<s>
Choplifter	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Choplifter	B-Application
!	I-Application
)	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
military	O
themed	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Dan	O
Gorlin	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Broderbund	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
the	O
same	O
year	O
and	O
also	O
to	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
(	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Thomson	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Choplifter	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
on	O
a	O
home	O
system	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphically	O
enhanced	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
were	O
also	O
published	O
in	O
1988	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Choplifter	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
combat	O
helicopter	B-Application
pilot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
backstory	O
,	O
the	O
helicopter	B-Application
parts	O
were	O
smuggled	O
into	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
disguised	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
mail-sorting	O
machine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
helicopter	B-Application
can	O
face	O
three	O
directions	O
:	O
left	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
or	O
forward	O
(	O
facing	O
the	O
player	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
chopper	O
is	O
full	O
,	O
no	O
more	O
hostages	O
will	O
attempt	O
to	O
board	O
;	O
they	O
will	O
wave	O
the	O
helicopter	B-Application
off	O
and	O
wait	O
for	O
its	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
versions	O
,	O
hostages	O
also	O
die	O
if	O
the	O
vehicle	O
is	O
not	O
landed	O
correctly	O
(	O
it	O
is	O
slightly	O
tilted	O
)	O
,	O
being	O
crushed	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
board	O
the	O
chopper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
grounded	O
,	O
the	O
helicopter	B-Application
may	O
be	O
attacked	O
by	O
enemy	O
tanks	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
can	O
shoot	O
at	O
only	O
by	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coming	O
off	O
a	O
stint	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
Rand	O
Corporation	O
,	O
Dan	O
Gorlin	O
initially	O
developed	O
Choplifter	B-Application
using	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
loaned	O
to	O
him	O
by	O
his	O
grandfather	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
Gorlin	O
imagined	O
Choplifter	B-Application
as	O
a	O
3D	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
traditional	O
2D	O
game	O
environment	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Gorlin	O
began	O
experimenting	O
with	O
animating	O
a	O
helicopter	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
he	O
added	O
scenery	O
,	O
tanks	O
,	O
and	O
planes	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
hostages	O
added	O
last	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gorlin	O
's	O
first	O
demonstration	O
to	O
Broderbund	O
was	O
"	O
too	O
realistic	O
,	O
too	O
much	O
a	O
helicopter	B-Application
simulation	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
helped	O
him	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
fly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
rescuing	O
hostages	O
came	O
about	O
after	O
Gorlin	O
learned	O
about	O
Defender	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
protect	O
people	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
II	O
Computing	O
listed	O
Choplifter	B-Application
seventh	O
on	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
games	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
1985	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
sales	O
and	O
market-share	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Sega	O
's	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Choplifter	B-Application
in	O
the	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
1985	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
on	O
the	O
bi-weekly	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
dethroned	O
by	O
Taito	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kage	I-Application
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
Choplifter	B-Application
returned	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
chart	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fusion	O
of	O
arcade	O
gaming	O
,	O
simulation	O
,	O
and	O
filmic	O
visual	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
Choplifter	B-Application
is	O
destined	O
to	O
occupy	O
a	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
animation	O
and	O
the	O
helicopter	B-Application
's	O
"	O
subtle	O
flight	O
control	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
seeing	O
the	O
hostages	O
 '	O
"	O
hope	O
and	O
excitement	O
,	O
their	O
faith	O
in	O
you	O
"	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
hard	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
its	O
readers	O
named	O
Choplifter	B-Application
fourth	O
on	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
Top	O
Thirty	O
list	O
of	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
programs	O
by	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BYTE	B-Application
called	O
Choplifter	B-Application
"	O
great	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Video	O
&	O
Arcade	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Commodore	O
64	O
Home	O
Companion	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
little	O
captives	O
running	O
across	O
the	O
desert	O
almost	O
seem	O
alive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
Computer	O
Audiovisual	O
Effects	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
4th	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
shortly	O
afterward	O
Billboard	O
named	O
it	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
versions	O
,	O
giving	O
them	O
81%	O
and	O
84%	O
scores	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Choplifter	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
subtitled	O
"	O
Rescue	O
Survive	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
,	O
then	O
remade	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
as	O
Choplifter	B-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unrelated	O
Choplifter	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1997	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Gorlin	O
and	O
his	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
Ariok	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
Choplifter	B-Application
game	O
for	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
in	O
3D	O
and	O
have	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
released	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
spiritual	O
successors	O
without	O
the	O
Choplifter	B-Application
brand	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Air	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
System	O
32	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
,	O
pseudo-3D	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
for	O
Master	O
System	O
more	O
closely	O
resembles	O
2D	O
Choplifter	B-Application
,	O
but	O
has	O
stages	O
that	O
scroll	O
in	O
all	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmer	O
Will	O
Botti	O
cited	O
Choplifter	B-Application
as	O
a	O
major	O
inspiration	O
for	O
his	O
1996	O
game	O
Black	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Xicat	O
Interactive	O
published	O
ChopLifter	B-Application
:	O
Crisis	O
Shield	O
only	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
inXile	O
Entertainment	O
released	O
Choplifter	B-Application
HD	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
Ouya	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
