Battle Chopper
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Battle Chopper, released in Japan as Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., is a 1987 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Irem for arcades. It was released in Japan and North America in December 1987.[2]
Gameplay
Players control a wacky fighter chopper named Mr. Heli, while shooting enemies, collecting power-ups, and defeating bosses to advance levels. Defeating enemies or destroying terrain can yield cash that can be used to purchase power-ups.
Ports
Battle Chopper was ported to the Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, and Atari ST by Firebird, as well as to the PC Engine in Japan by Irem. This version was re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console on March 18, 2008, only in Japan. It came back for the Wii U's Virtual Console on April 15, 2015 in Japan, and was then released for the first time in the United States and Europe on February 1, 2018.[3][4][5]
Reception
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Ciarán Brennan of Your Sinclair magazine reviewed the arcade game, calling it "a lovely little game" that is "very imaginative and beautifully" paced.[7] ACE magazine reviewed the PC Engine version in 1989, rating it 890 out of 1000 and listing it as one of the top five best games available for the console.[8]
Legacy
Mr. Heli later appeared in the Japan-only Game Boy title Shuyaku Sentai Irem Fighter, along with other characters from the game, as well as characters from three other Irem franchises: R-Type, Ninja Spirit and Hammerin' Harry. The game was mentioned in one of the billboards seen in the final stage of Irem's Vigilante and also appeared in R-Type Final as a playable ship.
Battle Chopper has also been noted for inspiring Barunba.[9][10]
Notes
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tanaka, Haruhisa; x68303 (March 25, 2014). "R-Type Creator Interview (クリエイターインタビュー): Masahiko Ishida (石田雅彦)". Shooting Gameside (in 日本語). Vol. 9. Micro Magazine. pp. 58–65. ISBN 978-4896374551.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (Translation by Shmuplations. Script error: No such module "webarchive".). - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in 日本語). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 13, 120. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ^ Mr.HELIの大冒険 | Wii U | 任天堂
- ^ Battle Chopper for Wii U – Nintendo Game Details
- ^ Battle Chopper | TurboGrafx | Games | Nintendo
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 – テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in 日本語). No. 324. Amusement Press, Inc. January 15, 1988. p. 21.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brennan, Ciarán (March 10, 1988). "Slots of Fun". Your Sinclair. No. 28 (April 1988). pp. 78–9.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Console Wars" (PDF). ACE. No. 26 (November 1989). October 1989. p. 144.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Joystick (71 ed.). July 1991. p. 72. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Aktueller Software Markt (1990/08-09 ed.). p. 73. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
External links
- Mr. Heli no Daibōken at the Killer List of VideogamesTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Battle Chopper at the Killer List of VideogamesTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Mr. Heli at the Killer List of VideogamesTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Mr. Heli no Daibouken at Arcade History
- Battle Chopper at Arcade History
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