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
"Gradius III - The Outbreak" -- SNES in manual title

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Gradius III	SNES	$4.98
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The Press Says

Nintendo Land	SNES	2003	91 out of 100	91
Hardcore Gaming 101	SNES	2000	9 out of 10	90
1UP!	SNES	May 16, 2006	89 out of 100	89
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SNES	Aug, 1991	8 out of 10	80
Thunderbolt Games	SNES	Dec 20, 2004	8 out of 10	80
HonestGamers	SNES	Jan 13, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Nintendo Life	Wii	Apr 23, 2007		70
The Video Game Critic	SNES	Apr 03, 2002	B-	67
Power Play	SNES	Mar, 1991	57 out of 100	57
Entertainment Weekly	SNES	Sep 27, 1991	C	50

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Trivia

The SNES port has extreme slowdowns on the real console. The same is true for the Wii version which is a ROM of the original SNES game running in an emulator.

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This entry was contributed by Andrew Price (4) and gamewarrior (5078)