I've been a fan of macross for a long time but the mecha games always suck. The main problem is that the movement isn't as fluid as the anime.
I've only seen one good game capture the essence of the animes while being a fair and good game. It's an old game called virtual on. It's a fast paced mecha game with rocket boosted dashing along lines of commitment. That line of commitment means that when you dash with your mecha it forces the mecha into a single permanent dash in a single direction for about 3 seconds. This restriction actually makes you feel like you're pulling off incredible dodges of anime homing missiles. The graphics are old but it's the only game I've ever seen pull off the same feeling as an anime.
It's old, but for it's time it was incredible. Also the controls involve dual joysticks at the arcade to really get the feeling that you're controlling a vehicle.
I've only seen one good game capture the essence of the animes while being a fair and good game. It's an old game called virtual on. It's a fast paced mecha game with rocket boosted dashing along lines of commitment. That line of commitment means that when you dash with your mecha it forces the mecha into a single permanent dash in a single direction for about 3 seconds. This restriction actually makes you feel like you're pulling off incredible dodges of anime homing missiles. The graphics are old but it's the only game I've ever seen pull off the same feeling as an anime.
See video:
https://youtu.be/SoUGqhPQFI0?t=279
It's old, but for it's time it was incredible. Also the controls involve dual joysticks at the arcade to really get the feeling that you're controlling a vehicle.