Chopper Command

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Description

Chopper Command is a side scrolling shooter. As the pilot of a helicopter gunship, your mission is to protect the convoy of trucks which is travelling at the bottom of the screen. Each wave consists of numerous enemy choppers and jets which are trying to destroy you and the convoy. When all enemies in the current wave are destroyed, you can move on to the next, more difficult wave. To help out, a long range scanner is located at the bottom of the screen which can locate trucks in the convoy as well as enemy aircraft. Good luck, the ground troops are counting on you!

The game can be played by one or two players at either Cadet Level or Commander Level difficulty settings. You start the game with 3 lives and can gain extra ones every 10,000 points, up to a maximum of 6 lives.

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Alternate Titles

• "Wüstenschlacht" -- German title, published by Quelle

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Critic Reviews

The Video Game Critic	Atari 2600	Jul 14, 2002	A	100
Woodgrain Wonderland	Atari 2600	Oct 29, 2016	A-	91
The Atari Times	Atari 2600	Apr 19, 2003	90 out of 100	90
Hey Poor Player	Atari 2600	Oct 11, 2016		80
neXGam	Atari 2600	Jun 27, 2013	7.2 out of 10	72
Atari HQ	Atari 2600	2002	7 out of 10	70
Game Freaks 365	Atari 2600	2002	6.7 out of 10	67
Press Play On Tape	Atari 2600	Jan 12, 2022		60
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Atari 2600	Sep 25, 2004	5 out of 10	50
Retro Game Reviews	Atari 2600	Apr 15, 2015		50

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Trivia

High score reward

Activision used to reward players by sending them a fabric patch if sent them proof that player achieved a certain high score on the game (ie. a photograph of the high score).

In this case: 10,000 points. The patch name for the Chopper Command membership was called "Commandos". This was reached on the "Cadet" level. Here is a picture of that patch at AtariAge.

Information also contributed by Guy Chapman