Apache AH-64 Air Assault is a 3D chopper shooter developed by InterActive Vision (these guys created games such as Search And Rescue 4, Vietnam Med Evac, Beyond Pearl Harbor: Pacific Warriors and Worlds Of Billy 2). In the game you get to sit in the cockpit of the AH-64 Apache combat helicopter and do battle with enemy units both in the air and on the ground.

The game features 30 missions with a story-based timeline in both jungle and desert environments, including taking out enemy outposts, providing air support for friendly units, and protecting oil refineries. Each mission has a primary objective that needs to be completed in order to complete the mission. In most cases this will involve some sort of frontal attack on enemy targets. However, some missions may call for tactics and strategic maneuvers rather than head-on attacks, for example if the enemy forces are too massive. The game offers four 4 unique weapons systems: 30mm Chain Gun (effective against lightly armored vehicles or ground soldiers), Hydra Rockets (an unguided rocket, effective against most vehicles at close range), Hellfire Missiles (a radar-guided weapon, effective against all vehicles and targets) and Zuni Rockets (unguided rockets much like the Hydras, though they carry a much more powerful explosive).

In addition, there are two different flight modes: arcade and realistic - you can press F12 on the keyboard to toggle between these two features during game-play. Arcade Mode is better for playing through keyboard - it's an easy control system that maintains helicopter altitude while flying forward. The Physics Mode is recommended for those who are using a joystick. Apache Air Assault can be played from a number of different exterior and interior camera angles (look at screenshots).

I've played this game a couple of hours and I wasn't very impressed. There are much better helicopter shooters on the market (Comanche, Heli Heroes...), so I wouldn't recommend this game. Just not worth the money.

System requirements:
Minimum: Pentium III 450MHz, 96MB RAM, 16MB 3D Accelerator, 300MB HDD space
Recommended: Pentium IV 1GHz, 256MB RAM, 32MB 3D Accelerator