Project Sylpheed, a complete overhaul of the classicSilpheedshooter series, is coming to our shores for the Xbox360 — that’s right, 360-ownin’ shooter fans, we’re getting something that looks funandgloriously pretty this summer. Rejoyce!
By the looks of the screens (which you can dig in the gallery), however, it seems to be taking theSilpheedseries in an altogether different direction — a full 3D space flyer/shooter in the vein ofStar Fox(at least, the off-rails bits) andDescent: Freespace. For me, this is great news — the best of both worlds, if you will. Developed by legendary badasses at Game Arts and published by Square Enix,Project Sylpheedlooks to be the kind of game to fill a hole that has plagued console gaming for the past two generations: space combat sims. Hell, I still bust out my copies ofColony Warsevery now and then, butSylpheedlooks like it’ll do nicely.
Project Sylpheedis set for release on July 10 for thetidy sumof $39.99 — hopefully it’ll be worth every penny. Check out the screens in the gallery below, and hit the jump for the press snippet from Microsoft.
Reminiscent of summer days spent hunched-over a coin-op machine in a dark arcade, “Project Sylpheed” is a 3-D makeover of the classic, mid-’80s scrolling shooter franchise “Silpheed.” Developed exclusively for the Xbox 360 by Game Arts and Seta Corporation for Square Enix, developers of the legendary “Final Fantasy” franchise, “Project Sylpheed” launches players through an exhilarating space combat experience driven by a deep, multilayered storyline. Feast on more than 50 minutes of visually stunning Japanese CG animation footage that propels the engaging story forward between space combat missions. As Katana Faraway, players must pilot a Delta Saber space fighter equipped with a highly customizable arsenal of weapons. In order to succeed, players must execute squadron commands and monitor their speed, shield, radar and weapons as they maneuver out of challenging situations and defend Earth against the evil ADAN forces.
