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|publisher = [[Game Arts]], [[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra]], [[Sega]]
|publisher = [[Game Arts]], [[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra]], [[Sega]]
|released = [[1986]], [[1993]]
|released = [[1986]], [[1993]]
|genre = [[Shoot 'em up]]
|genre = [[Shoot 'em up]] <br> [[Third-person shooter]]
|modes = [[Single player]]
|modes = [[Single player]]
|platforms = [[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]], [[Fujitsu FM-7|FM-7]], [[MS-DOS]], [[TRS-80 Color Computer|TRS-80 CoCo]], [[Apple IIGS]], [[Mega-CD]]
|platforms = [[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]], [[Fujitsu FM-7|FM-7]], [[MS-DOS]], [[TRS-80 Color Computer|TRS-80 CoCo]], [[Apple IIGS]], [[Mega-CD]]
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[[sequel]] called ''[[Silpheed: The Lost Planet]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2]].
[[sequel]] called ''[[Silpheed: The Lost Planet]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2]].


''Silpheed'' is the name of the [[spacecraft]] that the [[player (game)|player]] controls. Like many [[shooter game]]s, the [[Plot (narrative)|story]] involves using the Silpheed as [[Earth]]'s last effort to save itself from destruction by a powerful enemy [[alien invasion|invasion]].
''Silpheed'' is the name of the [[spacecraft]] that the [[player (game)|player]] controls. Like many [[shooter game]]s, the [[Plot (narrative)|story]] involves using the Silpheed as [[Earth]]'s last effort to save itself from destruction by a powerful enemy [[Alien invasion|invasion]].


== Computer versions ==
== Computer versions ==
The original Silpheed game was created for the [[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]] in 1986. Another version for the [[Fujitsu FM-7|FM-7]] was released in [[1988]]. In the same year, the game was brought to the United States for the first time by [[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra On-Line]] who ported the game to [[IBM PC compatible|PCs]] and other platforms. Despite the rather limited hardware used, the game featured realtime 3D graphics.
The original Silpheed game was created for the [[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]] in 1986. Another version for the [[Fujitsu FM-7|FM-7]] was released in [[1988]]. In the same year, the game was brought to the United States for the first time by [[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra On-Line]] who ported the game to [[IBM PC compatible|PCs]] and other platforms. Despite the rather limited hardware used, the game featured real-time [[3D computer graphics|3D polygonal graphics]] and a tilted [[Third-person shooter|third-person]] perspective.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.retro.ign.com/articles/893/893504p1.html|title=Silpheed Review|publisher=[[IGN]]|author=Travis Fahs|date=July 24, 2008|accessdate=2011-03-16}}</ref>


== Mega-CD version ==
== Mega-CD version ==
The Mega-CD port of ''Silpheed'' features [[polygon (computer graphics)|polygon]] ships over a [[rendering (computer graphics)|pre-rendered]] video background; this method is also seen in other video game titles, such as [[Sony Imagesoft]]'s ''[[Dracula (1992 film)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'', Namco's ''[[StarBlade]]'', and Micronet's ''[[A/X-101]]'' for the Sega CD.
The Mega-CD port of ''Silpheed'' features [[polygon (computer graphics)|polygon]] ships over a [[rendering (computer graphics)|pre-rendered]] video background; this method is also seen in other video game titles, such as Namco's ''[[StarBlade]]'' in 1991, [[Sony Imagesoft]]'s ''[[Dracula (1992 film)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' in 1992, and [[Micronet co., Ltd.|Micronet]]'s ''[[A/X-101]]'' in 1994 for the Sega CD.


Because of its polygon graphics and [[advertising]] based on it, the game is often compared to [[Nintendo]]'s ''[[Star Fox (SNES)|Star Fox]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], which came about the same time, and both games were perceived as competitors. However, ''Silpheed'' made less of an impact than ''Star Fox''. Many gamers felt unimpressed of ''Silpheed'''s "traditional" vertical shooter, against ''Star Fox'' 's more involved arcade sim shooter, which was uncommon for the time in a console.{{fix|link=Wikipedia:Contents|text=citation needed}}
Because of its polygon graphics and [[advertising]] based on it, the game is often compared to [[Nintendo]]'s ''[[Star Fox (SNES)|Star Fox]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], which came about the same time, and both games were perceived as competitors. However, ''Silpheed'' made less of an impact than ''Star Fox''. Many gamers felt unimpressed of ''Silpheed'''s "traditional" vertical shooter, against ''Star Fox'' 's more involved arcade sim shooter, which was uncommon for the time in a console.{{fix|link=Wikipedia:Contents|text=citation needed}}

Revision as of 02:07, 16 March 2011

This article is about Silpheed for personal computers and Mega-CD. For the sequel on PlayStation 2, see Silpheed: The Lost Planet. For the Xbox 360 game, see Project Sylpheed.
Silpheed
File:SilpheedSegaCD.jpg
Developer(s)Game Arts
Publisher(s)Game Arts, Sierra, Sega
Platform(s)PC-8801, FM-7, MS-DOS, TRS-80 CoCo, Apple IIGS, Mega-CD
Release1986, 1993
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up
Third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single player

Template:Nihongo title (pronounced "Sil-Feed") is a video game series developed by Game Arts. It made its debut on the Japanese PC-8801 in 1986. It was later remade for the Mega-CD and has a sequel called Silpheed: The Lost Planet for the PlayStation 2.

Silpheed is the name of the spacecraft that the player controls. Like many shooter games, the story involves using the Silpheed as Earth's last effort to save itself from destruction by a powerful enemy invasion.

Computer versions

The original Silpheed game was created for the PC-8801 in 1986. Another version for the FM-7 was released in 1988. In the same year, the game was brought to the United States for the first time by Sierra On-Line who ported the game to PCs and other platforms. Despite the rather limited hardware used, the game featured real-time 3D polygonal graphics and a tilted third-person perspective.[1]

Mega-CD version

The Mega-CD port of Silpheed features polygon ships over a pre-rendered video background; this method is also seen in other video game titles, such as Namco's StarBlade in 1991, Sony Imagesoft's Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1992, and Micronet's A/X-101 in 1994 for the Sega CD.

Because of its polygon graphics and advertising based on it, the game is often compared to Nintendo's Star Fox for the Super NES, which came about the same time, and both games were perceived as competitors. However, Silpheed made less of an impact than Star Fox. Many gamers felt unimpressed of Silpheed's "traditional" vertical shooter, against Star Fox 's more involved arcade sim shooter, which was uncommon for the time in a console.[citation needed]

The game's story concerns a space war campaign when terrorists - led by a man named Zakarite - hack into the mother computer of Earth, granting them control over all the space weaponry of the solar system. The Earth's only hope is a small fleet outside the computer's reach, provided with a squadron of SA-77 Silpheed dogfighters (referred to as "prototypes" in the manual for the PC version). In the ending credits sequence of this version there are cinematic animations of scenes depicting the fighters flying through stages in the game.

Project Sylpheed

A game was released by Square Enix for the Xbox 360 titled Project Sylpheed. It is not directly tied into the Silpheed storyline, but was instead billed as a spiritual successor.

Reception

The PC/MS-DOS version of the game was reviewed in 1989 in Dragon #151 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 5 out of 5 stars.[2] Computer Gaming World gave the same version a positive review, praising the original music for the game.[3]

References

  1. ^ Travis Fahs (July 24, 2008). "Silpheed Review". IGN. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  2. ^ Lesser, Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk (November 1989). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (151): 52–56.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Carter, Shiela (August 1989). "Samurai Space Pilot". Computer Gaming World. p. 22.
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