is a top-down,

vertically scrolling shooter A vertically scrolling video game or vertical scroller is a video game in which the player views the field of play principally from a top-down perspective, while the background scrolls from the top of the screen to the bottom (or, less often, from ...

developed by Crux and released in arcades by

Taito is a Japanese company that specializes in video games, toys, arcade cabinets and game centers, based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The company was founded by Michael Kogan in 1953 as the importing vodka, vending machines and jukeboxes into Japan. I ...

in 1984. Ports to the Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom and MSX followed. The player flies a helicopter that can shoot air and ground targets.

Gameplay

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Gyrodine'' on their August 1, 1984 issue as being the ninth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.

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*{{KLOV game, id=8059, name=Gyrodine 1984 video games Arcade video games Helicopter video games Human Entertainment games Nintendo Entertainment System games MSX games NEC PC-8801 games Sharp X1 games Vertically scrolling shooters Taito arcade games Video games developed in Japan