Ares No Tsubasa (Legendary Wings) Arcade Flyer

Images borrowed from: http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=home

I'm old enough to remember seeing this game often in arcades/convenience stores around the early 90s. However, I was young enough for those giant faces in the stones to be rather unnerving. >_<

Front:
The Wings of Ares (Legendary Wings)
The legendary warriors have now been revived.

Back:

The Wings of Ares

Story

Brought from beings of another world, people are using the giant computer known as “Dark” to revolutionize their civilization, advancing it from ancient times to a super-futuristic era. Suddenly, Dark goes mad and begins a killing spree, leaving humanity at the brink of extinction.

In grief over these events, The God of War, Ares, endows two young people with the wings of love and courage, entrusting the future of humanity to them. No more time is left. "Dark" must be destroyed! The legendary warriors take off!!

Control Instructions

* Vertical scrolling portions

The player controls the game with the 8-way lever (stick) and 2 buttons. Button 1 is for mid-air attacks. Button 2 is for ground attacks.

*Horizontal scrolling portions

The player controls the game with the 8-way lever (stick) and 2 buttons. Button 1 is for attacks. Button 2 is for jumping.

*(Left caption) The beginning of a two-player adventure!

*(Center caption) Maneuver well, in order not to be inhaled by the giant face statues.

*(Right captions)  Defeat the gate keeper and enter the enemy base.

See if you can skillfully negotiate enemy attacks while gathering POWs hidden in the domes above ground. They will instantaneously develop your fighting abilities. However, don't take your concentration off the giant face statues, least they suck you in!

Original text:
Front:
アレスの翼
いま伝説の戦士が甦る

Back:

アレスの翼

ストーリー

人類は異星人のもたらした巨大コンピューター”ダーク”によって古代文明から超未来文明へと変革を遂げようとした時、突如として”ダーク”が狂いだした。人々は次々と殺され、人類は正に滅亡の危機に瀕した。

それを悲しんだ軍神アレスは、２人の若者に愛勇気の翼を与え、人類の未来を託した。もう時間はない。 ”ダーク”を破壊するのだ！飛び立て伝説の戦士たち！！

操作方法

＊縦スクロール時

８方向レバーとボタン２つでプレイヤーを操作します。ボタン１は空中攻撃ボタン、ボタン２は地上攻撃ボタンです。

＊横スクロール時

８方向レバーとボタン２つでプレイヤーを操作します。ボタン１は攻撃ボタン、ボタン２はジャンプボタンです。

＊２人の冒険の始まりだ！

＊巨大人面像に吸い込まれないようにまく操作しよう

＊門番を倒して敵の基地へ乗り込め

敵の攻撃を巧みにかわしながら地上のドームに隠されたPOWを集めよう。戦いをグッと有利に展開することができる。ただし気をつけないと巨人人面像に吸い込まれるぞ。

(Note: Only the text relating to the game itself was translated. I omitted the lower portion dealing with business information.)