Vortex is a 1989 video game for the Amiga.[3] The game is similar to the game Ebonstar.[4]
| Vortex | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | Visionary Design Technologies |
| Publisher(s) | Visionary Design Technologies[2] |
| Platform(s) | Amiga |
| Release | November 1989[1] |
Gameplay
editThe player must keep anything from entering the swirling vortex in the middle of the screen, using a mouse to control movement and avoid walls.[5]
Development
editThe game was developed by Visionary Design Technologies (VDT for short)[3] a company based in Canada that was founded by Randy Linden.[6][1] It was announced in May 1989.[4] The title was written by Andy Hook who also worked on Datastorm,[1] a game that was also developed by VDT.[6]
Reception
edit| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Amiga Joker | 66%[7] |
| Amiga Computing | 69%[8] |
| Amiga Magazine | 55%[9] |
Juris Graney for the Australian Commodore and Amiga Review said "Overall the game is great. Sound effects and music are tastefully done and the graphics are excellent. If you, like me, are getting a little tired of the continuous line of look-alike punch-em-ups and shoot-em-ups that are being paraded to us, then Vortex may be just what you are looking for"[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sodan stormer videre". Amiga Interface (in Danish). 1989. p. 18,19. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Visionary Design Technologies". Compute's Amiga Resource. August 1989. p. 28. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Von einem, der auszog, dem Drachen das Fürchten zu lehren". Joystick (in German). June 1989. p. 82,82. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Vortex Preview". .info. May 1989. p. 57,65. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Vortex". Compute!. April 1990. p. 61,62. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ a b "Bleem: How The Playstation Was Emulated - The Retro Hour EP190". YouTube. September 13, 2019. Event occurs at 29:30. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "Vortex". Amiga Joker (in German). April 1990. p. 54. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ Green (April 1990). "Vortex Don't get taken in". Amiga Computing. p. 51. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Vortex". Amiga Magazine (in Italian). October 1990. p. 64. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Vortex". Australian Commodore and Amiga Review. August 1990. p. 73. Retrieved November 12, 2022.