Torch 2081
Torch 2081 is a Tron-like game. You’re a pilot in the World Military Service
on the planet Torch. What was once your only concern, the defense of your
planet against the warriors of Craylon, has now changed to an even greater,
more difficult challenge. Fireballs, which are what remains of planets once
destroyed during an earlier interplanetary nuclear war, are now bombarding the
your planet’s surface and destroying its inhabitants. You must now protect the
surface of Torch. Using an old S.D.G. (surface defense glider) designed for
defense of the planet against the Craylon race, you must use it to construct
metallic panels above the planet surface increasing the structure of the
candar shield. You must attempt to limit the flight area of the incoming
fireballs by flying from panel to panel and edge to edge of your territory
constructing new panels while avoiding your ships destruction.
The object of the game is to shield a required percentage of your territory in
order to advance to the next level. Receive points for shielding areas of the
playfield. By using the joystick you are able to move your glider around the
perimeter of the playfield and all those panels which were created, but you
cannot travel along the edges shared by panels. A protective panel is created
by pressing the joystick button. There is also a limit to the flight time.
This can be monitored by checking your fuel gauge on the screen.
Remain safe by avoiding contact with the fireball and its deadly spitfires,
contact with them means death of your glider. Another hazard is perimeter
patrollers who trace the edge of new and old panels alike, in a berserk rage.
These crystals patrol all of the perimeters of the shield seeking to destroy
any and all life, even you. But creating panels can even be a dangerous task.
The construction line contains a lot of energy and is very unstable. If your
glider stands in any one place while constructing a panel, the energy may
become unstable resulting in your demise. Be quick, be smart, be careful.
Torch 2081