![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Released in Japan with the subtitle ~Fukkatsu no Shinwa~ (lit.Compilation of Gradius III and Gradius IV.Compilation of the arcade releases of Salamander, Life Force and Salamander 2.Never released in North America or Europe.Includes an introductory sequence created using Computer-generated imagery.Compilation of the arcade releases of Parodius Da! and Fantastic Parodius.These releases contain extra features and bonuses such as enhanced artwork, expanded soundtracks, and story materials. Being a prominent series in the shoot 'em up genre, the titles have become classics and thus have been repackaged and rebundled in several versions. The Gradius games have spawned a number of sequels. Released exclusively for Pachislot in Japan.Common elements throughout the series include enemy " Moai" statues, additional playable ships, and boss rush segments. Some enemies leave behind power capsules when destroyed, which can be used to select one of seven different weapons on the player's "power meter", and collecting more of them will give access to stronger, more durable weapons. Being a horizontal-scrolling shooter, the player must destroy enemies and avoid both them and their projectiles. Gameplay in the series remains relatively consistent throughout each installment: players assume the role of a starship called the Vic Viper in its efforts to vanquish the Bacterian army before they destroy the planet Gradius. It is Konami's most successful shooter series and one of the company's core franchises. The series has been seen by critics as important and influential for the shoot'em up genre, inspiring games such as R-Type, Thunder Force and Darius, as well as setting the template for horizontal-scrolling shooters as a whole. The Gradius franchise consists of 16 games, including spin-offs, home conversions and compilations, as well as other forms of media such as toys, manga, soundtrack albums and literature. Games in the series have been released for several platforms, including arcade hardware, home video game consoles, handheld systems and mobile phones. The series debuted in arcades with Gradius in March 1985, renamed Nemesis for international versions. There are plenty of nods to other Konami games and Gradius music.Gradius is a video game series created by Japanese game designer Machiguchi Hiroyasu and published by Konami. If you are familiar with Konami games in general, the Parodius is worth a hit, especially Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius (which you can easily find for a SNES emulator). It has the PS2 graphics to it, as well as some amazing music (including some shout outs to Gradius and Life Force). If you can only have one game, I would probably suggest Gradius V. Otomedius is an extremely interesting take on the game, and also the first where flying into a wall will not kill you (and if you have a 360 you can get a digital copy from the store). The same is for the Gradius III and IV you can get on PSX. The PSP collections are exact copies (for the most part) of the arcade version of whatever game. it is very unique in that you can determine how you want your power ups arranged, the only time this can happen. I actually own a JPN import of this game for PSX. In terms of Gaiden, until showing up in the collection it never made the US (without emulation). The nice thing about the Life Force series is that it is mainly 2 player at the same time (which for Gradius only happens during Gradius V, and in Sexy Parodius). One of the main spin-off series, Parodius, pokes fun at the game and the bosses. ![]() Well, you have the main series, Gradius, and then Life Force/Salamander. ![]()
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