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Gyro13 (fullname Gyro13: Steam Copter Arcade HD) is a video game developed by
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company
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. It is a physics-based
helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which Lift (force), lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning Helicopter rotor, rotors. This allows the helicopter to VTOL, take off and land vertically, to hover (helicopter), hover, and ...
arcade game An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are presented as primarily game of skill, games of skill and in ...
. The game features full HD graphics. It was released for
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in 2011 and later Greenlighted for Steam.


Gameplay

Gameplay is similar to
Choplifter ''Choplifter'' (stylized as ''Choplifter!'') is a military-themed scrolling shooter developed by Dan Gorlin for the Apple II and published by Broderbund in 1982. It was ported to the Atari 8-bit computers the same year, and also to the VIC-20, C ...
. Player controls a
gyrocopter An autogyro (from Greek and , "self-turning"), gyroscope, gyrocopter or gyroplane, is a class of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift. A gyroplane "means a rotorcraft whose rotors are not engine-driven ...
. His goal is to rescue people in a mine that's filling with deadly gas. He has to manage it in time limit. He also has to avoid the walls and obstacles. If his vehicle is too damaged, it will blow up. The game contains 24 levels.


Reception

The game received mostly positive reviews from critics. It actually holds 75% on
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. The game was also gained nomination in Booom Award in category Best Czech video game in 2011.http://games.tiscali.cz/tema/booom-2011-nej-pc-hrou-je-podle-novinaru-zaklinac-2-58829 Czech


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External links


Official siteCinemax games site
2011 video games Action games Arcade video games Cinemax (video game developer) games Helicopter video games IOS games Puzzle video games Single-player video games Steampunk video games Video games developed in the Czech Republic Windows games {{flightsim-videogame-stub