Horrible controls, frustrating play
This would be an interesting mashup of Icy Tower and Hedgehog Launcher gameplay, except for the controls. Most players will not be octopi.
I'm trying to figure out why you have to mash the space bar to gain altitude, while *click-dragging* to steer. It's awfully like trying to pat your head and rub your tummy at the same time. Why not mash the left mouse button and have the helicopter follow the mouse?
Also, the relatively short distance the helicopter flies is unrewarding. Instead, it feels like you have no control over the game; you're going to rise a pathetically short distance before falling into the drink, *without losing sight of your start point.*
Basically I can't rate this game high, because, damn it, you've got me *fighting the game* instead of playing it.
The upgrade menus are also annoying, since they scroll around with the mouse movement (again, why not the chopper?) and lack bounding boxes for mouse click detection. Given the size of the icons, precision clicking is fiddly and... again... frustrating.
Ending on a high note, the graphics are crisp.