Sylphia (JP) (Shoot Em Up) (BIN,CHD) (PC Engine Super CD-ROM2)

1993 · shooter · The Data Archivist V0.01

VIDEO LONGPLAY : https://archive.org/details/PCEngineLongplay121_Sylphia Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylphia_%28video_game%29 Sylphia [a] is a 1993 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed by Compile and published in Japan by Tonkin House for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² . Whereas many shooting games of the era take place in a science fiction setting, this game instead mixes heroic fantasy and ancient Greek mythology . The game follows Silphia, a maiden warrior reincarnated as a demigoddess under Zeus after her demise in battle, facing against the forces of Hades , who has been possessed and manipulated by the creatures once imprisoned in Tartaros . [1] Its gameplay is similar to previous shooters by Compile, with the player fighting enemies and bosses, while avoiding collision with their projectiles and other obstacles. Directed by Junichi Nagatsuma and produced by Ikuro Urai, the title was the last shooter by Compile until Zanac X Zanac (2001) and had a limited run. It received mixed reception from critics. Gameplay Gameplay screenshot of the first stage in Sylphia . Sylphia is set in a classical Greek setting, during a time when gods and humans once dwelled together. Hades, god of the underworld, has fallen under the influence of monsters once defeated by the gods on account of a mysterious mask, and has begun sending those monsters out to ransack and dominate the land above, forcing the gods to retreat to Mount Olympus . [1] The game stars a Hellenic woman named Silphia whose city is under attack by those underworld forces. [2] The young maiden warrior is reincarnated as a demigoddess under Zeus after her demise in battle, tasked to destroy the monstrous armies and seek out and put an end to Hades's madness. [2] [3] [4] She is given wings much akin to a dragonfly , which allows her to fly through the air. [2] She must then try to free the rest of the Greek world from control of the forces of Hades, facing off against mythological figures including giants, a Minotaur , a griffin , and Talos . [2] The game is a vertical-scrolling where players control the above flying woman (rather than a space ship which is typical of games from this genre). [2] Its gameplay is similar to previous shooters by Compile ; [5] The player controls Silphia through eight stages over a constantly scrolling background, populated with an assortment of enemy forces and obstacles, and the scenery never stops moving until a boss is reached, which must be fought to progress further. [2] [3] [4] Stages have a mid-boss , and then an end boss at each stage. [3] Silphia has a main weapon that can be powered up by collecting power-up items . [5] [4] There are also four different special weapons based on the four classical elements she can obtain, which affect her shooting method, and these can be upgraded if the same weapon that is currently being used is picked up or by collecting power-ups. [5] [3] [4] Silphia can execute a powerful lightning beam attack as well, but it must be charged after being unleashed by collecting crystals. [5] [4] Getting hit by enemy fire or colliding against solid stage obstacles decreases Silphia' health and the game is over once her health is depleted, though the player has the option to continue , [5] [4] but with a penalty of decreasing the Silphia's firepower to her original state. Sylphia Developer(s) Compile Publisher(s) Tonkin House Director(s) Junichi Nagatsuma Producer(s) Ikuro Urai Programmer(s) Shinichi Nogami Artist(s) Kōji Teramoto Composer(s) Keiji Takeuchi Satoshi Shimazaki Platform(s) PC Engine Super CD-ROM² Release JP : October 22, 1993 Genre(s) Vertically scrolling shooter Mode(s) Single-player