Project Sylpheed : Day 1

Ok, I purchased this game just yesterday. Project Sylpheed : Arc of Deception Is an airplane game based in the future. and in space. Ok, to quote the back of the case : "For five centuries, Earth-led Terran forces have colonized the galaxy. The rebel ADAN 'Freedom Alliance' has declared war to end the so-called 'Terran tyranny'. Two best friends and up-and-coming Terran ace pilots - Katana and Margras - are seperated by the unstable political situation on Margras' home planet, Acheron. Soon after Margras is forced into exile, Acheron in a suspicious terra-forming accident that kills most of the population and renders the planet uninhabitable. Driven by revenge, Margras joins the ADAN fleet and leads merciless raids against his former Terran comrads. As Katana, it's up to you to stop your closest friend and end the cosmos-spanning war." Man that was a lot to type. Ok, to break it down : You play a space pilot. He has a friend. Friend gets exiled. Friend changes sides. You fight friend. Simple enough.

Now, I have not beaten this game yet, so I can't give you the important information in the story (I'm only on level 3) but as far as gameplay goes, this is AWESOME. Players really get the sense they're in space, it's so easy to get turned around and upside down. The game is broken down into missions, and if you're new to plane type games like me, its HARD. You fly across a MASSIVE area fighting enemy fighters and the visuals are at times breathtaking. Sure the graphics may not be the best, but check this out.

and if you think thats good, you should see when you fire 22 missiles at once and they go acrossthe screen.

Characters in the game seem to basically be your typical anime characters. Crazy hairstyles, emotional outburts, and weird names at times (but this may just be the future part coming in). Downsides : You can only have ONE ship, but you can choose what weapons to customize it with. throughout each mission there are the main objectives and sub-objectives, and you can only find out what those are by completing them.

Now, as I go throughout the story, I'll be telling you guys what's going on, so you can learn all this stuff with me. This should be fun.