

When upgraded, the Ripple increases its firing speed, the Disruptor widens in range, and the Two-Way Missiles follow forward on the ground.
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The ship used for the second player in the Salamander series, the Lord British features Salamander series mainstays like the Two-Way Missile and Ripple Laser, plus a new piercing laser type called the Disruptor. The second tier weapons give the Missiles more piercing capability, add a tail gun to the Double, and increases the duration of the Laser. The main ship of the Gradius series, it fittingly also retains the classic Missile, Double, and Laser seen in all of them. All the ships share the Speed Up and Option capabilities and can choose between four types of shields, in addition to being able to power up all offensive abilities to a second level. Gradius Gaiden gives up to two players the choice of four space fighters, each with their own unique weapon set. Its graphics are sprite-based but do showcase some 3D effects, which gives the game a visual style similar to another Konami PlayStation title you may have heard of called Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Gradius Gaiden's gameplay is a 2D-style horizontal shoot-em-up. The text crawl is read by a male or female voice which can be chosen in the options and also affects the support voice in-game. Receiving the order, 4 hyper space fighters launched from the mothership to the dark nebula carrying the last hope to save planet Gradius on their wings." But the invaders were overpowering and they destroyed 99% of the Gradius Army.Īt this point Gradius Army HQ decided to launch a desperation attack to the center of the dark nebula which seemed to be the source of the invaders. Soon after the disapperance of the science vessel, the colony planets of Gradius were attacked and ruined by some unknown force. It began with the disappearance of a science vessel which went to the dark nebula known as the "EVIL RANGE." The "EVIL RANGE" was never investigated because it was known as a dangerous nebula and entry was prohibited by the government. The threat of invasion was gone and peace returned to Gradius.Ģ00 years passed, the civilization of Gradius prospered and it looked as if the peace would last forever. "During the 3rd Bacterian war, planet Gradius defeated the Bacterians by destroying their center of power. It recounts the latest attack by the evil Bacterian forces on the peaceful inhabitants of the planet Gradius. The game's plot is told through a Star Wars style opening crawl available if you watch the title screen demos.

This release eschewed the two-player option but otherwise it is a perfect port of the original PlayStation version.
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Gradius Gaiden was not made available internationally until the Gradius Collection was available for the PSP in 2006. It was the first true Gradius follow-up since Gradius III in 1989 and contains features seemingly influenced by Gradius spin-off series Salamander and Parodius, such as two-player simultaneous play and multiple selectable ships. The game uses 2D graphics with some polygonal elements and features 2-player co-op gameplay as well as the option to select from four starfighters to take into battle.Gradius Gaiden is a shooter that was originally released only in Japan for the PlayStation by Konami on August 28, 1997.

and Limit, which renders you invincible for three seconds), and even re-arrange what's in your bar. You can also power-up the Missile, Double, and Laser power-ups to become more powerful, select two new types of shield (Guard, which protects against physical barriers. You can collect power-ups which fills your power-up bar and which can then be triggered at any time for a specific effect depending on what bar is active at the moment. Gameplay consists of moving your fighter across side-scrolling stages, shooting everything in sight and avoiding enemy fire, with your objective being to reach the end and defeat the stage boss to move on. Now only you, aboard your trusty Vic Viper starfighter, can put an end to the Dark Nebula in Gradius Gaiden, yet another shooter in the Gradius series. Desperately, the Gradius army launched an attack on the source with four ships in hot pursuit. This started a domino effect which ended in the colonies around Gradius attacked and most of the planet's army in ruins. But one day, a science vessel disappeared into the Evil Range nebula. It's 200 years into the future and Gradius is prospering. Evil lurks out there in the universe - even after you defeated the Bacterian forces.
