Choplifter HD (Xbox 360)

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Description

Choplifter HD is a reboot of the Choplifter series from the eighties and early nineties with the cooperation of the original designer Dan Gorlin. Just like the original games it is a side-scrolling shooter where the player controls a helicopter through a variety of attack and rescue missions. The helicopter can still only be moved over two axes, but the graphic design is entirely in 3D. There are different helicopters available that are unlocked gradually. They have statistics based on passenger capacity, armor, fuel, weaponry and speed.

As in the original titles missions often involve rescuing people. This is done by landing close to them so they can board the aircraft and then be brought back to the base. The main weapon for attacking is a mini-gun with free aim in any direction. Even though there is an unlimited amount of ammo, constantly firing is not possible due to overheating, so it has to be done in shorter bursts. The player also has access to a limited amount of rockets for much more damage. By tapping a key or a button enemies in the foreground of the environment can be marked to aim in that direction. This makes the helicopter face left or right.

A level map is shown as a horizontal bar near the top of the screen where targets and P.O.W.'s for transport are marked. Some are wounded and those need to be picked up first. In some cases that means the helicopter needs to boost to make it home quickly, which drains the fuel at a faster rate. Fuel is limited and refueling is done at a station or at the home base. It is possible to return at any time but there is a time limit for each mission. Next to the main mission objective there are hidden ones that are only discovered while a mission is in progress.

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Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: UnrealEngine3
• Choplifter series
• Enhanced remakes
• Middleware: Scaleform GFx SDK

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The Press Says

UGO (UnderGroundOnline)	Jan 10, 2010	B	75
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Jan 12, 2012	7 out of 10	70
Destructoid	Jan 11, 2012	7 out of 10	70
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Jan 31, 2012	68 out of 100	68
TeamXbox	Jan 16, 2012	6 out of 10	60
Canadian Online Gamers Network	Jan 15, 2012	60 out of 100	60
GameSpot	Jan 13, 2012	5 out of 10	50

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Trivia

Cameos

Two of the characters that can be rescued are from famous franchises. They are Meat Boy from Super Meat Boy and Duke Nukem from the Duke Nukem series.