Nintendo console exclusive
Twin Eagle
1988SETA Corporation · Arcade, NES
A helicopter vertical shoot 'em up that debuted in the Arcades in 1988 before being ported to the NES the following year.
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190 games like Tiger Heli · 1981 – 2022
Nintendo console exclusive
SETA Corporation · Arcade, NES
A helicopter vertical shoot 'em up that debuted in the Arcades in 1988 before being ported to the NES the following year.
1 listOften paired
Nintendo console exclusive
Data East · Arcade, NES
A horizontal helicopter shoot 'em up for Arcade and NES, where the player is tasked with both eliminating enemy forces as well as rescuing hostages.
69 rating1 listOften paired
Sega console exclusive
Ocean Software · Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 +6
Rambo III is a shooting game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Master System, making use of the Light Phaser peripheral. It is based upon the film Rambo III. John Rambo, America's favorite soldier, makes a daring rescue attempt
62 rating8 listsOften paired
Nintendo console exclusive
Crux · Arcade, MSX, NES +2
Gyrodine is a top-down vertical helicopter scrolling shooter for the Nintendo Entertainment System/Family Computer, MSX and arcade developed by Crux and published by Taito in 1984.
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Sega exclusive
Sanritsu Denki · Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III
Fly your plane through five levels, shooting enemy planes, submarines, helicopters, and other enemies along the way, and use your equipped cluster bombs if necessary. You need to destroy a target that is outlined in your mission briefing. Y
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Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +1
A shoot'em up similar to the infamous Space Invaders this time on the high seas where the player controls a fighting ship and has to shoot down planes, helicopters and rockets instead of aliens.
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Dan Gorlin · Apple II, Atari 5200, Atari 7800 +11
Choplifter is military themed scrolling shooter where you play as a pilot. Take off from your home base and fly across a horizontally-scrolling playfield of rugged terrain to reach the enemy Bungelings' barracks. There, you must land and re
68 rating12 listsOften paired
Timed Sega exclusive
Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +11
A helicopter shoot-'em-up developed by Sega. The Arcade version made use of Sega's 3D super scaler technology to create city environments where the buildings would appear to have depth. The subsequent home versions sadly lacked this feature
70 rating7 listsOften paired
Nintendo console exclusive
TAD Corporation · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7
Originating in the arcades, Cabal is a shooter where the protagonist runs back and forth along the bottom of the screen, ducking and dodging bullets and grenades from the enemy. The roll maneuver from the arcade was not implemented in the P
54 rating7 listsOften paired


Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade, Windows
Choose from among seven high-powered fighters (including the Raiden MkII and Judge Spear from Viper Phase 1) and take to the skies in three dangerous missions. The first two missions are comprised of three stages each, the first two of whic
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Switch, PS4, Windows
DOCK, SPLIT, and FORM UP! Pilot three ships and free the solar system from the clutches of evil in this free-form shooting game! PlatinumGames’ NEO-CLASSIC ARCADE series carries on the spirit and fun of classic gaming using modern technolo
3 lists1.5 h main story
Timed Atari exclusive
Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit +10
Mission: Code Name River Raid. Jet down the river. Break the enemy blockade and blast the bridges to halt enemy troop advances. Terrain: Code Name River of No Return. An ever-changing, ever-challenging waterway. Expect huge islands, narrow
81 rating8 lists
Nintendo exclusive
SNES
Playing as a jet pilot of the "Coalition" force, players take control of either an F-15 Eagle, or an A-10 Tankbuster jet. The mission is to neutralise the offensive forces of the Zarak army, who have recently invaded a smaller neighbouring
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Nintendo console exclusive
Taito · Arcade, Switch
Player needs to control a large plane and shoot at tanks and helicopters. The bomb button actually fires a bunch of missiles that lock-on and track your enemies.
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Nintendo console exclusive
Tecmo · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +4
Silkworm is a classic horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up. The main difference between this game and many other side-scrolling shoot-em-ups is that you will be on land as well as in the air. The first player would play as a helicopter, but i
73 rating1 list
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Eidos Interactive · SNES, Sega Genesis
Choose between a Helicopter Gunship or an Armoured Jeep and prepare to enter enemy territory as part of the elite assault team of SPECIAL WEAPONS INTERDICTION VEHICLES. Battle against enemy 'copters, thanks, hovercraft, snowmobiles, mechani
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Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +4
Sonic Boom is an arcade game shoot 'em up with a vertically-scrolling perspective in which the player is a US pilot, armed with the super-powerful Sonic Boom aircraft. Players must face six levels of cannon-fodder enemies in order to preven
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Timed NEC exclusive
Data East · Arcade, TurboGrafx-16, Wii
Snake and Eagle, two commandos of the Bloody Wolf special forces, receive instructions from their commander to destroy the enemy's heavily armed base to rescue the President and any allies who have been reported as MIA. Based off the 1988
60 rating2 lists
NEC exclusive
TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Terra Cresta II, or Terra Cresta II: Mandler no Gyakushuu, is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up and the sequel to Nichibutsu's earlier Terra Cresta, which in turn was a sequel to Moon Cresta. Unlike the original, Terra Cresta II skipped the
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Nintendo console exclusive
SETA Corporation · Arcade, NES, Nintendo Switch 2
A nuclear powerplant has fallen into the hands of terrorists and you pilot a motorcyle equipped with machine guns that can be improved along the way. Make your way through difficult terrain and battle against loads of terrorists on foot, in
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Arcade, Atari 2600, SG-1000
Borderline is a VIC Dual arcade game developed in 1980 by Sega. It is a shoot-'em-up in which the player controls a red jeep who must destroy the enemy refineries. Borderline was ported to the SG-1000 in 1983, and has also been released as
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Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +2
In the year 2096 a huge rogue CPU called Computer Control is trying to take over the universe and you have been tasked to fly in your AGX Hypersonic Fighter and bomb Flak Batteries and other defences to reach the fortress containing the CPU
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Nintendo console exclusive
Capcom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +5
Side-scrolling shoot-em-up, in a similar style to such games as Gradius, R-Type and Scramble. The aim is to wipe out the enemy, which has gathered around the allied airspace of 'Area 88', in a series of military aircraft-based scenarios. Yo
76 rating5 lists
Nintendo console exclusive
Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade, Switch
By the year 2050, mankind begins the colonization of multiple solar systems in search for habitable planets. However, while the colonists establish original cultures and scientific studies, many of them began feuding with each other and bat
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SNK · Arcade, PS3, PS4 +2
Bermuda Triangle is a vertically scrolling shooter released in arcades by SNK in 1987. The player controls a fighter jet and shoots enemies, collects power-ups, and defeats bosses to advance levels.
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Timed NEC exclusive
Namco · Arcade, Switch, TurboGrafx-16 +1
Dragon Saber is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game, released by Namco in 1990; it runs on Namco System 2 hardware, and as its complete title suggests, it is the sequel to Dragon Spirit which had been released three years earlier. The
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Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST +1
A top-down shooter where the player pilots a wartime plane.
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Sega exclusive
Nichibutsu · Sega Saturn
As the game's title implies, Terra Cresta is now in 3D. This title was a Saturn exclusive.
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Nintendo console exclusive
NMK · Arcade, Switch
Thunder Dragon 2 is a vertical arcade shooter, developed and published by NMK in 1993. The game uses variable rate scrolling (the screen scrolls at different speeds or not at all), and is played from a top-down view. Unlike space shooters,
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PlayStation console exclusive
Mighty Rabbit Studios · Android, Linux, PlayStation Vita +3
Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle. Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Cana
64 rating2 lists11 h main story
Sega exclusive
Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III
You control the action as John and Jack, two warriors hand-picked by the United Nations, attempt to bring down a terrorist organization which is responsible for a worldwide wave of violence! The terrorists are capable of launching attacks f
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Sega console exclusive
Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8
Sega's take on the 1943 style of vertically scrolling shoot 'em ups was set in the future. Your fighter plane is aged and under-powered, yet you must face down large planes, tanks and ground targets to achieve victory. Each level ends with
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MSX, MSX 2
Aleste Gaiden is a vertical shoot 'em up video game developed by Compile in 1989. It was released onto MSX2 in Japan only. It was originally released as part of the Disc Station Special Vol. 4. As it's title implies, it is a spin-off which
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Point of View, Inc. · PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Set in 1998, the player controls a helicopter ace recruited into a black ops counterterrorism strike force named Operation Black Dawn. The player pilots the agile AH-69 Mohawk, an advanced combat helicopter with a powerful arsenal of weapon
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Timed NEC exclusive
TurboGrafx-16, Wii
Psycho Chaser is a vertically-scrolling sci-fi shooter. The player takes control of the titular battle android. There are multiple weapons which can be picked up and freely switched between, and also power-ups which allow for weapon and ene
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NEC exclusive
Nintendo console exclusive
Namco · Arcade, Switch
Fighter & Attacker, originally titled F/A in Japan, is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game, which was released by Namco in 1992. The game runs on Namco NA-1 hardware, was the first game on this hardware to be released outside Japan (Ba
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Amiga, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64 +2
Firepower is a top-down action game developed by Silent Software and released for various systems in 1988.
65 rating2 lists
Nintendo console exclusive
Humble Hearts · Switch, Windows, macOS
The Department of Sneakin' is the world's most elite stealth agency. Your mission: stop time-traveling master criminal Amadeus Guildenstern.
55 rating2 lists14 h main story
Nintendo console exclusive
Tecmo · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7
Silkworm is a classic horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up. The main difference between this game and many other side-scrolling shoot-em-ups is that you will be on land as well as in the air. The first player would play as a helicopter, but i
73 rating5 lists


Windows
Sudden Attack is a fast paced game with speed and user battlefield And that seems to provide tension. In addition, the ease of operation and user-friendly Interface that you can enjoy the FPS for Everyone Pursued.
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Atari exclusive
Atari, Inc. · Atari 2600
You're locked in fight-to-the-death air combat with the enemy! You may be outnumbered -- somehow you've been separated from your buddies -- but this is far from your first mission. You've been flying your trusty little delta-wing fighter fo
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Sega console exclusive
Arcade, Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III
Air Rescue is similar to Choplifter!. You are a driver of a helicopter and the object is to rescue hostages without being shot down by soldiers, jeeps, tanks, choppers, and ground-based missiles, and bring them back to base. A maximum of fo
67 rating1 list


Digital Integration · MS-DOS, Windows, macOS
You're in command as your AH-64D Apache Longbow combat helicopter lifts off from its forward base. You're going into combat against the best the enemy can offer, but you've got the most advanced fighting helicopter in the world at your fing
91 rating1 list


NMK · Arcade, NES, Switch +1
A vertical scrolling shoot 'em up. Fire guns and drop bombs on the enemies in this deep space battle. Pickup assorted power-ups. The screen also scrolls left and right if your ship nears the edges of the screen.
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SNK · Android, iOS
SNK Playmore follows up their insanely successful Metal Slug Defense with this 20th Anniversary celebration title.
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Windows
Mission Against Terror, also known as MAT, is a multiplayer, free-to-play FPS. Launched into closed beta by Suba Games on September 3, 2010, it quickly got the attention of many MMO media sites to giveaway closed beta keys. Mission Against
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Digital Integration · Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Apple II +6
A wireframe flight simulator based around the Apache AH-64 helicopter.
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