The game will make full use of the Game Cube’s polygon-shifting capabilities, as the screenshots released today show. Everything – from the biggest oil rig to the tiniest ground detail – is rendered in a higher resolution, giving a clarity previously unseen in any console-based shooter.

But the enhancements are not just graphical. Feedback from the PlayStation 2 version has been digested to ensure Top Gun: Combat Zones plays as brilliantly as it looks – with redesigned campaigns and a refined game structure.

• 34 extensive missions split into three eras
• Five playable planes, and three bonus planes
• Amazing graphics – with stunning replays
• Challenging air, sea and ground enemies
• High replay value (hours of play before to unlock all planes and levels)
• Fly as any one of the movie characters: Maverick, Jester, Iceman or Viper
• Four superb locations: South East Asia, Gulf States, Northern Russia, Miramar base
• Missions include Fly Target, Timed, Pursuit, Missile, Chase, and Wingman Down