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
• "アーケードアーカイブス グラディウスIII 伝説から神話へ" -- Japanese PS4 / Switch spelling
• "Gradius III - The Outbreak" -- SNES in manual title
• "Arcade Archives: Gradius III" -- PS4 / Switch title

Part of the Following Groups

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

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Critic Reviews

ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	SNES	Feb, 1991	10.2 out of 12	85
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Wii	Sep 29, 2007	8 out of 10	80
Retro Archives	SNES	Aug 09, 2021	16 out of 20	80
Thunderbolt Games	SNES	Dec 20, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SNES	Aug, 1991	32 out of 40	80
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Arcade	Apr, 1990	80 out of 100	80
Mag'64	Wii	Nov 21, 2009	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	Wii	Apr 25, 2007	7 out of 10	70
Génération 4	SNES	Feb, 1991	56 out of 100	56
Entertainment Weekly	SNES	Sep 27, 1991	C	50

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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.

Information also contributed by haynor666