<s>
Choplifter	B-Application
HD	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
inXile	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
polygonal	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1982	O
game	O
Choplifter	B-Application
by	O
Dan	O
Gorlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
subsequently	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Choplifter	B-Application
HD	I-Application
was	O
lauded	O
for	O
being	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
retaining	O
the	O
gameplay	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retains	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
objectives	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Choplifter	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
basic	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
,	O
only	O
now	O
with	O
3D	O
polygonal	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Choplifter	B-Application
HD	I-Application
features	O
3	O
main	O
campaigns	O
and	O
30	O
different	O
missions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
tutorial	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
)	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
release	O
was	O
subsequently	O
confirmed	O
that	O
following	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
inXile	O
founder	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Choplifter	B-Application
,	O
having	O
played	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
designer	O
,	O
Dan	O
Gorlin	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
design	O
consultant	O
on	O
Choplifter	B-Application
HD	I-Application
and	O
Fargo	O
credited	O
Gorlin	O
with	O
contributions	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
connect(ing )	O
the	O
pilot	O
to	O
the	O
rescued	O
hostages	O
in	O
a	O
meaningful	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
Fall	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
for	O
a	O
winter	O
release	O
with	O
Konami	O
signing	O
on	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Choplifter	B-Application
HD	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
on	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
credited	O
with	O
being	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
with	O
Destructoid	O
's	O
Maurice	O
Tan	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Dan	O
Gorlin	O
's	O
classic	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
title	O
remains	O
largely	O
intact	O
in	O
this	O
HD	O
revisiting	O
"	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Sean	O
Evans	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
remake	O
"	O
retains	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
for	O
which	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
known	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evans	O
opined	O
that	O
players	O
"	O
will	O
eventually	O
hit	O
a	O
wall	O
with	O
the	O
difficulty	O
that	O
robs	O
you	O
of	O
all	O
desire	O
to	O
continue	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Winterhalter	O
called	O
Choplifter	B-Application
HD	I-Application
"	O
the	O
ideal	O
game	O
for	O
perfectionists	O
with	O
a	O
flair	O
for	O
self-flagellation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
some	O
reviewers	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
difficulty	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
enjoyment	O
,	O
with	O
Christian	O
Donlan	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
pleasantly	O
punishing	O
"	O
and	O
Mitch	O
Dyer	O
of	O
IGN	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
frustrations	O
are	O
rare	O
in	O
Choplifter	B-Application
HD	I-Application
because	O
its	O
constant	O
concern	O
is	O
that	O
you	O
're	O
having	O
a	O
good	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
