SimCopter

SimCopter lets players explore SimCity 2000 environments from a helicopter pilot's perspective. Players respond to various emergencies across custom or pre-made cities, including fires, bank robberies, and medical evacuations. The game integrates with emergency services, allowing players to coordinate with police, fire departments, and ambulances while completing missions in their aircraft.

Released: 31 October 1996
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Flight simulation Simulation
Developers: Maxis
Publishers: Electronic Arts
Series: SimCity
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: First person Third person
Themes: Non-fiction Sandbox Open world
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E
Composers: Jerry Martin

About

SimCopter is a 1996 flight simulator video game developed by Maxis. It puts the player into a 3D city. Like Streets of SimCity, SimCopter lets the player import SimCity 2000 maps into the game. It is also the first game to use the Sim language Simlish.

Keywords

aliens
helicopter
flight simulator
flight
polygonal 3d
escort mission
controversy
upgradeable vehicles
gibberish
lgbtq+

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Gameplay

SimCopter puts the player in the role of a helicopter pilot. There are two modes of play: user mode and career mode. The user mode (free mode) lets the player fly around cities that they have created (which can be imported from SimCity 2000) or any of the 30 cities supplied with the game. However, user cities sometimes need to be designed with SimCopter in mind; most of the time, the player must increase the number of police stations, fire stations, and hospitals to allow for speedier dispatches.

The career mode puts the player in the shoes of a pilot doing various jobs around a city.