List of Top Gun video games
The list of Top Gun video games has several licensed
Top Gun (Ocean game)
The
.It is a one-on-one dogfighting simulator with 3D wire-frame model graphics, unique among more traditional sprite-based graphics and straightforward gameplay of the subsequent games. It has one and two-player modes; in the former, the opposing aircraft is flown by the computer.
Top Gun (Konami game)
The Konami version of Top Gun was released for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in November 1987 in the United States. It is an adaptation of an earlier arcade game by Konami titled Vs. Top Gun, released for the Nintendo VS. System. Two million copies of the NES version were sold.[1]
Piloting an
Gameplay takes place from the cockpit's point of view and consists of two main themes: dogfighting and landing the aircraft. For the dogfights, the player is allowed to pick between three missile types, each varying in the target locking area they can be fired at. Landing of the aircraft can be particularly difficult as it requires the player to control both speed and angle of aircraft. The point of view for the final part of the landing sequences is from the side of the aircraft carrier with the F-14 coming in from the right side of the screen.
The Second Mission
Top Gun: The Second Mission, released in Japan as Top Gun: Dual Fighters, is the second Top Gun game produced by Konami for NES. It was released in Japan on December 15, 1989, in North America in January 1990, and in Europe and Australia on October 24, 1991.
Danger Zone
Top Gun: Danger Zone, developed by Distinctive Software and published by Konami, was released for PC (DOS) in 1991. The players have a choice of two aircraft: F-14 Tomcat and F-18 Hornet. The mission choices are intercept, escort, clear airspace, provide air support, and run interference. The players can participate in the "Top Gun Challenge Board" in the Officer's Mess and can play against the CPU or another human player in split-screen mode.
Guts and Glory
Top Gun: Guts and Glory, developed by Distinctive Software and published by Konami, was released for Game Boy in January 1993. The player pilots an F-14 Tomcat against Soviet Union forces. The game offers extra modes and jet fighters like other USA F-series and the MiG-29 Fulcrum, in combat with top enemy aces flying MiGs.
Fire at Will
Top Gun: Fire at Will was released by
Hornet's Nest
Top Gun: Hornet's Nest was developed by
Firestorm
Top Gun: Firestorm was developed by Fluid Studios and published by Titus Interactive in 2001 for Game Boy Color, and the following year for Game Boy Advance. It is an isometric flight action game with missions.
Combat Zones
Top Gun: Combat Zones was released for PlayStation 2 in 2001. It was developed by Digital Integration and published by Titus Interactive. In 2002, it was ported to GameCube and in 2003 to PC. In 2004, Mastiff published a version for Game Boy Advance. Mastiff also re-released the PS2 and GameCube versions in the same year.
The game is composed of 36 missions spread over three eras of the history and near future of the
Only the first era is accessible from the beginning, and is set in
Air Combat
Top Gun: Air Combat for
Air Combat II
Top Gun: Air Combat II for
Top Gun (2006)
Top Gun for Nintendo DS was released on February 23, 2006, in Japan, April 28 in North America,[3] and May 3 in Europe. It was developed by Interactive Vision, and published by Mastiff Inc in North America, 505 Games in Europe, and Taito in Japan.
The story-driven campaign features film actors, a set of solo missions, and a multiplayer mode for up to 4 players.[4] The bottom screen is used as a map and weapons readout.
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 48/100[5] |
Publication | Score |
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Famitsu | 22/40[6] |
GameSpot | 3.6/10[4] |
GameZone | 5/10[7] |
IGN | 5/10[8] |
Jeuxvideo.com | 9/20[9] |
Nintendo Power | 4/10[10] |
Top Gun received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two sixes and two fives for a total of 22 out of 40.[6]
Gulf Crisis
Top Gun: Gulf Crisis for
Top Gun (2007)
Top Gun was released on October 5, 2007, for
Top Gun (2009)
Top Gun for iOS was released in 2009. In 2011, it was ported to PlayStation Portable. It was developed by Freeverse Inc., and published by Paramount Digital Entertainment. The game was revealed by Freeverse Inc. over a month before the release.[11] It is similar to Sega's After Burner games. It uses accelerometer to pilot the plane around and touch firing controls. The plot involves the Miramar Top Gun School featuring cartoon versions of the film characters Maverick, Iceman, and Viper.
Top Gun 2
Top Gun 2 for iOS was released on August 19, 2010.[12] It was developed by Freeverse Inc., and published by Paramount Digital Entertainment. It is similar to Sega's After Burner series.
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 71/100[13] |
Publication | Score |
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IGN | 7.5/10[14] |
Macworld | (average)[15] |
Pocket Gamer | [16] |
Top Gun 2 received above-average reviews according to Metacritic.[13]
Top Gun (2010)
Top Gun was released in 2010 for PlayStation 3 and Windows. It was developed by Doublesix, and published by Paramount Digital Entertainment.
Hard Lock
Top Gun: Hard Lock is a
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | (X360) 54/100[17] (PC) 47/100[18] (PS3) 43/100[19] |
Publication | Score |
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4Players | 70%[20] |
Jeuxvideo.com | 9/20[21] |
PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia | (PS3) 40%[22] |
Official Xbox Magazine (UK) | (X360) 4/10[23] |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | (X360) 4/10[24] |
Play | (PS3) 45%[25] |
The Digital Fix | (X360) 5/10[26] |
The Xbox 360 version received "mixed" reviews, while the PC and PlayStation 3 versions received "unfavorable" reviews, according to Metacritic.[17][18][19]
Canceled games
In 1995, a Top Gun game from
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