Story elements in this game roughly borrow events from both Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition and Real Bout Fatal Fury, however, the game is set during the first game. Players can choose to play either Terry, Andy, or Joe depending on the stage to play various mini-games to trigger a bonus stage such as: training, basketball and arm wrestling. Depending on the character chosen, the color requirements for the bonus reels change. The red sevens are used to represent Terry, white for Andy and blue for Joe. Mai, Duck King and the other various girls in the series serve as roulette characters. Players are given the option to dress Mai in different outfits.