Heli Attack 3
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| Developer(s) | squarecircleco. |
| Publisher(s) | squarecircleco. |
| Engine | Adobe Flash |
| Release date(s) | June 17, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | Run-and-gun shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Platform(s) | OS independent (web based Flash applet) PC (special edition) |
| Media | Web interface PC CD-ROM (special edition) |
| System requirements | 600Mhz processor (low setting) 2.0Ghz processor (medium setting) 3.0Ghz processor (high setting) Web browser and internet access Adobe Flash Player |
| Input | Keyboard and mouse |
Heli Attack 3 is a run-and-gun shooter game created by the company squarecircleco.[1] and released on June 17, 2005. It is the third in the Heli Attack series of games in which the player takes on the role of a paratrooper who must travel through different locations or zones and use a wide array of different weapons to destroy a series of helicopters, or helis, whilst these enemies simultaneously attempt to harm and, ultimately, kill the paratrooper.[2]
There are sixteen different levels in Heli Attack 3;[3] in earlier levels the helis are comparatively weak with inaccurate and low powered guns.[4] As they progress through the game, the player must take on helis which are more difficult to destroy, and with weaponry that can cause considerable damage to their character's health. There are also a number of purely ground based enemies in the game; in early levels these have either weak weapons or none at all, but in later levels their aim is highly accurate and, if ignored, they pose a big threat to the health of the paratrooper.
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[edit] Cheats
Cheat code : Result
- iopred : Cute message
- DayDream : Cute message
- John Rambo : Unlocks Bow&Arrow
- Old Faithful : Unlocks ChainGun
- Its a Jackal : Unlocks SniperRifle
- This is my boomstick : Unlocks DoubleShotgun
- Shrapnel : Unlocks FlakCannon
- Follow the leader : Unlocks GuidedLauncher
- Moonshine : Unlocks DrunkenLauncher
- Gloop : Unlocks GooGun
- 9 Volt : Unlocks SparkPlug
- Australians all let us rejoice : Unlocks Bladerang
- Alpha : Unlocks LaserRifle
- Beta : Unlocks AutoLaserRifle
- Gamma : Unlocks LaserShotgun
- I dont have time to bleed : Unlocks Anytime
- Call in artillery : Unlocks Airstrike
- Missile launch detected : Unlocks ABombLauncher
- Bass in your face : Unlocks Soundwaave
- Wash away the rain : Unlocks BlackHoleGenerator
- Ive got jungle fever, shes got jungle fever : Unlocks Amazon Jungle
- Aint no mountain high enough : Unlocks Canyon Lands
- Who rides the wrecking ball : Unlocks Underground Lab
- up up down down left right left right b a select start : Unlocks All Weapons
- You are the moon master : Unlocks All Levels
Collectors Edition Cheats:
- Firelines : Unlocks FireMines
- Pure Pwnage : Unlocks AntiMatterCannon
[edit] Weapons
Heli Attack 3 has been applauded for featuring a wide range of thirty-two different weapons,[5] nineteen more than its prequel. At the start of the game, in the training area, you start with all weapons that do not have to be earned throughout the game. After which you start the game with 3 weapons. After completing each level you will gain access to a new weapon. All levels (even the training level) except the final level have a weapon that you can get.
- Knife - A small weapon with unlimited number of uses, is stronger than weapons such as the pistol, but has to be used at very close range. Available from the beginning.
- Bow&Arrow - A medium sized weapon that fires slower than the pistol or knife but is moderately powerful. Unlimited uses. Unlocked after level 1-1.
- Grenade - A small, but moderately powerful weapon. The grenades come in small packs and explode on impact with enemies or over long periods of time. Must be lobbed high in the air. Available from the beginning.
- Pistol - A small weapon with unlimited ammo, is the average weapon and has a average fire rate. Available from the beginning.
- MachineGun - This medium sized weapon is very similar to the pistol but fires bullets a bit faster. Available from the beginning.
- AkimboMac10's - A pair of small Mac10's firing two bullets per shot at twice the rate of the Pistol. Available from the beginning.
- ChainGun - A very dangerous weapon. Comes in a 100 ammo clip that fires extremely fast and does loads of damage, most effective against Big Guns. Can be found i Training Zone or anyway unlocked after level 1-2.
- Shotgun - Fires four shots, slow to reload. Available from the beginning.
- DoubleShotgun - Fires eight shots, same reload time as the Shotgun. Unlocked after level 1-3.
- SniperRifle - Fires one very fast moving, heavy damaging bullet. Has laser sight. Unlocked after level 1-4.
- GrenadeLauncher - Fires a grenade with longer range and more damage than the standard Grenade. Available from the beginning.
- RPG - Fires a grenade that is much more powerful than the normal Grenade at the enemy, executing the annoyance of having to lob grenades in the air. Available from the beginning.
- RocketLauncher - Fires a slow but powerful missile that does heavy damage. Available from the beginning.
- SeekerLauncher - Exactly like the Rocket Launcher but homes in on its target. Available from the beginning.
- DrunkenLauncher - Fires three drunken rockets which fly around randomly. Hard to aim with but does heavy damage. Unlocked after level 2-1.
- GuidedLauncher - Exactly like the Rocket Launcher but where ever you move the arrow, the missile follows. Unlocked after level 2-2.
- FlakCannon (secret weapon) - A medium sized weapon that fires 35 small spike balls. Found in Training Zone or in level 3-3.
- ShotgunRockets - Fires three rockets with less damage than the standard RocketLauncher. Available from the beginning.
- FlameThrower - Fires a continuous beam of flames. Causes most damage at close range. Available from the beginning.
- Sparkplug (secret weapon) - A weapon somewhat similar to the Taser. Fires two electric balls that entertwine each other. Found in level 1-3.
- GooGun (secret weapon) - Fires a small orange glob of goo at the helis, it sticks but causes limited damage. Found in level 2-2.
- Bladerang - A large weapon that, if aimed correctly, will be a one hit kill, even on a "Big Gun". Unlocked after level 2-3.
- LaserRifle - Shoots fast traveling lasers that shoots right through enemies. Unlocked after level 2-4.
- AutoLaserRifle Like the Laser Rifle it shots lasers but much more quickly. Unlocked after level 3-1.
- ShotgunLasers - Shoots three lasers, same reload time as Shotgun. Unlocked after level 3-2.
- RailGun - A weapon that fires a plasma-charged particle beam. Available from the beginning.
- Anytime - Shoots a large ball of plasma. Unlocked after level 3-3.
- AirStrike - When used causes an airstrike to be dropped against the enemies. Unlocked after level 3-4.
- Taser - A Large electric weapon that does a one hit kill. Available from the beginning.
- Soundwaave - Fires sound waves that does constant damage to enemies and shoot through walls. Unlocked after level 4-1.
- A-BombLauncher - A weapon that fires an A-Bomb (surprise). Unlocked after level 4-2.
- BlackHoleGenerator - Creates a black hole that sucks in all enemies present on screen. Unlocked after level 4-3.
[edit] Enemies
There are eight different forms of enemy present in Heli Attack 3. Four of these are the helis which you must destroy in order to progress through the game, and the other four are ground based enemies, two of which will actively attack you and two of which will not. With the exception of holograms, destroying any of these enemies will earn you points and extended use of the time powers.
[edit] Ground based enemies
Holograms are immobile red and yellow holographic projections, designed purely for target practice in the Training Zone. Rollers are present in earlier levels, and are small wheeled robots with limited mobility and no weapons. Walkers are larger and more mobile than Rollers and similar in appearance to the Drone. Its 'head' section splits apart to reveal a gun that can only fire in the direction that the robot is pointing. Finally, Sniper Robots are equipped with guns and can aim with high accuracy in any direction. They are very low to the ground and are the smallest of the armed enemies.
[edit] Helis
Drones, the weakest of all Helis, are small unmanned machines with ineffective guns that can only fly at a set altitude. The Flying Bug better resembles a standard helicopter, and is fitted with a chain gun that can do moderate levels of damage but that has a bad aim. The second most powerful of the enemies is the Small Thread, an angular helicopter with better aim and more stamina that the Flying Bug. It is equipped with both a powerful machine gun and bombs, which cause a lot of damage on contact with the player. The strongest of the enemies, is the Big Gun; reminiscent of the Apache helicopter. It has a highly accurate and rapid-fire machine gun that can rotate to fire large quantities of bullets in all directions. It is also equipped with forward-firing rockets that inflicts alot of damage when hit
[edit] Zones
Excluding the training zone, Heli Attack 3 is comprised of sixteen different levels. These are organised into four groups of four, and one of these groups is set in each of the different Zones; for example, the levels in group one are Zone 1-1 through to Zone 1-4, and those in group two are Zone 2-1 to Zone 2-4, and so on.
To complete Zones 1-1 through to 4-3 you must destroy a set number of helis before you are killed. However, the final level Zone X only ends when you are killed: your task is to destroy as many Attack helis as you can before this happens to help you to amass a high score. Since a player's arsenal may potentially be low at this stage of the game, a random weapon appears on the ground to pick up at the start of the level.
[edit] Training zone
The training zone is set in a secret laboratory located in North America, and is the starting point of Heli Attack 3 where the player can learn how to play the game.[6] Onscreen tips guide the player through the different skills they will need to master, and they are provided with infinite amounts of ammunition. Time powers can be used for any length of time.
[edit] Later zones
Levels 1-1 through to 1-4 are set in an alpine area of the Russian arctic, and these early levels are comparatively easy, allowing the player to warm up their skills and build up their artillery against small waves of weak opponents. The second set of four levels are set in the Amazon jungle, a tropical location which hosts slightly harder levels against stronger and more dangerous opposition, where the player must take out many more helis than before to proceed.
Levels 3-1 through to 3-4 take place in canyons located in Africa. The helis in these levels are more powerful than in the Amazon jungle, and there are considerably more of them to be destroyed than there were in the previous zone. The final zone in Heli Attack 3 is set in the underground lab, a secret laboratory which, whilst identical in appearance to the training zone, is supposedly located in Australia. The four levels here are the hardest of all, with large numbers of strong helis that must be destroyed in order for the player to proceed.
[edit] Time powers
Time powers are a unique feature in Heli Attack 3 which allow the player to control the speed of time within the game universe. This, if excuted carefully and cleverly, gives the player a big advantage over their opponents since they are able to move faster than the enemy and their projectiles. Time powers only work for a limited period and take a long time to recharge after use; however, this process can be accelerated by destroying any kind of enemy. There are three different time powers in Heli Attack 3, TimeDistort, which slows down both the player and enemies, TimeRift, which slows down enemies but not the player, and TimeBreak, which completely stops enemies, but has no effect on the player. In addition, there is TimeSink, a power-up which falls from helis and allows the player to use any combination of the time powers for its duration.
The player can also perform a HyperJump, which allows him to jump higher than normal. The power bar for HyperJump recharges very quickly. If a player destroys a heli while performing a HyperJump, the player gains a bonus 25 machine gun ammunition.
[edit] Critical response
Like its predecessor, Heli Attack 3 received a very positive response from gamers. It was particularly commended for building on the strengths of Heli Attack 2 and integrating more weapons into the game.[5] Reviews also noted that the movements of the paratrooper had evolved with him able to jump significantly higher as well as climb and crawl.[4] Such was its popularity that Heli Attack 3 was voted Miniclip Game of the Year 2005 - despite which, one of the main complaints about the game was their official host, Miniclip. Many gamers found that the design of the website caused significant problems if they clicked outside of the relatively small area of the screen which held the game; gameplay would either stop temporarily, allowing enemy fire to hit the paratrooper without him being able to move or respond, or, worse still, if the player clicked on the large and prominently placed advertisements they would be taken away from the game and lose their score and progress.[4][7]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ squarecircleco. (English) Heli Attack 3 (accessed through main > games > Heli Attack 3). Retrieved on July 13, 2006.
- ^ Sadowski, Aidan. Review of Heli Attack 3 (English). Retrieved on July 13, 2006.
- ^ Heli Attack 3 (English). Shockwave.com. Retrieved on July 29, 2006.
- ^ a b c Heli Attack 3 review (English). Jay is Games (2005-06-18). Retrieved on July 29, 2006.
- ^ a b Review of Heli Attack 3 (English). 4Games.
- ^ gotoAndPlay() review of Heli Attack 3 (English) (2006-01-15). Retrieved on July 13, 2006.
- ^ June 2005 Indie Game Monthly Round-Up (English). Game Tunnel (June 2005). Retrieved on July 30, 2006.
[edit] External links
- squarecircleco. official website.
