It is also good (and when I say good I mean pretty cringe-worthy) to see that the not-so-veiled homo-erotic nature of the source material is present, with plenty of uncomfortable erection based gags and talk of ‘owning asses’ throughout.Gameplay is fairly straightforward, the main aspect being the titular ‘hard lock’ system. Luckily the endless macho posturing suits the subject matter fairly well, the game being all the more fun for it. Upside down.The plot is driven forward almost entirely by faceless dialogue delivered during dogfights and loading screens alike, with wordplay as woeful as one would expect. Heading off to the Danger Zone, presumably. ‘Its damn wings are on back to front!’ Kudos to the voice actor for keeping a straight face during that one.
The appearance of a groundbreaking (read, utterly ludicrous looking) Soviet plane is particularly hilarious – ‘Holy s**t!’ bellows Spider. Whilst not remotely deep in any way, shape or form, the story is good silly stuff with plenty of laugh out loud moments.
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After an intro full of mid-air tomfoolery with Maverick and the gang, it’s not long before you uncover an emerging terrorist regime which will push the skills of everyone aboard the USS McKinley to the limit! Or something along those lines. The storyline – if you can call it that – revolves around the latest Top Gun graduate Lance ‘Spider’ Webb, a hotshot pilot recommended by none other than Maverick himself. Not through innovative gameplay or state of the art graphics you understand, rather it is highly ambitious to think that a game based on a somewhat ropey (sorry Goose fans) 1986 aerial action flick is relevant to today’s market.
With their latest arcade style aviation adventure Top Gun: Hard Lock, developer Headstrong Games shows a keen sense of ambition. Is there any danger of this spin-off taking your breath away?