Scramble Cobra is a 3-D helicopter action game, where the player takes command of a Cobra helicopter gunship, flying through various battlefields, using their Vulcan machine guns and hydra rockets to destroy enemy tanks, helicopters and other assorted units.

There are ten missions in all to play through. The player has to complete each mission in an allotted amount of time. The missions mainly consist of search and destroy objectives. It also has live-action videos to tell the story and is played from the view of the helicopters cockpit.