Gradius III

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Description

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" -- Simplified Chinese spelling
• "グラディウスIII～伝説から神話ヘ～" -- Japanese spelling
• "Gradius III - The Outbreak" -- SNES in manual title
• "Arcade Archives: Gradius III" -- PS4 / Switch title

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusive: SNES
• Genre: Scrolling shoot 'em up
• Gradius series

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Critic Reviews

Jaded Gamer, The	SNES	Sep 22, 2003	95 out of 100	95
Raze	SNES	May, 1991	91 out of 100	91
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
Quebec Gamers	SNES	Jul 04, 2007	8.5 out of 10	85
8-bit Central Retro Gaming	SNES	2014		80
Total! (Germany)	SNES	Jan, 1995	2 out of 6	80
GameSpot	Wii	Apr 25, 2007	7 out of 10	70
Power Play	SNES	Mar, 1991	57 out of 100	57

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Version differences

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.

The SNES port also 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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