Project Sylpheed (2006)
Genres:Shooter, Simulator
Themes:Science fiction
Game modes:Single player
Story:Project Sylpheed is an arcade-style shooter and is the follow-up to Silpheed: The Lost Planet on the PlayStation 2. The game's story takes place in the year 2632, five hundred years after humanity left the solar system. Under Earth's rule, 11 different star systems have now been terraformed and colonized. However, there are a number of groups who object to Earth's rule and desire independence; four of them have joined forces and formed a rebel group called the ADAN Freedom Alliance. The main characters in the story are Katana Faraway, Ellen Bernstein, and Margras Mason; all are young pilots having just joined the Earth's military, the Terra Central Armed Forces (TCAF). Following a suspicious accident, Margras joins the opposing ADAN forces to fight against his former friends and home planet. You control Katana in the game, and as missions are completed the story progresses.
While previous Silpheed games utilized a top down view of the action, Project Sylpheed features a fully 3-D view from either just behind your ship, or a first person view from within it. During the game you'll need to complete a series of missions; these are varied and include having 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 weaponry, but as the game progresses the enemy increases in count and abilities and you can upgrade your ship with more powerful weapons. During a mission several sub-objectives may also become available which can be completed (some of the sub-objectives also unlock Xbox 360 Achievements when completed).Show more
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Beautiful beams, missiles flying away trailing smoke, and the excitement of space fleet battles all come into your hands.
Unique ships, diverse equipment, and lively sound.
As far as I know, this is the best space fleet battle flight shooting game.
I'd definitely like to play it again.
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- a living room
- a pink bedroom
- a blue bedroom
- the yard
Each scene contains up to five hiding places. That makes a total of twenty
hiding locations. Some of them are in really strange places, and some of
the locations can change depending on the level you select.
GAME 1: One Player Game
- Fixed Hiding Places
- Computer Hides
GAME 2: Two Player Game
- Fixed Hiding Places
- Players Both Hide
GAME 3: Two Player Game
- Variable Hiding Places*
- Players Both Hide
GAME 4: Two Player Game
- Fixed Hiding Places
- Computer Hides
* Game 3 fixed hiding places and 2 variable hiding places. The 2 variable hiding
places can change from their standard positions to new positions in the same
scene. They change every time a player enters the scene to hide.New Non-fiction
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LabyrinthA maze game shooterAction Fantasy Science fiction
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Our puny weapons offer no defense. Earth's only hope is our powerful new Solvalou Fighter Plane. Its pilot will have a single mission: Penetrate the enemy ranks and destroy the Xevious Mother Ship.
The mission is dangerous. We can't guarantee success. But at this point, it's do or die!
One small problem. We still need a pilot. Any volunteers?Action Science fiction
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It's 2014, and the soldier of the future returns to encounter a new and more imminent threat along the recently completed wall on the U.S./Mexico border. The Ghosts are more powerful with an upgraded Integrated Warfighter System (IWS), but will have only 72 hours to assess the threat and stop the rebels from reaching U.S. soil. With a border that's 1,900 miles long and an enemy that doesn't play by the rules, this is a job for the U.S. military's most elite fighting unit. This is a job for the Ghosts.Action Warfare
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