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Chopper X

Chopper X is a vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up released in 1989 by Paradox that places us in the seat of an Assault Helicopter which is armed with Viper Air To Ground missiles to battle against hoards of bad…

31 December 1989

Chopper X is a shooter, released 31 December 1989 on Atari ST/STE.

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What Chopper X is

Chopper X was released in 1989. It was published by Mastertronic. It is available on Atari ST/STE only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Chopper X is a vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up released in 1989 by Paradox that places us in the seat of an Assault Helicopter which is armed with Viper Air To Ground missiles to battle against hoards of bad guys.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Chopper X launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

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When did Chopper X come out?
Chopper X was released on 31 December 1989 for Atari ST/STE.

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