New Nintendo DS Title: Top Gun

Mastiff Games, publishers of titles like Gungrave: Overdose and Technic Beat, announced today that they are bringing the first combat flight simulator to the Nintendo DS. In the game, players will begin as rookie naval pilots who work their way up the ranks by combating enemy fighters. According to the release, the game will feature 2-4 wireless multiplayer dogfights. No word yet on whether this will be single cart download multiplayer, or multiple card multiplayer.

From Press Release:
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 30, 2005) Video Game publisher Mastiff today announced they will publish Paramount Pictures Top Gun for Nintendo’s highly successful new handheld video game system, the Nintendo DSâ„¢. An action-packed tribute to the blockbuster movie hit of 1986, Top Gun takes advantage of the unique Nintendo DS interface for high octane mastery of the sky.

“Top Gun’s intense action translates perfectly into a videogame,” said Bill Swartz, Head Woof at Mastiff. “Top Gun exploits the capabilities of the Nintendo DS to duplicate that experience in a handheld environment.”

A hip, heart-pounding combination of action, music and incredible aerial photography helped make Top Gun the blockbuster movie hit of 1986. Top Gun for Nintendo DS takes a look at the danger and excitement that awaits every pilot at the Navy’s prestigious fighter weapons school. Top Gun players enter as rookie pilots, selected along with a handful of other pilots for elite training at the US Navy’s Fighter Weapons School. To become the best fighter pilot in the world players must to go head to head with the best of enemy fighter pilots.

Top Gun puts the player in the cockpit of a heavily armed jetfighter plane. The game includes 10 single player missions such as high altitude dogfights, escort missions, and protecting airspace, over a variety of terrain with dramatic weather and visual effects. Top Gun also features head to head play for two, three or four players. High quality sound effects take advantage of the Nintendo DS’s ability to deliver virtual surround-sound.

Additional features of Top Gun game include:
” Top Gun Competition Campaign includes elite training and realistic combat
” Choose pilots named for characters in the movie
” Choose different fighter planes, each with different handling characteristics
” 10 diverse missions across arctic, ocean, forest and desert zones
” Weapons include machine gun, fire-and-forget missiles, homing missiles
” Multiplayer dogfight for 2-4 players
” Stunning visual effects include explosions, water splashes, smoke, and gun/rocket trails
” Challenging weather effects include sun, rain, animated clouds, and snow
” Pulse-pounding music reminiscent of the movie soundtrack

Advanced Media has gotten a hold of a few… from the complete media gallery screens and a trailer for this upcoming DS title. For the complete media gallery and trailer, click here. AMN will keep you updated on this title with a preview in the very near future.