Tiger-Heli

Tiger-Heli is a vertically scrolling shooter game. The player controls the Tiger attack helicopter , fighting against air and ground enemies such as tanks , gunboats , artillery , and aircraft . Other targets include buildings, level crossings, cars, fuel depots, tents, and mine carts. The helicopter is equipped with two weapons: short-range missiles and bombs.

The missiles can hit both air and ground targets. The bombs can destroy any enemy and their bullets within range when fired. If enemy bullets hit a bomb carried by the helicopter, it will detonate automatically. The game employs a scoring system; the player's score increases as targets are destroyed.

Destroying ground targets also allows the player to discover secrets that provide bonus points. There are three items the player can obtain by shooting cross-shaped bunkers that alternate between green, red, and gray: extra bombs and two small helicopter gunners. Shooting a bunker when it is green will spawn a "B" icon and the player will be able to re-equip the helicopter with up to two bombs upon pickup. Shooting a bunker when it is red or gray will summon smaller helicopters to join the player's formation on the left or right side, providing additional firepower support.

Red ones fire laterally, while gray ones fire forward. The player can recruit up to two units and combine both variants. If the player picks up any item when not needed, it will only award bonus points. The game consists of four stages where the player flies through various terrains.

After completing a stage, the player arrives at a helipad and receives bonus points for carrying bombs or small helicopters. The player is given three lives, and additional lives are awarded upon reaching certain score thresholds or destroying ten diamond-shaped blocks. The player is sent back to a checkpoint if they die and the game is over once all lives are lost. In the NES version, the player can resume from the last stage reached using a hidden continue option.

After the final stage, the game loops to the second stage with a higher difficulty.