Project Sylpheed - Arc of Deception

Base game Xbox360 Shoot 'em up 10/07/2007 4.3/5 5 PEGI 12

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Synopsis

Project Sylpheed is an arcade-style shooter and sequel to Silpheed: The Lost Planet on PlayStation 2. The game's story takes place in 2632, five hundred years after humanity left the solar system. Under Earth's rule, 11 different star systems were terraformed and colonized. However, there are a number of groups who oppose Earth's rule and desire independence; four of them joined forces and formed a rebel group called the ADAN Freedom Alliance. The main characters of the story are Katana Faraway, Ellen Bernstein and Margras Mason; all are young pilots who have just joined the land army, the Terran Central Armed Forces (TCAF). Following a suspicious accident, Margras joins the opposing forces of ADAN to fight against her former friends and her home planet. You control Katana in the game, and as missions are completed, the story progresses.

While previous Silpheed games used a top-down view of the action, Project Sylpheed features a fully 3D view either from right behind your ship or a first-person view from inside. During the game, you will have to complete a series of missions; these are varied and include the need to destroy all opponents in an area or defend an allied ship from attack. Initially there are fewer enemies and you don't have powerful weapons, but as the game progresses the number of enemies increases and their abilities and you can upgrade your ship with more powerful weapons. During a mission, several sub-objectives may also become available and can be completed (some sub-objectives also unlock Xbox 360 achievements upon completion).