Phelios/Gameplay

Controls

 * Joystick: Use the 8-way joystick to move Apollo (who is mounted on the back of Pegasus) in any direction. They are always moving forward, but you can direct them anywhere.
 * Firing Button: Use this button to make Apollo's sword fire at the enemies. Pressing it lightly makes it fire a tiny shot; holding it down 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.
 * 1 or 2 Player Buttons: Push these buttons to begin a 1 or 2 player game.

Apollo
The protagonist of the game.

Item Fly
An enemy which leaves a powerup behind when killed. The powerups have letters on them and what they do is as follows:
 * S: Speed up. When obtained, Apollo and Pegasus's speed will increase.
 * O: Option. When obtained, a beam will appear beside Apollo's sword and he can fire two shots at once. Up to three of these can be present at any given time, meaning a maximum of four shots can be fired at once.
 * B: Beam. When obtained, Apollo's sword will fire enormous beams for a short time. Appears at the Hill of Radon on the first stage.
 * A: Across. When obtained, for a short time, Apollo's sword will fire boomerangs to the left and right for a short time. Appears in the cave on the second stage.
 * H: Homing. When obtained, Apollo's sword will fire homing shots for a short time.
 * L: Life. When obtained, Apollo will redeem some of his lost health.
 * P-H-E-L-I-O-S: These appear on the seventh stage. When the item capsule (looks like an orange bubble) is destroyed, these must all be collected in order to upgrade Apollo's sword's charged shot. This is vital for the final battle with Typhon as he can only be injured by these upgraded charge shots!