Mr. Heli
Mr. Heli, fully titled in Japan as and known in North America as Battle Chopper, is a 1987 multidirectional scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Irem. The game was released in Europe as "Mr. Heli". Gameplay. Players control a wacky fighter chopper named "Mr. Heli", while shooting enemies, collecting power-ups, and defeating bosses to advance levels. Ports. "Mr. Heli" was later ported for the Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum and Atari ST by Firebird, as well as for the PC Engine in Japan by Irem. This version was also re-released  for the Wii Virtual Console on March 18, 2008 only in Japan. It came back for the Wii U Virtual Console on April 15, 2015 in Japan and premiered in the United States and Europe on February 1, 2018. Reception. In Japan, "Game Machine" listed "Mr. Heli" on their January 15, 1988 issue as being the fifth most-successful table arcade unit of the month. Ciarán Brennan of "Your Sinclair" magazine reviewed the arcade game, calling it "a lovely little game" that is "very imaginative and beautifully" paced. "ACE" magazine reviewed the PC Engine version in 1989, rating it 890  out of 1000 and listing it as one of the top five best games available for the console. Legacy. "Mr. Heli" later appeared in the Japan-only Game Boy title "Shuyaku Sentai Irem Fighter", along with other characters from the game, as well as characters from three other Irem franchises: "R-Type", "Ninja Spirit" and "Hammerin' Harry". "Mr. Heli" was mentioned in one of the billboards seen in the final stage of Irem's "Vigilante" and also appeared in "R-Type Final" as a playable ship.