S4 League is a fast-paced, sci-fi, third-person shooter. It has 4 game modes: Touchdown, Deathmatch, Chaser, and Arcade. Touchdown mode is similar to the game Football, where you have to grab a ‘Fumbi’ and take it to the opposing team’s goal. Deathmatch places six people on each team, and they duke it up on the battlefield. Arcade mode is based off arcade games, it places 1-4 players to complete stages which include killing bosses and protecting NPCs. Chaser mode is where one person is randomly buffed up and the goal is to dominate the survivors. The chaser receives huge attack and defense bonuses. The non-chasers are to kill the chaser, or survive.
Starting off, you get an ‘infinite hour Sub Machine Gun’ and an ‘infinite hour Plasma Sword’. You can hold up to 3 weapons. To find out which weapon suits you best you need to do License tests. These tests are tutorials you need to complete to wield the weapon. These license tests will go through all the basics and even a few advanced techniques that are to be used with the specific weapon. The tests usually include target breaking challenges which you must complete within a time limit. If you fail, there is no penalty and you may start again. The weapons have a time limit which only deducts while in battle. 5000 PEN is 5-hours. There are Shooting Weapons, Sniping Weapons, Close-Range Weapons, and Mental/Installation Weapons. S4 League also has spells that benefit the user or team. Skills include: Anchoring, Invisible, Shield, Detect, Block, Flying, Bind, Hp Master, and Sp Mastery.