<s>
Cyclone	B-Device
is	O
a	O
multidirectional	O
helicopter	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
released	O
by	O
Vortex	O
Software	O
in	O
1985	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Vortex	O
co-founder	O
Costa	O
Panayi	O
who	O
also	O
coded	O
the	O
similarly	O
styled	O
Tornado	B-Application
Low	I-Application
Level	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
rescue	O
helicopter	O
and	O
must	O
retrieve	O
five	O
supply	O
crates	O
containing	O
essential	O
medical	O
supplies	O
from	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
14	O
islands	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
dangerous	O
cyclone	B-Device
is	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hindering	O
progress	O
is	O
the	O
cyclone	B-Device
itself	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
cause	O
the	O
helicopter	O
to	O
behave	O
erratically	O
at	O
long	O
range	O
,	O
and	O
crash	O
at	O
close	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
position	O
and	O
progress	O
of	O
the	O
cyclone	B-Device
can	O
be	O
monitored	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
enabling	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
determine	O
when	O
to	O
vacate	O
the	O
area	O
or	O
when	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
an	O
emergency	O
landing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
screen	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
2	O
areas	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
environment	O
and	O
the	O
head-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
(	O
HUD	B-Application
)	O
that	O
surrounds	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heads	B-Application
up	I-Application
display	I-Application
contains	O
instrumentation	O
which	O
includes	O
speed	O
,	O
altitude	O
,	O
fuel	O
remaining	O
and	O
time	O
remaining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
supply	O
crates	O
,	O
whether	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
current	O
view	O
is	O
North	O
or	O
South	O
,	O
information	O
on	O
wind	O
force	O
and	O
a	O
warning	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
of	O
the	O
cyclone	B-Device
's	O
proximity	O
and	O
any	O
approaching	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
map	O
view	O
to	O
help	O
locate	O
the	O
cyclone	B-Device
and	O
the	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Tornado	B-Application
Low	I-Application
Level	I-Application
,	O
Cyclone	B-Device
met	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
again	O
praising	O
the	O
3D	O
visuals	O
,	O
however	O
there	O
were	O
some	O
reviewers	O
that	O
believed	O
that	O
these	O
3D	O
visuals	O
were	O
actually	O
a	O
downgrade	O
The	O
gameplay	O
itself	O
was	O
again	O
met	O
favourably	O
with	O
some	O
reviews	O
pleased	O
with	O
Cyclone	B-Device
's	O
main	O
focus	O
-	O
the	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
attack	O
"	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Tornado	B-Application
Low	I-Application
Level	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
move	O
towards	O
rescue	O
based	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
again	O
there	O
were	O
some	O
disagreements	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
claiming	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
not	O
enough	O
difference	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Tornado	B-Application
Low	I-Application
Level	I-Application
.	O
</s>
