Top Gun was released in 1987 for the PC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (with an equivalent version for Nintendo Vs. Series arcade cabinets). The Commodore and Spectrum versions were developed by Ocean while Thunder Mountain handled the PC version of the game. Konami developed the Nintendo version. The NES version was released on November 1987 in North America, December 11, 1987 in Japan and on November 30, 1988 in Europe and Australia. According to Game Over by David Sheff, the NES version sold over 2 million copies. Many of the people who've played the NES version have complained about the difficulty, and lack of action in the game. The NES version had a sequel called Top Gun: The Second Mission.
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Top Gun on the NES is a classic example of a movie tie-in game that's...not great. It looks kinda cool for its time, and the music is catchy, but the flying controls are super clunky, and the missions feel weirdly disjointed. That infamous carrier landing? Yeah, it's brutal. Diehard Top Gun fans or retro enthusiasts might get a nostalgic kick, but for most this one's a hard pass.
The gameplay loop is way too short to keep your interest for very long.
Can't land the fucking plane.
This game might as well just be the refueling minigame because that's all it's remembered for.
Just a licensed game with little substance. You just shoot planes then eventually land your plane. It's not bad, but it's not good.
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