Project Sylpheed: Arc of Deception
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).
Project Sylpheed: Arc of Deception
