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Hell-Copter

The Hell-Copter flying squadron and its leader Robert Fortune are feared around the world. You play Fortune in these 20 missions, in a 3D action game where you, the player, maneuver a highly armed helicopter…

31 December 1998

Hell-Copter is an arcade developed by Drago Entertainment, released 31 December 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Hell-Copter is

Hell-Copter is an arcade game developed by Drago Entertainment and released in 1998. It was published by Ubi Soft Entertainment. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Hell-Copter flying squadron and its leader Robert Fortune are feared around the world. You play Fortune in these 20 missions, in a 3D action game where you, the player, maneuver a highly armed helicopter. Sometimes, you'll have to rescue somebody; in other cases, you need to destroy something or even protect your own base. To accomplish this task, you shoot everything that moves with miniguns and missiles You have limited weapon stocks, but it's possible to find some refills on the ground.The missions are always straightforward - you can fly everywhere on the map, but your little radar will show you where to go next.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Hell-Copter launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.

Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.

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When did Hell-Copter come out?
Hell-Copter was released on 31 December 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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