NowGamer - Choplifter, the Apple II original, is still remarkably playable despite being 30 years old this year. Something to do with its uncomplicated control system and clearly defined goals no doubt, but there’s oodles of charm too.
Having ripped through several screens of flack-spewing turrets and men with guns, we were always careful to clear the area before touching our chopper down to pick up our precious human cargo, individually represented by a handful of pixels that wiggled onboard in two frames of animation.
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