Phelios for Genesis
Review #4436
Phelios
Peek a Boo Shooter
Gameplay
Huge hitbox
Powerup shot ala R-Type
Options ala Gradius
Very few powerups. They give you a ton of Speed Up but few weapons.
Weapons seem to expire after only a minute or two.
Enemies swarm to your position rather than following a pattern. Ridiculous difficulty
Level Design
Stages are broken into two segments - one flying high and another down low to the ground. They operate the same but breaking up the level is nice.
Every level has a unique set of enemies but the level basically consists of a continuous steam of the same waves over and over again. Some variety between but not within stages.
Some levels make enemies come from behind. You have no way to attack them. Horrible design choice. Level 3 is nigh unplayable because of this.
Theme
Major fan service. After each level you see your princess chained up and showing some serious cleavage. It's basically Peek a Boo Poker but as a shoot em up.
The Greek setting is unique. Well besides Legendary Wings.
Art Style
Multiple levels of parallax scrolling
Sprites are mostly ugly but backgrounds are ok.
Looks like a late 80s arcade title.
Audio
Horrible voice samples
Music is an annoying and repetitive series of swoops and noises. I think the composer was going for atmospheric but achieved annoying instead.
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