SimCopter

by Electronic Arts

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• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002EPY8
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,322 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Get ready to serve and protect your SimCity. Fly through customized or prebuilt cities on lifesaving missions. Fight fires, stop bank robberies, and medevac injured Sims. Need assistance to juggle your missions? Call up police, fire, and ambulance support and prepare to soar.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lots of fun, November 17, 2004

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ribcage (Lantana, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SimCopter (CD-ROM)

The graphics are bad, there are plenty of bugs to go around, and in the end, there's not all that much you end up doing in the missions. But somehow, this game is super fun.

Maybe its the fact that the graphics are slopped together to the point where you kinda think they're kidding around. The people off the city are all freaks, and you and they make all sorts of real noises. The noises the pilot makes when you walk towards water or near the edge of a buidling are hilarious.

Even though, there's not really ALL that much to do in these cities, you probably won't notice it too much. All the stuff is pretty fun. You get to put out fires, rescue people, chase down speeders, etc. A fun little thing is that when you transport people, if you start to descend as fast as you can, the little displays of them in your chopper show them getting all flustered and scared. Classic.

I wouldn't exactly say that this game is "so bad it's good", because it does have appeal. The gameplay is good for killing some time.

I guess that's what this game boils down to. An extremely fun time-killer.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic Copter Sim!, May 7, 2000

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"sharpi" - See all my reviews

This review is from: SimCopter (CD-ROM)

SimCopter is the most enjoyable 'copter sim there is! Unlike most flight sims, you don't need a PHD to learn to fly. You can fly with either the keyboard or any joystick. And I've heard real helicopter pilots say that the physics of the flight make it feel just like the real thing. Maxis did a wonderful job with this one, even given the few bugs that remain.

The main draw is being able to fly in your own SimCity 2000 cities, which extends the game quite a bit - if you don't have SC2000 you can still download lots of cities to fly in - or just fly the mission included. SimCopter is not a 'shoot em up' game, which does turn off those people who just want a mindless killfest. You can, however kill if you must, provided you can get the 'secret' Apache helicopter.

The graphics are not terrible, like you may have heard, but they don't knock your eyes out either. Which allows it to be played on something as slow as a 486DX2! You don't have to have a killer PIII 700mhz computer or an Athalon, like most new games. And to me, that's a real plus. Hey, what ya want, drop-dead graphics or a fun game?

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SimCopter Shines -- A Unique Simulation!, May 5, 2000

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Alienware/Homeworld Enthusiast (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SimCopter (CD-ROM)

SimCopter is a truly unique experience. Yes, you can actually be the chopper pilot who, in SimCity 2000, says "SimCopter One Reporting Heavy Traffic!" as you fly around in your own SimCities or those provided with the game. Each time you go through the Career levels you will encounter something different, sometimes surprising, often challenging, never boring. There's even a hidden bonus in the highest levels.

I don't spend a lot of time with computer games, but this one grabbed me immediately (I'd been looking forward to it long before it was released) and never let go. Sure, some things are unfinished and there are a few glitches and abnormalities, but they only ADD to the experience. One of the appeals is that it is NOT a flashy shoot-em-up. So give it a try, and it may capture you as it has captured me.