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Description
Gradius II is a sequel to
Gradius and
Life Force, and is a horizontal space shooter composed of seven levels.
Like in its predecessor, it is possible to collect power-ups from enemies and choose which type to use and when. This time, this system is enhanced with the option of choosing between four different power-up sequences, allowing the player to use different types of weapons against enemies. There is also the possibility to gain options, which are mysterious balls of fire that follows the player-controlled spaceship closely and mimic all its movements (including shots). While the player only could have two of them in the NES version of
Gradius, it is now possible in all versions to have up to four.
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Alternate Titles
- "グラディウスII GOFERの野望" -- Japanese spelling
- "グラディウスII" -- Japanese NES spelling
- "Gradius II: GOFER no Yabō" -- Japanese title / Wii title
- "Gradius II" -- Japanese NES title
- "アーケードアーカイブス グラディウスⅡ GOFERの野望" -- Japanese PS4 / Switch spelling
- "Arcade Archives: Vulcan Venture" -- European PS4 / Switch title
- "Arcade Archives: Gradius II - Gofer no Yabō" -- Japanese PS4 / Switch title
- "Arcade Archives: Gradius II" -- US PS4 / Switch title
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Critic Reviews
Video Game Den |
NES |
Feb 27, 2011 |
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100 |
Mag'64 |
Wii |
Mar 08, 2010 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
Classic-games.net |
NES |
Aug 28, 2017 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
Retro Archives |
NES |
Sep 26, 2020 |
17.5 out of 20 |
88 |
Quebec Gamers |
NES |
Oct 17, 2007 |
8.3 out of 10 |
83 |
Power Play |
Arcade |
May, 1988 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
Edge |
TurboGrafx CD |
Oct, 1993 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
IGN |
TurboGrafx CD |
Nov 04, 2008 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
Eurogamer.net (UK) |
Wii |
May 02, 2008 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
Retro Archives |
TurboGrafx CD |
Sep 26, 2020 |
16 out of 20 |
80 |
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