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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User Reviews
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) |
Amstrad CPC |
Sep, 1990 |
88 out of 100 |
88 |
| Computer and Video Games (CVG) |
ZX Spectrum |
Sep, 1990 |
87 out of 100 |
87 |
| Digital Press - Classic Video Games |
Game Boy |
Dec 10, 2003 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Power Play |
Game Boy |
Jun, 1990 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| Your Sinclair |
ZX Spectrum |
Jun, 1987 |
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 |
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Trivia
The NES version was the first game to use the famous Konami Code.
