''Rescue'' is a

twin-stick shooter A twin-stick shooter is a subgenre of shoot 'em up video games. It is a multidirectional shooter in which the player character is controlled using two joysticks: one for movement on a flat plane, and one to aim and fire shots at enemies, Usually ...

in which the player navigates a helicopter over the open seas to rescue stranded paratroopers from enemy forces and sharks. It was designed by

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and released by

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as an arcade video game, in 1982.

Gameplay

''Rescue'' combines the twin-stick controls of '' Robotron: 2084'' and the core pick-up/drop-off gameplay of ''

Choplifter ''Choplifter'' (stylized as ''Choplifter!'') is 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 family the same year and also to the VIC-20, Com ...

''. There is an additional "sub-bomb" button.

Reception

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'' reviewed ''Rescue'' in 1982. The reviewer comments: "With ''Rescue'', everything ties together in a neat package that's not only fun to play, but increasingly challenging the further you're able to go into the mission."

References

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