Top Gun
Developer(s)Doublesix
Publisher(s)Paramount Digital Entertainment
SeriesTop Gun
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation 3
  • NA: August 17, 2010
  • EU: 2011
Windows
September 14, 2010
Genre(s)Combat flight simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Top Gun is a combat flight simulation game developed by Doublesix and published by Paramount Digital Entertainment.[1] It is based on the 1986 film of the same name. It was released on August 17, 2010, as a downloadable game for PlayStation 3 through the PlayStation Network.[2][3] The following month, it was released for Microsoft Windows through Steam.[4] One of the film's writers, Jack Epps Jr., was involved in the game's development. Epps wrote new combat scenes and dialogue for the game.[4][5] In 2011, the game and film were released together under the title Top Gun: Wingman Edition.[6]

Gameplay

Top Gun is a combat flight simulation game. It is based on the film of the same name, and it retells the plot of the film, with the player taking control of "Maverick" in an F-14 fighter jet. Top Gun includes several game modes. In the main campaign mode, the player must complete 11 missions. The first mission is a prologue, while the next three are training missions, and the remainder are set over the Indian Ocean. Mission objectives include killing a target, shooting down enemy aircraft, destroying gun emplacements, and escorting a wounded fellow fighter. Weapons includes missiles and a machine gun, and the player's health automatically regenerates after a waiting period. As the game progresses, the player gains access to the F-16 and F/A-18 fighter jets. In Horde mode, the player is given a barrage of enemy aircraft to shoot down. The game includes online multiplayer for up to 16 people, through the PlayStation Network. The game also includes a cover version of Kenny Loggins's song "Danger Zone" from the film.[7][8][9][10] The game includes various trophies that can be won.[11]

Reception

The PlayStation 3 version received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[14] Arthur Gies of IGN questioned the decision to create a video game based on a 24-year-old film.[10] Cliff Bakehorn of GameZone also questioned whether there was really demand for a new Top Gun game. He concluded that Top Gun was an "overpriced, underwhelming, uninspired, and unceremoniously average" flight combat game.[1] Kristan Reed of Eurogamer praised the game for its "undeniably solid, arcade-style" combat.[15] Carolyn Petit of GameSpot complimented the game for delivering some exciting action when playing as Maverick.[9] Kevin Schaller of GameRevolution praised the large playing environments.[8] Play UK found the gameplay to be "dull",[18] and Mike Cruz of 1Up.com considered the game mediocre.[7]

Reed thought the controls were easy to use,[15] while Cliff Bakehorn criticized their layout.[1] Cruz described the controls as "unnecessarily difficult" and too "loose".[7] Gies stated that Top Gun consisted of the same gameplay that had been used for decades in flight combat games.[10]

The campaign mode was criticized as being repetitive and too short,[8][10][9][16] although Play UK did not mind the short length.[18] Gies wrote that the missions ultimately become exercises in flying.[10] Reviewers noted that there were few people playing the game through online multiplayer, and it was thought that the game would not produce a sizable multiplayer community.[9][1][10] Some reviewers praised the graphics,[15][8] while others criticized them.[1][10][18] Gies said that the plane models were good-looking but was critical of the "angular and muddy" environments.[10] Play UK considered the graphics uninspiring.[18]

The voice acting was criticized, and reviewers also noted that Maverick does not speak in the game.[8][9][1][10][7][16] Schaller opined that the dialogue felt forced and contrived.[8] Bakehorn stated that the voice actors deliver their lines with no effort or enthusiasm.[1] Cruz was critical of different characters speaking the key lines of dialogue.[7] Gies stated that Epp's involvement in the game was barely noticed. He also wrote that the game takes bits of exposition and dialogue from the film and places them often without any context during the in-mission cutscenes.[10] Petit criticized the "awkward" attempts to "find excuses to shoehorn nearly every memorable line" from the film into the game.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bakehorn, Cliff (August 27, 2010). "Top Gun Review (PS3)". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ Moriarty, Colin (August 17, 2010). "This Week on PSN (August 17, 2010)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ Makuch, Eddie (August 17, 2010). "Top Gun soars to PSN". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  4. 1 2 IGN staff (September 14, 2010). "Top Gun Pilots Onto Steam for PC Download". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ Sinclair, Brendan (May 20, 2010). "Top Gun kicking tires, lighting fires this summer". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ Brown, Christopher. "Top Gun: Wingman Edition - Overview". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cruz, Mike (August 25, 2010). "Top Gun PSN Review". 1Up.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 26, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Schaller, Kevin (September 29, 2010). "Top Gun Review (PS3)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Petit, Carolyn (August 23, 2010). "Top Gun Review (PS3)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Gies, Arthur (August 18, 2010). "Top Gun Review (PS3)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  11. ↑ IGN staff (August 26, 2010). "Go Up Against the Best of the Best to Prove Who's Top Gun on PlayStation Network". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Top Gun for PlayStation 3". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Top Gun (2010) for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Top Gun for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 3, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  15. 1 2 3 4 Reed, Kristan (September 17, 2010). "Download Games Roundup (Page 3)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  16. 1 2 3 "Top Gun". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. No. 51. United Kingdom: Future plc. December 2010. p. 118.
  17. ↑ "Top Gun". PC Gamer. Vol. 17, no. 13. United States: Future US. December 25, 2010.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 "Top Gun". Play UK. No. 198. United Kingdom: Imagine Publishing. December 2010. p. 103.
  19. ↑ Barker, Sammy (September 13, 2010). "Top Gun Review [Incomplete]". Push Square. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  20. ↑ Hargreaves, Roger (September 13, 2010). "Games review – Top Gun heads into the danger zone (PS3)". Metro. DMG Media. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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