Series: Gradius
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Gradius 2 / Nemesis ’90 Kai
The first sequel to Gradius appeared exclusively on MSX computers. It’s called Gradius 2 (or Nemesis 2 in Europe), not …
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Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou
Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou (“Gofer’s Ambition”), called Vulcan Venture in Europe, upgrades almost everything from the original game, and …
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Gofer no Yabou: Episode II
The first level in Gofer no Yabou: Episode II consists of a series of flaming suns, capping off with a …
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Gradius III
The jump between the original Gradius and Gradius II was pretty massive. The same can’t be said for Gradius III …
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Gradius IV
The subtitle of Gradius IV, Fukkatsu, means “resurrection”. It signaled the return of Gradius to the arcades, seeing that ten …
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Gradius Gaiden
Gradius Gaiden is the perfect example of how to evolve a series. Graphically, it does to Gradius what Symphony of …
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Gradius Rebirth
Gradius Rebirth, released as a WiiWare title in 2008, is somewhat of an inappropriate name. One might be tempted to …
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Solar Assault
Back in 1997, the idea of Gradius in 3D seemed beyond awesome, so Konami created Solar Assault, an arcade only …