Sylphia for PCE CD

Review #11117

Sylphia

Navi's righteous anger

PCE CD 1993 Tonkin House Shooter Shooter › Vertical
Sylphia screenshot for PCE CD
Screenshot used for review/reference purposes.
3 / 5

Gameplay

Good speed which isn't adjustable. I like the pickups - four weapons with three levels of powerup, plus health which is acquired by gathering mirrors dropped by some enemies. Gather enough and they'll fill a meter and give you a hit point. Only two hit points are shown, although you can gather more than that so the visual is misleading. No subweapons is a bummer. No real depth or hook to keep your interest.
Also, relatively low difficulty when using the heat seeker weapon.

3 / 5

Level Design

Nothing inherently wrong with the stage design - it's just boring. Probably because the stages are so long. There's definitely a sense of progression from start to finish, but nothing stands out during each stage.

4 / 5

Theme

An opening cutscene shows a Greek female warrior lose to the demons but reanimated as the fairy of death to exact her revenge. It's like the Crow set in Sparta.

3 / 5

Art Style

A few nice bosses, but the graphics are ho hum otherwise. Some variety in the backgrounds and a consistent Greek theme, but underwhelming.

2 / 5

Audio

Yet another game with ok music but atrocious sound effects which ruin the experience.

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