Gyrodine

 is a top-down, vertically scrolling shooter developed by Crux and released in arcades by Taito in 1984. Ports to the Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom and MSX followed. The player flies a helicopter that can shoot air and ground targets.
Reception.
In Japan, "Game Machine" listed "Gyrodine" on their August 1, 1984 issue as being the ninth most-successful table arcade unit of the year.