Tomahawk, was already a helicopter-based game from DataSoft in the form of an 8-bit version for the Apple IIe and IIc. Tomahawk for the IIGS plays more like a flight simulator compared to its 8-bit bit cousin and is in fact the only flight sim ever released for the IIGS platform.

The game is played with both the mouse and keyboard or joystick. Being a flight sim, it's best to have a joystick, because of its analogue input and if you can support an analogue joystick, please use it. If you have any troubles with the game first booting, like the disk ejects, try getting to the Applesoft BASIC prompt, pressing control-reset at "Check Startup Device" and type "PR#5" which will boot that drive. The game finishes loading and you are then asked which input device you wish to use, your choice of stereo or mono sound and volume. You are then at the main menu, where you choose which mission to fly, at what difficulty and what weather conditions will apply.