Top Gun (2010 video game)

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]

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