Just when you thought you had seen the last of the 90’s, they come back in 2012 and slap you in the face with Top Gun: Hard Lock. Sadly, Tom Cruise doesn’t grace us with his voice acting skills in this game since it is set 25 years on from the original film. That’s okay though because he’s now been replaced with another loose cannon known as Spider and there’s a whole bunch dog fighting aviators fresh out of the Top Gun academy and ready for some action.
Edging away from your traditional flight simulators, Top Gun: Hard Lock’s main goal is to throw you into an up close and personal battlefield and use Michael Bay-esque slow motion camera angles and huge explosions and to wow the pants off you! Forget shooting at little targets in the distance as you’ll be face to face with some of the meanest jets of today.
The game moves away from first person view so players aren’t constantly disorientated and allows you to be immersed in an almost arcade style of game. The right stick takes care of all of your maneuvers such as afterburners, cobras and barrel rolls whereas the buttons take care of cluster bombs and missiles.
Spread out over 15 missions in the single player campaign with a completely new Top Gun story to unfold, Top Gun: Hard Lock is a game that I frankly just can’t wait for. Adding to the excitement is the opportunity to play through 4 player co-op missions as well as go head to head with pilots worldwide in 16 player deathmatches!
The game was initially set to be released February next year, but has since been pushed back with an official UK release date on the 9th March 2012. Top Gun: Hard Lock is also available to pre-order now.
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