Phelios

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Phelios
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console
Publisher: Namco
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Release Date RRP Code
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600
CERO
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Phelios (フェリオス) is a 1988 arcade shoot-'em-up by Namco ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1990.

Typhon kidnapped Artemis while she was riding Pegasus, imprisoned her, and had Medusa turn her to stone. You play as Apollo, who mounts Pegasus and comes to Artemis's rescue.

Gameplay

A, B, and C all act identically. Pressing the button fires a regular shot; holding it down charges your shot. Powerups are collected just like in any other schmup (grabbing them as they come out of enemies).

Version differences

  • The arcade version uses plenty of zoom and rotation effects, which could mostly not be replicated in the Sega Mega Drive version due to hardware limitations.
  • Stage layouts, enemy and boss behaviour are siginifiantly different between the arcade version and the Sega Mega Drive version. Namco's other shooting game, Dangerous Seed, was also subdued to such a remixing process.

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
70 №3, p77
77 №4, p34
70 №10, p94/95
83 1999, p134
85 №VGGH, p54/55[1]
84 №6, p140/141
81 №1, p81
71 №5, p93
77 №1, p79[2]
70 №3, p38/39[3]
84 №16, p50/51
60 №23, p54
51 №27, p30/31
56 №2, p66[4]
60 №18, p66
86 №1, p14
Sega Mega Drive
 73
Based on
16 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[5]
Ação Games (BR)
83
[6]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
70
[7]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
77
[8]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
77
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
70
[10]
Console XS (UK) PAL
60
[11]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
83
[12]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[13]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[14]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
84
[15]
Famicom Hisshoubon (JP) NTSC-J
50
[16]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
82
[17]
Joypad (FR)
84
[18]
Joystick (FR)
79
[19]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
80
[20]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
71
[21]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
79
[22]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC
80
[23]
MegaTech (UK)
77
[2]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
70
[3]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
73
[24]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
77
[25]
Player One (FR)
84
[26]
Play Time (DE)
66
[27]
Power Play (DE)
74
[28]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
51
[29]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC
50
[30]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
60
[31]
Sega Pro (UK)
56
[32]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
64
[33]
Supersonic (FR)
86
[34]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
64
[35]
User (GR) NTSC
91
[36]
Sega Mega Drive
 72
Based on
34 reviews

Phelios

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, BR
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External Links

  • ↑ File:VideoGameGreatestHits US 1991-07.pdf, page 56
  • ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
  • ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:MegaTech UK 03.pdf, page 38 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 03.pdf_p38" defined multiple times with different content
  • ↑ File:Segapro UK 02.pdf, page 68
  • ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 175
  • ↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 23
  • ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 77
  • ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 34
  • ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 48
  • ↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 94
  • ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 132
  • ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 75
  • ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 346
  • ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1
  • ↑ GamePro, "November 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 98
  • ↑ Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-14 (1990-07-20)" (JP; 1990-07-06), page 13
  • ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 112
  • ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-02-1x), page 140
  • ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 89
  • ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 81
  • ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
  • ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79
  • ↑ Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 81
  • ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 38
  • ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
  • ↑ Player One, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 50
  • ↑ Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 88
  • ↑ Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 132
  • ↑ Sega Power, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 30
  • ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  • ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  • ↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 68
  • ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  • ↑ Supersonic, "Mai/Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 14
  • ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 135
  • ↑ User, "Fevrouários 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 66
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