the game takes place in a fixed third-person perspective as the player pilots a variety of futuristic aircraft in order to do battle with enemies on the ground and in the air while collecting power-ups and in-game currency known as "bux". players can take two different jets into battle and switch between them using a collectable power-up. in all, there are nine different airplanes, thirty-three arenas, and five game modes. most of the game modes fall into common categories such as search and destroy along with capture the flag.