Gamers Nexus: "In this episode of Heat Signature - our series where bring overlooked games to the foreground - we play through a bit of Choplifter HD and show off the game.
It's a rehash of an older game, but the new variation looks brilliant and has gameplay that's semi-challenging yet not brain-wracking. The objective is to fly your chopper to an evac point, pick up civilians, and then cover your retreat with a hail of missile fire and spitting machine gun bullets. The video tells it all."
Carl Williams writes, "Classic titles are classics for a reason. They are usually not convoluted like current titles are. Controls are simpler, the game in general is often more direct and they are easily picked up and played. Choplifter is one such classic that was released at the right time in gaming. The idea is pretty simple, and …"
Triverse writes, "Since Google has yet to implement an option for publishers to offer their apps and games for free on a limited time basis. This is possibly going to change since they are allowing magazine publishers to do just that. Though it is not in place for anything outside of their “newstand” we feel it is warranted to start a sales post each week for games on Google Play that you can grab. These are limited time sales and we do not know how long the sale will last so grab them while you can."
Games are discounted for one week on iTunes, Steam, Mac App Store, Android digital stores and more starting October 15th