Beyond nostalgia, there is certainly some fun to be had in the tried and true gameplay mechanics of a few remakes of classic games. The Atari 2600 was the multiplayer machine for my family, friends, and I in our L.A. area home but, the Apple II was...
With the industry's seemingly never-ending desire to churn out games for a franchise until it drains every bit of life left in a series, it seems strange that we had to wait so long for a new Choplifter game. Originally published for the Apple II in...
Hey, how it's going Choplifter? Oh, it's Choplifter HD now, I see. Honestly, I didn't expect to see you at this remake party, but I'm happy you're here -- there are a lot of games I'd like to avoid at this get-together. You...
There has been a fair share of '80s arcade titles that made the transition to the current generation. From Pac-Man: CE to Galaga Legions, the downloadable platforms have become a haven for games that try to capture that nostalgia of old in a flashy...
Choplifter HD is a remake of an old Apple II game by Dan Gorlin (who, by the way, also had a hand in Choplifter HD). In the old Apple II game, you controlled a helicopter, and you were tasked with picking up passengers while simultaneously fending off...
The only notable feature unique to the PC version of Choplifter HD is its spotty mouse controls. I preferred the precision of an Xbox game pad to my mouse, as the aiming is not only tuned better for it, but circular within the game as well. My mouse...
Begrenzte Ladekapazitäten, Spritvorräte und Zeitkontingente sind ein Problem, mit dem Konsolenpiloten während der rund 30 Rettungsmissionen zu kämpfen haben - Unmengen von feindlichen Luftabwehrgeschützen,...
Die Grafik mag sich in der nostalgiebeladenen Neuauflage von Konami und inXile Entertainment geändert haben - die Idee ist jedoch dieselbe geblieben: In "Choplifter HD" fliegt man mit einem Heli nach Wahl von links nach rechts oder rechts nach...
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