Thunderchopper
Thunderchopper is a helicopter combat simulation video game published by Actionsoft for the Apple II in 1986 and Commodore 64 in 1987. An MS-DOS version was published by Sublogic in 1989.
Thunderchopper
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- 1986
- Genre
- helicopter simulation game · combat flight simulator game
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• Title — Thunderchopper • Developer — Sublogic • Publisher — Actionsoft • Platforms — Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS • Released — 1986: Apple II 1987: C64 1989: MS-DOS • Genre — Combat flight simulation
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Thunderchopper is a game in which the player pilots a Hughes 530 MG Defender.
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M. Evan Brooks reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Thunderchopper lacks the elan and panache that one would have expected." Zzap!64 gave a positive review, giving an overall rating of 83% and calling it "A polished, technically impressive flight simulator."
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