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Description

The people of Gradius are in trouble. The ameoboid Bacterions have launched an all out attack against the planet, and it's up to you to fly into battle and save them. Along the way you'll be able to power up your ship with hyper speed, force fields, lasers, missiles, double beam cannons and more to help you battle. Based on the arcade game, Gradius is a side scrolling shooter. Shooting certain enemies will leave a power up pod behind which can be collected to add more power to your ship. Each level features a wide variety of enemies trying to stop you, with a large boss at the end. Gameplay is for one player or two players alternating.

Alternate Titles

  • "宇宙巡航机" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
  • "Nemesis" -- Game Boy / European Arcade & Computer Title
  • "グラディウス" -- Japanese Spelling

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Ultra Nemesis Gameboy (1990) Game Boy $0.39  
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User Reviews

a fun action game that got rave reviews at the time Gothicgene (83) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars

The Press Says

Power Play Jun, 1990 80 out of 100 80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games Dec 10, 2003 8 out of 10 80
VideoGame Jul, 1991 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80

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Trivia

Gradius was bundled with the X68000 computer in Japan, which enforces its status as a "killer app".


This entry was contributed by Quapil Bronze Star Contributing Member (4782), Corn Popper (66197), Frumple Bronze Star Contributing Member (941), Oyn (2735), Martin Smith (64035) and Servo (51498)
 

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