Army helicopter pilot and war veteran, Joe Larkin, and his younger brother, Tom Larkin, take over their Seattle-based family business, civil aviation provider, Larkin Aviation, after the death of their father, who was also the owner. Army helicopter pilot during a 2012 war in Takistan, the fictional country that was the setting of Bohemia Interactive's 2010 video game, ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead. The campaign also features flashback missions, where the player takes on the role of Larkin's older brother, Joe Larkin, during his military service as a U.S. The campaign involves different types of contracts which the player earns money, which can be used to buy, repair, and upgrade helicopters. In the campaign mode, the player takes on the role of a civilian helicopter pilot, Tom Larkin, whose civil aviation business is struggling through hard times. The campaign takes place primarily in the then-future of 2013, on a 3,800 square kilometer section of Seattle, Washington and its surrounding metropolitan area. It is the first game in the Take On video game series, followed by Take on Mars. The DLC features three different versions of the Mi-24 Hind (Mil Mi-24 V, Mi-24 P and SuperHind Mk.III). V D4, Take On Helicopters: Hinds being released 15 March 2012.
It was released 27 October 2011 for Microsoft Windows, with its first official downloadable content (DLC).
Take On Helicopters is a video game developed by Bohemia Interactive.
