<s>
is	O
a	O
1993	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Compile	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Tonkin	O
House	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Silphia	O
,	O
a	O
maiden	O
warrior	O
reincarnated	O
as	O
a	O
demigoddess	O
under	O
Zeus	B-Application
after	O
her	O
demise	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
facing	O
against	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Hades	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directed	O
by	O
Junichi	O
Nagatsuma	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Ikuro	O
Urai	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
shooter	O
by	O
Compile	O
until	O
Zanac	B-Device
X	I-Device
Zanac	I-Device
(	O
2001	O
)	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sylphia	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
classical	O
Greek	O
setting	O
and	O
stars	O
a	O
Hellenic	O
woman	O
named	O
Silphia	O
whose	O
city	O
is	O
under	O
attack	O
by	O
forces	O
from	O
the	O
underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
young	O
maiden	O
warrior	O
is	O
reincarnated	O
as	O
a	O
demigoddess	O
under	O
Zeus	B-Application
after	O
her	O
demise	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
facing	O
against	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Hades	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
given	O
wings	O
much	O
akin	O
to	O
a	O
dragonfly	B-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
her	O
to	O
fly	O
through	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
must	O
then	O
try	O
to	O
free	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Greek	O
world	O
from	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Hades	B-Language
,	O
facing	O
off	O
against	O
mythological	O
figures	O
including	O
giants	O
,	O
a	O
Minotaur	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
griffin	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
golem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
or	O
colliding	O
against	O
solid	O
stage	O
obstacles	O
decreases	O
Silphia	O
 '	O
health	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
her	O
health	O
is	O
depleted	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
continue	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
Silphia	O
's	O
firepower	O
to	O
her	O
original	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sylphia	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Compile	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
created	O
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
and	O
Spriggan	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Re-Terraform	I-Application
Project	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
their	O
name	O
is	O
never	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
credits	O
despite	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
staff	O
members	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Einosuke	O
Nagao	O
,	O
Katsumi	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
Keiji	O
Takeuchi	O
(	O
of	O
Spriggan	O
Mark	O
2	O
)	O
,	O
Satoshi	O
Shimazaki	O
(	O
of	O
Robo	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Tsuyoshi	O
Matsushima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Tonkin	O
House	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
a	O
rare	O
rare	O
collector	O
's	O
item	O
that	O
commands	O
high	O
prices	O
on	O
the	O
secondary	O
game	O
collecting	O
market	O
alongside	O
other	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
shooting	O
games	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Ginga	B-Application
Fukei	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
,	O
Steam	B-Application
Heart	I-Application
's	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
II	I-Application
or	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
shooter	O
by	O
Compile	O
until	O
Zanac	B-Device
X	I-Device
Zanac	I-Device
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sylphia	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
contemporary	O
critics	O
and	O
retrospective	O
commentators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Readers	O
of	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
18.1	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
in	O
a	O
1998	O
public	O
poll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
Video	O
Games	O
highlighted	O
the	O
game	O
alongside	O
Fray	B-Application
in	I-Application
Magical	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
CD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
lacks	O
the	O
fierce	O
bombast	O
of	O
MUSHA	B-Application
and	O
the	O
weapon	O
variety	O
of	O
Space	O
Megaforce.	O
"	O
</s>
