Legendary Wings

Legendary Wings (Aresu no Tsubasa, "The Wings of Ares") is a fantasy shoot-'em-up game released by Capcom in 1986 as a coin-op video game. The player takes control of a young soldier equipped with magical wings who must save the world from a malfunctioning supercomputer. Legendary Wings is set in a distant future where an alien supercomputer called "Dark", which has been helping human civilization reach a new state of enlightenment since ancient times, suddenly rebels against humanity. Two young warriors are given the wings of love and courage by Ares, the god of war, to destroy Dark and ensure the survival of humanity. The coin-op version of Legendary Wings can be played by up to two players simultaneously, whereby a second player can join the game at any time or even continue it after a game over. The game controls consist of an eight-way joystick and two buttons that change depending on the context. The game consists of five sections with two different play styles: The first segment in each section is a top-view vertical scrolling segment where the player flies across the sky, shoots enemies in the air with their gun and drops bombs on enemies on the ground to reach the palace at the end of the segment. Once the player has defeated the guardian and gained access to the palace, the game switches to a side-scrolling perspective in which the player moves towards their goal on foot (by walking, ducking, climbing ladders and jumping) until they reach the final boss at the end, where the character begins to fly again with their wings. In addition to the regular levels, there are two optional levels accessible from the vertically scrolling section: a trap level from which the player must escape when sucked in by the giant mechanical face in each area, and a hidden bonus level where the player can obtain various treasure chests to increase their score.