Gradius III is the third game in Konami's long-running space shooter series, which also includes Life Force and Nemesis. As with most Gradius titles, you control the highly advanced Vic Viper space fighter against hordes of foes. Weapons can be selected from pre-arranged loadouts or you can create your own custom loadout. The game can be played by a single player, or by two players in alternating turns. The game offers three levels of difficulty.

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Alternate Titles

"宇宙巡航机III" -- Chinese title (simplified)
"グラディウスIII～伝説から神話ヘ～" -- Japanese spelling

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Gradius series

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The Press Says

Jaded Gamer, The	SNES	Sep 22, 2003	95 out of 100	95
Nintendo Land	SNES	2003	91 out of 100	91
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	SNES	Mar, 1991	880 out of 1000	88
Quebec Gamers	SNES	Jul 04, 2007	8.5 out of 10	85
Thunderbolt Games	SNES	Dec 20, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SNES	Aug, 1991	8 out of 10	80
GameCola.net	SNES	Feb, 2007	7 out of 10	70
GameSpot	Wii	Apr 25, 2007	7 out of 10	70
The Video Game Critic	SNES	Apr 03, 2002	B-	67
Power Play	SNES	Mar, 1991	57 out of 100	57

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Trivia

Despite being a port of the arcade version, the SNES version is not entirely accurate to the original.

Aside from the tweaked difficulty and additional armaments, two entire levels were cut from the arcade: a 3D stage which involved avoiding cave walls from a first-person perspective behind the Vic Viper, and a crystal stage in which you were challenged by crystal blocks blocking off areas like a maze.

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This entry was contributed by Andrew Price (4) and gamewarrior (5127)