H.E.R.O. Helicopter Emergency Rescue Operation

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H.E.R.O. / El Heroe

Game No.	19
Developer	John van Ryzin, The Softworks
Company
Publisher	Activision, Load 'n' Run
Musician
HVSC-File
Release	1984
Plattform	{{{Plattform}}}
Genre	Arcade, Platformer (Multi Screen)
Gamemode	1P only
Operation
Media
Language
Information

1 Voting
2 Description
3 Design
4 Hints
5 Solution
6 Cheats
7 Critics
8 Miscellaneous
9 Highscore
10 Highscore (without extra lives)
11 Links
- 11.1 Websites
- 11.2 Videos

[edit] Voting

Voting of the C64-Wiki users (10=the best vote):
8.14 points at 37 votes (rank 70). You need to be logged in to cast a vote.
C64Games	7	23. Juni 2007 - "very good" 13628 downs
Lemon64	8,3	23. Juni 2007 - 146 votes
Gamebase64	10	Mai 2005 - "Classic!"
Rombachs C64 Game Guide	7	1984 - "Mark 3"
Kultboy.com	8,67	23. Juni 2007 - 9 votes

[edit] Description

In the game H.E.R.O. it is your task to free missing persons out of a deep cave system.You are equipped with a backpack helicopter, laser gun and dynamite.In the game the dangers are various cave animals, e.g. spiders and bats. Furthermore you partially have to blast your way through. When you reach the prisoner, you go to the next level.

[edit] Design

Multi-coloured 2D graphics, single screens, which are switched when crossing the screen frames. Simple sound effects.

[edit] Hints

With [F3] you can set up the starting level: level 1, level 5, level 9, level 13 oder level pro. You start the game with [F1] or [Fire].

[edit] Solution

[edit] Cheats

For training you best use the version by Remember. Here several training modes are available (unlimited lives, unlimited dynamite, unlinimited energy, level jumps, and more). (Hints 09.04.2004, Sledgie)

POKE 14652,25

[edit] Critics

Sledgie: "Nice Arcade – Game. It is easy to learn and lots of fun."

Guybrush: "Not outstanding but okay."

Rombachs C64 Game Guide: "Despite the honourable mission, an initial motivation is quickly reduced (Vote 3 - September 1984)"

Rockford: "A very good game of skill, as Sledgie already mentioned: easy to learn, but very hard to master. In any way, my motivation doesn't decrease, even after 20 years, maybe after a perfect round, but who can claim he ever had one? Every death is only the fault of the player, this is very fair. A nice idea is the effect in a dark room, when a dynamite bar is lit up. I love this game, I am welcome to give it 8 points."