R/C Stunt Copter

R/C Stunt Copter is a video game developed by Shiny Entertainment with Big Grub for PlayStation in 1999.

R/C Stunt Copter
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Shiny Entertainment Big Grub
Publisher(s)	NA: Titus Interactive EU: Interplay Entertainment
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release	NA: September 1, 1999[1] EU: 1999
Genre(s)	Amateur flight simulator
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Development

R/C Stunt Copter was originally announced under the title "Fly by Wire".^[2][3] David Perry decided to create the game because flying a radio-controlled helicopter is something most males would like to do but could not afford to.^[2]

Mathematician Robert Suh modeled the radio-controlled helicopter and its flight mechanics,^[2] using a book of equations for flight models as a reference.^[3] The game was designed specifically for the PlayStation's Dual Analog Controller.^[4]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	76%[5]

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame	[6]
CNET Gamecenter	5/10[7]
Edge	4/10[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	7.375/10[9][a]
Famitsu	26/40[10]
Game Informer	7/10[11]
GameFan	90%[12][b] (G.N.) 83%[13]
GameSpot	7.2/10[14]
IGN	8.8/10[15]
Next Generation	[16]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	[17]

Reception

The game received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[5] Chris Charla of NextGen said of the game, "A unique game with unique control, this game is a winner."^[16] In Japan, where the game was ported and published by Taito on November 30, 2000, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.^[10]

Four-Eyed Dragon of GamePro said, "If you're an RC hobbyist or a flight-sim fan, R/C Stunt Copter is great to play; otherwise, rent the game for a quick test flight."^[18][c]

Notes

1. Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 7/10, one gave it 8/10, and the other gave it 7.5/10.
2. In GameFan's viewpoint of the game, three critics gave it each a score of 90, 87, and 92.
3. GamePro gave the game two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, 3/5 for sound, and 4/5 for control.