Phelios

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

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥5,8005,800 T-14013
Sega Mega Drive
US
14016
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1131
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Wii Virtual Console
JP
600pts600
CERO
Missing Parameter!

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 shmup (grabbing them as they come out of enemies).

Versions

  • 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 significantly 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.
  • For unknown reasons, the Mega Drive port shows only English text in all versions. However, the Japanese have Japanese voice acting while the others have the English one.

Magazine articles

Main article: Phelios/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #18: "January 1991" (199x-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
83 №5, p23[3]
70 №3, p77
77 №4, p34[4]
70 №10, p94/95[5]
83 №1999, p134
85 №16, p100/101[6]
82 №8, p112/113
84 №6, p140/141[7]
79 №8, p89
81 №1, p81[8]
71 №5, p93
77 №1, p79[9]
70 №3, p38/39[10]
84 №16, p50/51[11]
60 №23, p54
51 №27, p30/31
56 №2, p66[12]
60 №18, p66
86 №1, p14[13]
Sega Mega Drive
74
Based on
19 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[14]
Ação Games (BR)
83
[3]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
70
[15]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
77
[4]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
77
[16]
Consoles + (FR)
70
[5]
Console XS (UK) PAL
60
[17]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
83
[1]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[18]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[19]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
84
[6]
Famicom Hisshoubon (JP) NTSC-J
50
[20]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
82
[21]
Joypad (FR)
84
[7]
Joystick (FR)
79
[22]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
80
[8]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
71
[23]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
79
[24]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC
80
[25]
MegaTech (UK)
77
[9]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
70
[10]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
73
[26]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
77
[27]
Player One (FR)
84
[11]
Play Time (DE)
66
[28]
Power Play (DE)
74
[29]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
51
[30]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC
50
[31]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
60
[32]
Sega Pro (UK)
56
[12]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
64
[33]
Supersonic (FR)
86
[13]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
64
[34]
User (GR) NTSC
91
[35]
Sega Mega Drive
72
Based on
34 reviews

Phelios

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Phelios MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
Phelios MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Phelios MD EU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Cart

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 File:EGM US 015.pdf, page 75 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:EGM US 015.pdf_p75" defined multiple times with different content
  2. File:Supergame BR 03.pdf, page 36
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:AcaoGames BR 005.pdf, page 23 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:AcaoGames BR 005.pdf_p23" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 010.pdf, page 94 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 010.pdf_p94" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:GamePro US 016.pdf, page 98 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 016.pdf_p98" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:Joypad FR 006.pdf, page 140 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 006.pdf_p140" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:MDAG UK 01.pdf, page 81 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MDAG UK 01.pdf_p81" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 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
  10. 10.0 10.1 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
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:PlayerOne FR 016.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 016.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 12.0 12.1 File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
  13. 13.0 13.1 File:Supersonic FR 01.pdf, page 14 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Supersonic FR 01.pdf_p14" defined multiple times with different content
  14. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 175
  15. Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 77
  16. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 48
  17. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 132
  18. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 346
  19. Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1
  20. Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-14 (1990-07-20)" (JP; 1990-07-06), page 13
  21. Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 112
  22. Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 89
  23. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
  24. Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79
  25. Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 81
  26. Micromanía (segunda época), "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 38
  27. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
  28. Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 88
  29. Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 132
  30. Sega Power, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 30
  31. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  32. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  33. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  34. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 135
  35. User, "Fevrouários 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 66