It was on an older 16-bit like sega, and it was a fighter
jet viewed from behind that was fighting aliens and monsters. One of the
monsters was a phoenix that rose from the earth. I think another was a big
worm. It had gread cinematic feel and rendered well. There were also
cut-scenes of the pilot kind if like "wtf is this monster".
It was more of a space fighter. It fired energy balls from the wings and was
kind of like an overlay of the fighter onto the rendered background. Pretty
good for that period but kinda cheesy compared to today.
Ok this is a genesis game, I'm pretty sure. And I remember a quality
cutscene of a phoenix box emerging from a lava pit.