2009 · Horizontally scrolling shooter

Chopper

Tilt-controlled helicopter game for iOS. A combination of search-and-rescue and shoot-'em-up.

Released: 5 April 2009
Platforms: iOS macOS
Genres: Horizontally scrolling shooter
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Themes: Action

About

Chopper is an iOS and MacOS video game developed by New Zealand studio Majic Jungle Software and released on April 5, 2009. As of February 2, 2018, the app is removed from the iOS and Mac App Store.

Chopper is a side scrolling shooter game with your character, a helicopter (a.k.a. a chopper). Your goal is to destroy tanks, take out enemy soldiers, and rescue civilians.

Keywords

shoot 'em up

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The main goal in chopper is to destroy tanks, kill enemies, and rescue civilians, while trying not to crash into buildings or get shot down by several kinds of enemies.

Reception

Chopper had generally positive reviews.

Chopper was a great success, with further growth in sales after the release of its sequel, Chopper 2. As the years went on, "More and more things have stopped working correctly, so I no longer feel the experience offered to customers is one that I am proud of. I investigated what it would take to bring Chopper 2 up to date, and it would be a major job. Given the potential number of sales and number of current players, my time is better spent elsewhere.