Battle Chopper

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Battle Chopper

Screenshot of Battle Chopper
Developer(s) Irem
Publisher(s) Irem
Release date(s) 1987 (Arcade)
1989 (Computer conversions)
Genre(s) Scrolling shooter
Mode(s) Single player, Up to 2 players, alternating turns
Platform(s) Arcade Game, Commodore Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST
Input 8-way Joystick, 4 Buttons
Arcade system(s) Irem M-72 system hardware
Arcade CPU(s) V30
Arcade sound system(s) Sound CPU : Z80
Sound Chips : YM2151, DAC
Arcade display Raster, 384 x 256 pixels, 512 colors

Battle Chopper (Mr Heli no Daibouken in Japan} is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by Irem in 1987. You control a fighter chopper and shoot enemies, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses to advance levels.

The Mr. Heli ship used by the player makes an appearance in R-Type Final as a playable ship.