Phelios
Phelios is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game that was
released by Namco in 1988 only in Japan. It used elements from both
Gradius and
R-Type in gameplay.
The story behind Phelios is based on Greek mythology and uses the theme of rescuing the princess from evil. In this case, the princess is Artemis, goddess of the moon and the evil is Typhon, one of the Titans (specifically, the one that Zeus dropped a mountain on). You play the heroic Apollo, god of the sun, and you must ride the legendary winged horse Pegasus to rescue Artemis, who is also depicted as his lover, though in the mythology they are actually twins. Along the way, you have to defeat various mythological creatures, such as Medusa, Antaeus, the Siren, Scylla and Cerberus.
You control Apollo who is mounted on the back of his winged horse Pegasus. Pressing the button makes his sword fire a tiny shot; holding down the button charges the sword, and upon releasing the button the sword shoots a bigger fireball. Even the smallest enemies take multiple hits, so the standard shot is of little use. This game also features voice samples. (Wikipedia)
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