However, many critics also remarked that the 30-minute length, while decent by arcade standards, was unacceptably short for a home console game, and that the lack of alternate routes to choose from leaves "Maximum Force" with little replay value. Most reviews assessed the game as overall bland compared to the alternatives, with "IGN" stating that ""Maximum Force" isn't as bad as "Revolution X" or some of the other ones floating around, but it's no "Time Crisis" either." Jeff Gerstmann commented in "GameSpot" that it "simply falls short. Gamers will be better served by picking up "Virtua Cop 2" or even "Die Hard Trilogy"." Shawn Smith of "Electronic Gaming Monthly" summarized, "I suppose if you take this game for what it is (a standard B-movie type gun game), then it's not half bad. But if you're looking for something more serious, along the lines of a "Virtua Cop 2", then you shouldn't even consider it."