For those hoping for a faithful successor to the Desert Strike series, know that Megacopter is far more fantastical; you're facing reptilian life forms and the Megacopter is actually some kind of ancient Aztec god only referred to as "the Megacopter" and thrives on blood and gore and won't be satisfied if you're not killing as much as possible. This also grants your Megacopter a number of cool powers, including a dodge and the titular "Blades of the Goddess" that allow you to kill enemies with energy protrusions from your propellers.

The gameplay is fine but I feel like the upgrade system works against it. The game is five hours long and you'll get enough Cultist Hearts to upgrade the Megacopter the whole way and the game doesn't reliably indicate between passive and slottable upgrades. You also can't refund upgrades, so not only can you buy something that clashes with the powers you already have and like but but you also can't experiment with builds. This is petty but it means the game can't really expand and evolve as much as it could otherwise. If the controls allowed for all upgraded abilities to be used simultaneously, or if you didn't buy upgrades at all, I feel like the game could've naturally evolved more smoothly towards more tightly designed challenges. Especially since the final boss is utterly pathetic and the fully-upgraded laser trivialises them.

Fortunately, the game is also quite funny. With the gameplay being rather static in its progression barring a few cool enemy types later on, it was the writing that made me want to keep playing the most. I enjoyed the tongue-in-cheek tone and a lot of the dialogue made me crack a smile. It's a silly story but it's a fun silly story, a B-movie of a game. It's a short yet fun time and it's definitely a rare kind of game with its helicopter-centric gameplay so it's worth a look.