In Unlimited World Red, the Circle button is used for jumping and the Square and Triangle buttons for attacking. In comparison with One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP, the controls have significantly changed. This game is playable with up to 4 players on both the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita, however only up to 2 players on Wii U and PlayStation 3. It follows the same gameplay of previous Unlimited series games such as the butterfly hunting and fishing.