Top Gun: Combat Zones

 PlayStation 2
Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 17
  3. Negative: 4 out of 17
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  1. GameSpy
    73
    The landscapes, from the desert to the jungle, are good-looking, with enough differences in the terrain to keep it interesting. The change that the time-of-day makes on the environments is especially beautiful.
  2. GamePro
    70
    There’s often little tension, making the game feel less like flying in combat and more like running errands.
  3. GameZone
    70
    Graphically, Top Gun is neither "astounding" nor "very detailed." That's not to say that this is an ugly game, because it's anything but. However, the excessive amount of fog may make you think otherwise.
  5. TotalGames.net
    69
    Whilst its general pace is unequivocally pedestrian and the missions are overly long and drawn out, Top Gun remains a surprisingly seductive prospect, albeit one devoid of significant exhilaration.
  6. GameSpot
    62
    Couple limited instant action options with no competitive or cooperative multiplayer modes, and Top Gun: Combat Zones lacks the value and longevity of better games in its field.
  7. Total Video Games
    60
    Mediocrity and disappointment, the images that conjure up when thinking about Top Gun are intense action, pumping soundtrack, slick presentation and fun, unfortunately most of these can’t be found in the game.
  8. All Game Guide
    60
    A game that won't bowl anyone over with deep gameplay and a compelling, cohesive storyline, but it's arcade sensability is strong enough to make it a decent enough diversion for fans of air combat.
  9. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    60
    It's the closest thing to an honest-to-God flight sim a PlayStation has seen. [Nov 2001, p.160]
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  10. IGN
    59
    It has all of the basic requirements of a good game in the genre, but it's just missing a soul.
  11. PSX Nation
    50
    Digital Integration has coded a lethargic, boring and snooze-inducing series of missions (about 30 of them) that are as unoriginal as they are predictably competent.

Awards & Rankings

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#83 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2001
68
#68 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2001

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User Score
3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 6 out of 9
  1. AndrewH.
    Aug 4, 2002
    6
    Good graphics, but the controls are hard and frustrating, also they don't give a lot of time, not nearly as good as ace combat.
  2. Gabrich
    Nov 29, 2003
    1
    I had it and gave it away. I think it is the worst money spent ever. The only good are the graphics. All the rest is crap.
  3. SBSpence
    Jul 16, 2002
    1
    I rented it...and took it back early. Tell ya anything?
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