"Sega Saturn Magazine" elaborated, "The video backgrounds move very smoothly, and the baddies actually seem to fit in with the rest of the graphics, rather than looking as if they've been stuck in as an afterthought.The only problem with having this graphics system is the way the enemies are killed - the big splodge of red cartoon blood ..."

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.