Choplifter HD

Choplifter HD

Developer(s) inXile Entertainment
Publisher(s) inXile Entertainment
Konami (XBLA)[1]
Series Choplifter
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360[2][3] Ouya[4]
Release date(s)
  • NA January 10, 2012
[2]
Genre(s) Shoot 'em up[2]
Distribution BD-ROM, DVD-ROM, digital download

Choplifter HD is a shoot 'em up video game from inXile Entertainment based on Choplifter, which was released on January 10, 2012 for Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Summary

In Choplifter HD, players take on the role of an up-and-coming rescue pilot asked to join the elite, international helicopter rescue team C.H.O.P.R. (Coordinated Helicopter Operations, Preservation and Rescue). Pilots are trained to command a variety of helicopters deployed on a variety of different missions, such as captured military prisoner extraction. Players must bank, hover, touch-down and sometimes even shake zombies from their chopper during lift-off in order to make their rescue and complete their mission.[5]

The game is based on Choplifter, an Apple II game from 1985. Dan Gorlin, the creator of the original franchise, served as a design consultant for Choplifter HD.[6]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(X360) 66.93%[7]
(PS3) 68.00%[8]
(PC) 63.25%[9]
Metacritic(X360) 65/100[10]
(PS3) 71/100[11]
(PC) 65/100[12]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid7/10[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Konami and inXile Entertainment come together to release Choplifter HD this Winter". Konami. 2011-11-30.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Choplifter HD (PS3) at GameFAQs
  3. ↑ INXILE ANNOUNCES PLANS TO EXTEND MULTI-PLATFORM DIGITAL LAUNCH OF CHOPLIFTER HD TO XBOX LIVE ARCADE at www.inxile-entertainment.com
  4. ↑ "Choplifter HD Ouya".
  5. ↑ "Choplifter HD". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  6. ↑ "Choplifter HD". Google Play. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  7. ↑ "Choplifter HD (Xbox 360)". GameRankings. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Choplifter HD (PlayStation 3)". GameRankings. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Choplifter HD (PC)". GameRankings. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Choplifter HD (Xbox 360)". Metacritic. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  11. ↑ >"Choplifter HD (PlayStation 3)". Metacritic. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Choplifter HD (PC)". Metacritic. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  13. ↑ Tan, Maurice (January 11, 2012). "Review: Choplifter HD". Retrieved April 22, 2015.

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