The game is a third-person shooter. The player can switch to first person view mode and utilize a cross hair to shoot enemies. Vincent has an HP Bar, as well as mako points (MP), which resemble magic points. There is also a value for Level, where Vincent can level up and increase his statistics by completing a chapter or dying during the chapter and spending points accumulated through play before continuing. Vincent can also choose weapons from a large library, primarily guns. The option of transforming into his Limit Breaks is also available, the first being Vincent's first limit break, the Galian Beast, and the second is Chaos. However, one cannot use a Limit Breaker for Chaos; it is automatically given in the final chapter of the game, Omega and Chaos.

One of my favorite games. I've played it on PS2, can't say I've gotten bored of it. The settings, the story and plot, also with the action scenes, make it one good game.