This is a sci-fi action game in which players compete in a stylized version of a "kill-or-be-killed" TV game show. The game employs a graphical style in which the entire world and characters are rendered in black-and-white, depicting a backdrop that is a mix of storyboard, comic book, and graphic novel. Players assume the role of Jack, a contestant and anti-hero who roams through industrial urban environments, kills as many other contestants as possible, and attempts to subvert the virtual survival game while playing by its rules. Rules do not prevent players from killing enemies in a number of over-the-top ways: they are sliced in half by chainsaws, impaled by lampposts, dragged in circles by a motorcycle, decapitated by golf clubs, and jettisoned into spiked walls, dartboards, and giant vats of oil. Players can grab enemies and hold them up against fan blades, jet engines, and other sharp contraptions. The result being splashes of bright red blood that contrasts sharply with the monochrome color scheme. Throughout the game, two TV announcers provide running commentary with the purpose of being irreverent and to embellish the exaggerated acts of violence (e.g., "He should have seen the signs" when a signpost impales a character). Commentators frequently make jokes about sex (e.g., "Have you ever had sex with a conscious partner?" and "…he just has to convince him that unprotected an*l sex is okay!"), and some female characters wear outfits that barely cover their breasts. Commentators often use strong language (e.g., "f*ck," "motherf*cker," "sh*t," etc.) and occasionally reference drugs (e.g., "roofies" date rape drug – slang term for Rohypnol).
