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PS2
Kyoushuu Kidou Butai: Kougeki Helicopter Senki -
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After winning kudos for their line of
rescue helicopter
sims, Ask Kodansha adapts their versatile copter
game engine for the purpose of war. Terrorist groups
are staging attacks and other acts of sabotage
across the world in separate theaters of conflict.
One faction has created a blockade in an important
shipping channel in order to disrupt trade while
another hopes to topple the government of an already
shaky principality.
To combat the threat, mighty helicopters are summoned to go on
lightning strike missions where players control an
AH-64D Apache Long Bow (the latest gear), a KA-52
Alligator (Russian-made, high mobility and
all-weather), or an AH-1W Super Cobra. A total of
five copters are selectable at the outset of the
game but two additional war machines may be
unlocked. Each copter has strengths and weaknesses
in terms of mobility, operating conditions, and
weaponry. For example, the KA-52 Alligator may be
used in stealth missions while the AH-64D Apache may
be used to devastate enemy tanks and aircraft with
its armor piercing missiles.
The controls are
intuitive and players man the copter through the
Dual Shock 2 thumbsticks while the buttons are used
for weapon fire, locking-on, and perspective change.
The game may be viewed from the cockpit of a
helicopter, from a camera outside, or from the
vantage point of your target. As an added bonus for
copter fans wary of import software and the Japanese
therein, the game is entirely in English.
A 1/144 scale AH-64D Apache Longbow toy is
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