Classic
The Classic Fruit Ninja experience.  Slice fruit, avoid bombs.  There are no timers here, the game ends when you lose all three lives or slice a Game Over bomb.  You get one life back for every 100 points earned.

Arcade
Action packed fruit slicing fun!  You have 60 seconds to slice as many fruit as possible.  Slicing a Penalty Bomb will take 10 points away from your score.  Slice special bananas, keep a Blitz going for big points and hope for random criticals!

Zen
Cool, calm and collected.  No need to worry about bombs in this mode.  Spend 90 seconds slicing fruit at a relaxed pace.

Endless
No game over, no timers, all the fun!  This mode will only end when you pause and quit.  For the endurance slicer.