, a young fighter who is fighting to free china and his kingdom, "soo kingdom," from the villainous armies of xao gon. throughout the game, players will use both melee weapons and firearms in a third–person perspective, while defeating enemies. soo may hold up to two weapons at once, one in each hand, and can control both separately using the console's "x" and "b" buttons.