Amiga 500, 600, 1200, 4000
1 MB RAM min, Kickstart 1.2 or later
Tornado is a
combat flight simulator video game by Digital Integration that models the
Panavia Tornado. It was released in 1993 for
Amiga.
Tornado is one of the first flight simulations to offer head-to-head online dogfights.
Tornado features high-speed, low-altitude precision bombing runs
over a battlefield full of active friendly and enemy air and ground
units. It allows the gamer to utilize all complex avionics in both
positions of the two-person cockpit. The campaign mode contains a
full-featured mission planner. Depending upon rank, the mission planner
screen allows the gamer to plot strategies, gather intelligence data,
pin-point targets, study mission briefings, draw flight plans (way
points and air patrols), verify payloads, and view weather maps. It also
provides the gamer with a three-dimensional view of any area of the
map. The mission planner contains a dynamic battlefield map, which
reflects the results of the player's latest missions. The mission
planner allows the gamer to plot and synchronize attacks consisting of
multiple flights of Tornados. The game came with a detailed 332 page
printed manual, four full-sized color maps and a full-sized, foldable,
keyboard reference card
Digital Integration based the Tornado modelling on publications in the
public domain, research on open shelves and on the Tornado simulator at
RAF Honington. The company consulted the
Royal Air Force
on various aspects of the game including turn rates, cockpit layout,
workings of the weapons systems and wing-sweep mechanics. This
authenticity was one of the major selling points of the game.
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