Phelios
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Namco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Namco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Namco System II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: Namco sound driver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Contents
Story
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
,
, and
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
Print advert in GamePro (US) #18: "January 1991" (199x-xx-xx)
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Based on 34 reviews |
External links
- Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Power, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-05), page 11
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:EGM US 015.pdf, page 75 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/07.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:01)
- ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_phelios/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-04-21 16:54)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 23
- ↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 34
- ↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 94/95 (94)
- ↑ GamePro, "November 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 100/101 (98)
- ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-02-1x), page 140/141 (140)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 81
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:MegaTech UK 03.pdf, page 38 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 16.0 16.1 File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 175
- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 77
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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, "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 Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ 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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