The anime-based Robotech universe invades the GBA in The Macross Saga with the transformable Veritech Robot Fighter offering three modes of aerial combat: Fighter, Guardian, and Battloid. Four ground-based Destroids (Tomahawk, Defender, Phalanx, and Spartan) provide primary and secondary attacks in several of the ten real-time side-scrolling levels. Players can assume the identity of Roy Fokker, Rick Hunter, Max Sterling, Miriya, and Ben Dixon, each rated in power, stamina, strength, piloting, and speed, and unlock hidden characters as the game progresses.