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Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou

Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou (XSX) game cover art
Platform: NES
Tags: Shooter, Scrolling, Horizontal
Developer: Konami
More Platforms: Turbografx-CD

Publisher
Region
Released
JP
12/16/1988

Staff Reviews

Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou review

Reviewed January 12, 2013

Rob Hamilton says: "In Gradius II, you are immediately greeted by the choice between four different weapon sets (as opposed to only one in the original) and then you advance to a very attractive opening stage loaded with fiery asteroids. Making this level particularly neat is the way you can scroll up and down while moving to the right. If the particular path you're charting through the asteroids seems too fraught with danger, it's simplicity itself to go over one instead of under it in order to fight a different arrangement of foes."
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Reader Reviews

Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou review

Reviewed July 01, 2006

phediuk says: "There are certain games for which one must wonder the usefulness of a review. Gradius II is one such game. Being an average-at-best Japan-only release from 1989, it is highly unlikely that any casual gamer will read this review and decide "Hey, I really want to play that game!" Conversely, if you're a big fan of the other Gradius games (or shooters in general), chances are very good that you've already played Gradius II. If you're not, then the odds are high that you won't be reading this. Gradi..."
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