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.

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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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Gradius series

Merchant	Title
	Gradius
	Gradius
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User Reviews

a fun action game that got rave reviews at the time

Game Boy

Gothicgene (83)

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The Press Says

The Video Game Critic	NES	Apr 09, 2000	A-	91
Commodore User	Commodore 64	Mar, 1987	9 out of 10	90
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	ZX Spectrum	Sep, 1990	87 out of 100	87
Happy Computer	Commodore 64	1987	86 out of 100	86
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Jun, 1987	8 out of 10	80
Power Play	Game Boy	Jun, 1990	80 out of 100	80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Game Boy	Dec 10, 2003	8 out of 10	80
VideoGame	Game Boy	Jul, 1991		80
IGN	Wii	Jan 09, 2007	7 out of 10	70
Eurogamer.de	Wii	Mar 12, 2007	3 out of 5	60