Phalanx is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game released for the Super Nintendo. Players control Wink Baufield, a genetically enhanced pilot flying the titular prototype starfighter. Tasked with reclaiming Delia IV from a powerful alien force, players navigate through eight levels, upgrading weapons by collecting items from defeated enemies during their aerial battles. The game combines futuristic themes with action-oriented gameplay.
A futuristic shooter, Phalanx is the name of the prototype starfighter flown by Wink Baufield, a genetically enhanced pilot. It is sent to protect and reclaim Delia IV, a planet in the Andromeda galaxy, which has been colonized by humans for interstellar research purposes. However, an unknown and powerful alien force has overtaken the planet, the military defenses have been completely overwhelmed, and all hope rests on the Phalanx.
You fly through eight levels, first through various locations in Delia IV, and then you invade the aliens themselves. Like most shooters, you can upgrade your weapons by picking up bonus items dropped by enemy craft.