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Series

Choplifter

7 games · 1982–2012

The whole series

Timeline 7

Games
7
3 remakes or remasters
Span
1982–2012
31 years
Average score
73
IGDB, released games
Highest rated
81
Choplifter III: Rescue Survive
Latest release
2012
Choplifter HD

Releases by year

Released

  1. 1982
    Series debut

    1982

    Choplifter!

    Dan Gorlin · Shooter · Arcade

    68IGDB

    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 rescue a group of helpless hostages and return then to your base. To hinder your mission, the enemy will attack with an array of armaments including tanks, jets, and dangerous air…

    • Apple II
    • FM-7
    • Sharp X1

    Remade in 1985, 1988

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  2. 2 years without a new game

  3. 1985

    October 1, 1985

    Choplifter

    Sega · Shooter · Arcade

    Remake

    Fly a helicopter on missions to rescue P.O.W.s. Four different levels featuring desert, sea, caves and city rescue. Avoid and shoot enemy jets, ships, tanks anti-aircraft fire. Digitized speech and catchy background music.

    • Arcade

    Remake of Choplifter! (1982)

  4. 2 years without a new game

  5. 1988

  6. 2 years without a new game

  7. 1991

    June 21, 1991

    Choplifter II: Rescue Survive

    Beam Software · Shooter · Strategy

    70IGDB

    The gameplay revolves around piloting a rescue helicopter into hostile territory and rescuing hostages. Enemies like birds, fighter jets, and even ammunition fired from various weapons can harm the player's helicopter. Saving…

    • Game Boy

    Remade in 1993

  8. 1993

    1993

    Choplifter III: Rescue Survive

    Teeny Weeny Games · Simulator

    Remake

    Choplifter III is a shoot 'em up video game released for the Sega Game Gear. Despite sharing the same title as the SNES game, Game Gear version of Choplifter III: Rescue Survive is a remake of Choplifter II: Rescue Survive.

    • Sega Game Gear

    Remake of Choplifter II: Rescue Survive (1991)

  9. 1994
    Highest rated

    1994

    Choplifter III: Rescue Survive

    Beam Software · Shooter · Strategy

    81IGDB

    In this third installment of the Choplifter series, it is once again your job to fly your helicopter through enemy territory to rescue hostages. The helicopter does not only take damage from enemy fire, but also from contact with buildings, trees, walls etc., which makes some levels difficult to navigate. Despite sharing a similar title with the Game Boy and Game Gear games, the SNES version of Choplifter III…

    • SNES
    • Super Famicom
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  10. 17 years without a new game

  11. 2012
    Latest release

    January 10, 2012

    Choplifter HD

    inXile Entertainment · Shooter · Simulator

    72IGDB

    In Choplifter HD, players take on the role of an up-and-coming rescue pilot asked to join the elite, international helicopter rescue team. Pilots will be trained to command a variety of helicopters deployed on 30 different missions. Pilots 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. Command a variety of…

    • PC
    • Linux
    • Android
    • PS3
    • Xbox 360
    • Ouya
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