Jump to content

Tornado Low Level

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Morvern (talk | contribs) at 16:03, 9 August 2006. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Tornado Low Level (also known as TLL) is a game for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K computer and released by Vortex Software in 1984 . It was written by Costa Panayi who also coded Android, Android 2, Highway Encounter, Cyclone and Revolution.

The player controls a fighter jet and must manoeuvre the plane at very low levels. The aim is to collect items on the landscape whilst watching fuel level and avoiding hills, pylons, and other structures. At high speeds the plane's wings wings "sweep back". An interesting feature of the game was the 3D view, which included a shadow of the plane on the ground.

Payani’s game, Cyclone, featured similar but improved graphics.