Gyrodine is a top-down vertical helicopter scrolling shooter developed by Crux and published by Taito. The player controls a Gyrodyne aircraft, a type of craft with Vertical Take Off and Landing capabilities. It hovers in the air with helicopter blades, but it contains an addition propulsion system. You have have to shoot as many enemies as you can. You will fight against enemy helicopters, bunkers, tanks and fighter jets above different terrains like water, desserts and military camps. There is no background story and there are no levels. The goal of the game, is to make it to the end of each stage. There are no bosses, but the regular enemies get progressively more difficult the further the player goes.