Genesis/Mega Drive

Phelios

Set in the world of Greek mythology, Phelios tells the story of a young prince called Apollo, who sets out to rescue his beloved Artemis who was seized by the demon Typhon while exploring the skies with the winged horse, Pegasus. In Typhon's temple, Artemis gets locked in a dungeon where Medusa turns her into stone. Phelios consists of seven chapters, and in each, you must defeat Typhon's minions using your sword which can emit fireballs at them. However, holding the fire button down for a few seconds will charge the sword; and upon releasing it, it shoots a larger fireball that does a fair amount of damage. During the game, you collect items that increases your speed and give you more firep...

Genre: Action
Year: 1990
Developer: Namco Limited
Publisher: Namco Hometek Inc.
Players: 1

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Achievements

50 achievements · 500 total points

Legend of Perseus Explore the gorgon Medusa's temple in Chapter 1 and leave unscathed
5 pts
Emmuza's Defeat Destroy the guardians of the Glass Portal in Chapter 2 without taking damage in the fight
5 pts
The Power of Beam Acquire the Beam power up
1 pts
The Power of Homming Acquire the Homming power up
1 pts
The Power of Across Acquire the Across power up
1 pts
Sword of Vendetta Score 500.000 points or more [Advanced or Expert]
5 pts
Fall of a False God Reach the final temple and end the battle inside untouched
10 pts
Hero of the Skies Complete Chapter 3 deathless
10 pts
Hero of the Ice Complete Chapter 5 deathless
10 pts
Hero of the Sun Complete Chapter 7 deathless
10 pts
Sword of Valor Score 700.000 points or more [Advanced or Expert]
10 pts
The Gauntlet Reach the temple of Cerberus from the checkpoint of Chapter 6 unscathed
10 pts
Artemis' Challenge Finish the story on "Novice" difficulty setting without increasing Apollo's options or losing a credit
10 pts
Hermes' Challenge Finish the story on "Novice" difficulty setting without increasing Apollo's speed or losing a credit
10 pts
Hero of Death Complete Chapter 2 deathless
10 pts
Hero of the Fire Complete Chapter 4 deathless
10 pts
Hero of the Ruins Complete Chapter 6 deathless
10 pts
Blazing Sun Have all 4 life energy bars [Advanced or Expert]
5 pts
The Cold Steel Reach Scylla's temple from the checkpoint of Chapter 5 unscathed
10 pts
Promethean Curse I Destroy 50 parts of the Graiae in succession without being damaged in Chapter 2
10 pts
Ares' Challenge Complete Chapter 1 deathless and with a score of, at least, 57.000 points [Advanced only]
10 pts
Hephaestus' Challenge Finish the story on "Novice" difficulty setting without charging the sword, using secondary powers or losing a credit
10 pts
Delos Hill Guide Pegasus through the skies of your homeland and defeat the guardian gorgon, Medusa
5 pts
Caves of Death Explore the underworld caves and defeat the guardian sisters, Graiae
5 pts
Skies of Perboleos Assault the Griffon Knights of the flying city and defeat the guardian sorceress, Siren
5 pts
Rivers of Fire Fly above the fiery domain of Gaia and defeat her giant son, Antaeus
5 pts
Frozen Plains Withstand the cold winds of the Ice World and defeat the guardian aberration, Scylla
5 pts
Water Ruins Dodge the attacks of the flooded ruins' monsters and defeat the guardian dog, Cerberus
5 pts
World's End Ride Pegasus beyond the end of space time to defeat the false god, Typhon
10 pts
The Way of a God Begin a new journey in the "Expert" difficulty setting [finish the game on "Advanced" difficulty to unlock this option]
2 pts
Eternal Sun Complete the story in the "Expert" difficulty setting
25 pts
Past, Present and Future Enter the temple of the Graiae in Chapter 2 and exit unscathed
10 pts
End of Enchantment Assault the sorceress Siren's temple in Chapter 3 and leave unscathed
10 pts
A Giant's Demise Venture into the house of Antaeus in Chapter 4 and leave unscathed
10 pts
A Nymph Subjugation Defeat Scylla inside her temple in Chapter 5 and leave unscathed
10 pts
A Single Silver Coin Complete the story without using any credits [Advanced or Expert]
25 pts
A Single Golden Coin Complete the story without using any credits [Expert only]
50 pts
Hero of Delos Complete Chapter 1 deathless
10 pts
Phelios, The Sword of Light Unite all the scattered parts of the Sword of Light in Chapter 7
5 pts
Sword of Justice Score 1.500.000 points or more [Advanced or Expert]
25 pts
The Sky Chase Reach Siren's temple from the checkpoint of Chapter 3 unscathed
10 pts
Promethean Curse II Earn at least 2 lives inside Antaeus temple by increasing your score in Chapter 4
10 pts
Gaia's Challenge Defeat Antaeus without destroying anything else inside his temple (including during the fight) in Chapter 4 and without taking any damage
10 pts
Amphitrite's Challenge Increase your score 50 times inside Chapter 5 temple (including during the boss) without being damaged
10 pts
Athena's Challenge Complete Chapter 1 deathless scoring less than 23.000 points [Advanced only]
10 pts
Hera's Challenge Finish the story on "Novice" difficulty setting deathless
10 pts
Zeus' Challenge Finish the story on "Novice" difficulty setting without ever being with less than 2 life energy bars
25 pts
A Golden Thread Have 9 lives with you [Advanced or Expert]
5 pts
Taming a Beast Kill the guardian dog Cerberus inside its temple taking no damage
10 pts
A Gift From the Gods C, A, B, A, C, A, B ,A on the first chapter intro screen
5 pts

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Phelios frequently asked questions

How do I play Phelios online with a friend?

Phelios (Genesis/Mega Drive) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Phelios on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Phelios in the Genesis/Mega Drive library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Phelios netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Phelios have achievements?

Yes, Phelios has 50 achievements worth 500 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Phelios for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Phelios on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.