Chopper I

For other uses, see Chopper (disambiguation).

Chopper I is a vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game developed by SNK and published in 1988. In Japan it was released as The Legend of Air Cavalry.^[1]

Chopper I
Developer(s)	SNK
Publisher(s)	SNK
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release	1988
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

The objective of the top-down game is to infiltrate enemy territory and essentially destroy all objects. The game can be played with 1 or 2 players, each controlling one helicopter.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Chopper I on their July 15, 1988 issue as being the ninth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.^[2]

Legacy

The game was re-released for the PlayStation Portable in August 2012.^[3]