Rescue (1982 video game)

Rescue
DeveloperUniversal Research Laboratories
PublisherStern Electronics
DesignerChris Oberth
PlatformArcade
Release1982
GenreTwin-stick shooter
ModeSingle-player

Rescue is a twin-stick shooter arcade video game designed by Chris Oberth and released by Stern Electronics in 1982. The player flies a helicopter over the open sea to rescue stranded paratroopers from enemy forces and sharks. As the player-controlled helicopter flies left and right, the cloud layers move at different rates, giving a parallax scrolling effect.