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Irem Collection: Volume 3

Release Date: 2025 * Limited to a maximum of 4,000 copies worldwide * Manual included * Mr. Heli/Battle Chopper (Arcade, PC Engine). Guide a cute heli through winding levels and buy upgrades in a shop along…

65 1 July 2025

Irem Collection: Volume 3 is an arcade developed by Irem, released 1 July 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What Irem Collection: Volume 3 is

Irem Collection: Volume 3 is an arcade game developed by Irem and released in 2025. It was published by ININ Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Mr. Heli, also known outside Japan as Battle Chopper, took the Japanese arcades by storm in 1987, when IREM’s creative mojo was in full bloom. This quirky adventure invites you to steer a little-legged orange Chopper named Mr. Heli through a multitude of innovative stages. What goes up, must come down… and walk! The heroic helicopter can soar through the stages, walks across lands, and wields three different weapons, each with two upgrade levels. Along the way, you’ll mine crystals and buy upgrades to help you take on the massive bosses that stand in your way. And don’t forget to keep your eye open for hidden paths, sneaky secrets, and clever puzzles built into the level design – they might…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Irem Collection: Volume 3 holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 26% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 13 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Irem Collection: Volume 3 launched on 1 July 2025, within three weeks of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Dune: Awakening, The Alters and Donkey Kong Bananza. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Dune: Awakening, The Alters, Donkey Kong Bananza.

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When did Irem Collection: Volume 3 come out?
Irem Collection: Volume 3 was released on 1 July 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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