After pulling the incredibly popular, yet silly, Flappy Bird game from the App Store and Google Play Store, for fear it was too addictive for users, Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen is back with a similar game for iPhone and Android called Swing Copters. For all intents and purposes this is basically a Flappy Bird sequel, and can even be considered a clone itself, but this time coming from the actual author of the Flappy Bird hit.
Instead of flying a bird through obstacles you pilot a “copter,” and instead of moving horizontally, you’re moving vertically, enjoying the exact same kind of graphics.
The game’s description is extremely simple, and there’s no mention of Flappy Bird anywhere. “Flying with a propeller hat is not as easy as it looks,” says the description, further revealing you have to tap the screen to change direction, and that four medals gets you more characters to play with.
You fly vertically by moving right and left. You tap to start, and you automatically fly right. You then have to keep moving between flying left and flying right to go upwards.