Dropship: United Peace Force is a 2002 combat flight simulation video game developed by SCE Studio Camden and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. The player assumes the role of a pilot in the United Peace Force, a fictional multinational military organisation charged with combating terrorism and organized crime across the world. The game itself is set in 2050. Developer Studio Camden was a former division of Psygnosis, and was moved to Sony during development; it was the last game they developed before being merged into London Studio.
| Dropship: United Peace Force | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | SCE Studio Camden[2] |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Peter Edward |
| Designer(s) | Nick Ryan |
| Programmer(s) | Simon Hobbs Tim Darby |
| Artist(s) | Joe Money |
| Writer(s) | James Leach |
| Composer(s) | Alastair Lindsay |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Air combat simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editThe game features a number of futuristic aircraft, including agile fighters, and slower transport aircraft. The game also features levels in which the player drives military vehicles such as armored personnel carriers.
Unlike many science fiction flight simulator games, Dropship is set in the near future, and the vehicles and weapons, although futuristic, are grounded in reality, and bear many recognizable traits of modern military aircraft. The game has missions where the player must fly low not to be spotted, protect vulnerable craft and deliver/pick up valuable cargo. Another feature of the game is the VTOL ability of most of the game's aircraft, allowing the player to switch to a hover mode and land the aircraft manually.
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 78/100[3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Edge | 7/10[4] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6.17/10[5] |
| EP Daily | 8/10[6] |
| Game Informer | 7.5/10[7] |
| GameSpot | 7.9/10[8] |
| GameSpy |   [9] |
| IGN | 7.9/10[10] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [11] |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine | 7/10[12] |
| X-Play | [13] |
| Maxim | [14] |
The game received "generally favourable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] Maxim gave it a favourable review, a few weeks before it was released Stateside.[14] Four-Eyed Dragon of GamePro said, "Despite the fair controls, Dropship still performs with flying colors."[15][a]
Toonami, Cartoon Network's after-school action programming block at the time, reviewed the game in June 2002. In the review, TOM (Steven Blum) said the game "doesn't look too sharp, but it plays okay" and that the problem was he couldn't get beyond the sixth level; "it's driving [him] nuts." The score the game was given ended up being a ? out of 10, as TOM had not yet finished the game.[citation needed]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ GameSpot staff (11 June 2002). "Dropship ships [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 9 April 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Strohm, Axel (13 April 2000). "First Look: PlayStation2 Dropship". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Dropship: United Peace Force". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Edge staff (January 2002). "Dropship [United Peace Force]". Edge. No. 106. Future Publishing.
- ^ EGM staff (August 2002). "Dropship: United Peace Force". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 157. Ziff Davis. p. 123.
- ^ Harris, Neil (2 July 2002). "Dropship: United Peace Force". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Inc. Archived from the original on 19 August 2002. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Dropship: United Peace Force". Game Informer. No. 112. FuncoLand. August 2002. p. 78.
- ^ Lopez, Miguel (10 June 2002). "Dropship: United Peace Force Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 10 March 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Nam, Michael J. (9 July 2002). "GameSpy: Sropship United Peace Force". GameSpy. IGN Media. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Perry, Douglass C. (13 June 2002). "Dropship: United Peace Force". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Rybicki, Joe (June 2002). "Dropship [United Peace Force]". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 57. Ziff Davis. p. 98. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Dropship: United Peace Force". PSM. No. 59. Future US. June 2002. p. 39.
- ^ Concepcion, Miguel (30 September 2002). "'Dropship: United Peace Force' (PS2) Review". Extended Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on 2 October 2002. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b Boyce, Ryan (31 May 2002). "Dropship: United Peace Force". Maxim. MaximNet, Inc. Archived from the original on 9 June 2002. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Four-Eyed Dragon (July 2002). "Dropship: United Peace Force" (PDF). GamePro. No. 166. IDG. p. 74. Archived from the original on 1 February 2005. Retrieved 24 March 2024.