The Xbox Live Arcade has evolved past simple arcade recreations or ports of simplified console games of the past. Choplifter HD is a remake of a very simple series that operated on a 2D plane. This game remains on the 2D plane but remains effective adding to the terror and emergency of this situation. Your objective varies depending on the mission but without fail will involve you dodging rockets, gunfire, and anti-air fire constantly. The game is a constant balance of finishing your main objective, keeping your fuel from emptying, and saving news reporter Scoop Sanderson.
Carl Williams writes, "Classic titles are classics for a reason. They are usually not convoluted like current titles are. Controls are simpler, the game in general is often more direct and they are easily picked up and played. Choplifter is one such classic that was released at the right time in gaming. The idea is pretty simple, and …"
Triverse writes, "Since Google has yet to implement an option for publishers to offer their apps and games for free on a limited time basis. This is possibly going to change since they are allowing magazine publishers to do just that. Though it is not in place for anything outside of their “newstand” we feel it is warranted to start a sales post each week for games on Google Play that you can grab. These are limited time sales and we do not know how long the sale will last so grab them while you can."
Games are discounted for one week on iTunes, Steam, Mac App Store, Android digital stores and more starting October 15th
