Data East’s ’80s laserdisc arcade classic Cobra Command [App Store], which came to the iPhone late last year, is available as a free download for today only. The game is normally priced at $4.99.
In the game, you play as a pilot in the world’s most advanced helicopter, the LX-3 Super Cobra. Your enemies consist of an elite terrorist group, who also fly around in helicopters (although presumably nowhere near as advanced as yours). Gameplay involves an interactive movie playing behind a cockpit overlay with on-screen controls to move a crosshair around the screen to fire at enemies. There are also points in the game where you will need to follow the audio prompts of your commander and steer your helicopter, this is accomplished by tilting, or using the virtual joystick depending on what method you select in the game’s options.
The game should appeal to fans of the long-gone, sparse genre of laserdisc games such as Dragon’s Lair, Space Ace, and Firefox. Cobra Command has been well updated since its release, the most recent update allowing it to run properly on the iPad (though at the iPhone’s screen resolution).
App Store Link: Cobra Command, Free (today only)
