Chopper I

For other uses, see Chopper (disambiguation).
Chopper I
Developer(s)SNK
Publisher(s)SNK
Platform(s)Arcade
Release1988
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Chopper I is a vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game developed by SNK and published in 1988. In Japan it was released as The Legend of Air Cavalry.[1]

The objective of the top-down game is to infiltrate enemy territory and essentially destroy all objects. The game can be played with 1 or 2 players, each controlling one helicopter.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Chopper I on their July 15, 1988 issue as being the ninth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[2]

Legacy

The game was re-released for the PlayStation Portable in August 2012.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kanji: 航空騎兵物語, Hepburn: Koukuu Kihei Monogatari
  2. ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 336. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 July 1988. p. 29.
  3. ^ "Chopper I PSP". IGN.com. Retrieved 2012-08-26.


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