Gradius

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

Part of the Following Group

• Gradius series

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User Reviews

a fun action game that got rave reviews at the time

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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)	Commodore 64	Sep, 1990	89 out of 100	89
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
Happy Computer	Commodore 64	1987	86 out of 100	86
VideoGame	Game Boy	Jul, 1991		80
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Jun, 1987	8 out of 10	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 coin-op arcade version of this game was such a success, rumor has it that it caused a coin shortage in Japan.