Over G Fighters

 Xbox 360
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Jun 27, 2006
User Score
6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 53
  3. Negative: 15 out of 53
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  1. JohnM.
    Jul 5, 2006
    3
    This game is terrible. Graphics are mostly awful, it looks like afterburner on the Sega from the mid-nineties. The missions are short and easy. Online sux. DON'T BUY IT.
  2. BertFrancis
    Jul 3, 2006
    1
    The Good: Many planes to choose from. Only SIM flight game on the 360

    The Bad: Gameplay is horrible. Very slow paced. Multiplayer is worthless. Sound is repetitive and annoying. Gameplay gets boring very quickly I purchased this game shortly after it's release with very high hopes. I enjoy flight simulators and I was hoping that Ubisoft made some improvements since it's    The Good: Many planes to choose from. Only SIM flight game on the 360

    The Bad: Gameplay is horrible. Very slow paced. Multiplayer is worthless. Sound is repetitive and annoying. Gameplay gets boring very quickly

    I purchased this game shortly after it's release with very high hopes. I enjoy flight simulators and I was hoping that Ubisoft made some improvements since it's last disgrace of a game, Blazing Angels. Unfortunately my hopes were quickly let down as I began to play Over G. The gameplay is very slow. Simply turning your plane feels like a chore as your turns seem to take a lifetime to complete. Often your jet will be locked on by another plane. When this happens you must steer your plane out of harms way before the missle hits. This process seems very flawed as it seems you have about a 50% chance of being hit regardless of how good you are or how many flares you unleash. The missions are also very repetitive. You basically have 4 choices in missions. Dog fight, ground fight, dog fight and ground fight, or the really special dog fight and ground fight while escorting another plane. Finally I was hoping the multiplayer was going to save the game and make it all worth it. Unfortunately again this element was actually worse than the single player game. I can actually describe the multiplayer portion in a few short sentences. You basically start mid air in a dogfight with other people. 80% of the time the enemy and yourself are already in missle firing range. Immediately you and the enemy fire all of your missles and the lock to the target. Than you spend about 20 sec, firing flares and avoiding the missles until someone dies and the other becomes the winner. That's it! No take off and landing. No strategic flying. Just who can push the A button fastest.
    Overall, I wouldn't recommend this game to ANYONE. don't waste your money on such a crappy title. Ubisoft needs to learn that games like this just don't cut it and hopefully with the lackluster sales they'll get the picture and fire the crappy developers in charge of these pathetic flight games. With such a great potential game idea they have truly let down the gaming public    … Expand
  3. HollywooddeBoer
    May 20, 2007
    1
    I tried to find a good thing to say about this game, but my search yeilded no results. This game is a complete flop and should never be mentioned of again.
  4. JoshuaRooney
    May 30, 2008
    2
    I'm giving this a 2 because it isn't so bad that it deserves a 0, but I would suggest renting it first, that way, you won't have spent over £30 buying it, then finding out that you don't like it, but if you are going to sell it, don't get too excited, you'll probably only make £10.
  5. KrissT.
    Nov 20, 2006
    1
    Absolute rubbish..Some air combat games on my PS one looked and played better than this. As for the training missions ie: trying to land on a aircraft carrier...Landing gear up and landing gear down..that's your lot matey! IT SUCKS BIG TIME!
  6. DonM.
    Dec 5, 2006
    0
    I have never hated a game as much as this one.
  7. MattH.
    May 19, 2007
    2
    I'll try to make this simple: this game simply is not fun. It's not going to appeal to fans of shoot-em-up arcade-style games or the sim crowd. Everything about this game, except for the selection of aircraft is sub-par or worse. Avoid at all costs. If you just can't help yourself, at least rent it before you buy it.
  8. ShayneF.
    Jul 16, 2006
    1
    Every time I earn an achievement the game crashes.If they download a patch soon I might be more forgiving.Until then it is much too infuriating to complete a mission and then have it crash before it saves. 70 bucks down the drain.
  9. BrettS.
    Jul 25, 2006
    0
    This has to be, to date, the worst game for the revelutionary gaming system xbox 360. Missions are short, and repetitive, no real thought or talent involved when shooting targets. Graphics are horriable! Online is a bit more fun, but definately not worth the sticker price or rental price. I could go on about how bad this game is, but instead i'll summarize it in two words, it sucks!

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#92 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2006
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#27 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2006
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#13 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2006

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
49

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 36
  3. Negative: 15 out of 36
  1. Eurogamer
    40
    If you're in the market for a proper jet-fighter game, I'd recommend hunting down a proper PC simulation. I remember EF-2000 from about 1998 being about 1998 times better than this. And if you want an arcadey dogfighter, try "Crimson Skies" for Xbox 1 instead.
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  2. Gamer 2.0
    52
    A very average game. Sluggish controls and a lackluster presentation really hurt this game. The lack of real mission variety doesn’t help matters either.
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  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    60
    In spite of its unspectacular style and its translation-glitch quirks, Over G is a little weird, but lots of fun. [Aug 2006, p.92]
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