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Gradius

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Konami
North America December 1986 Konami
Europe November 30, 1988 Konami
Japan April 25, 1986 Konami
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Gradius review

From deep space and the theme that accompanies it, we fly full tilt into the earthly environs of level one. Dormant volcanoes line the ground, until at last, one volcano proves to be active, and violently so. Hide, and pray, and shoot, and survive the angry magma to fight…

Marc Golding · January 3, 2004

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Gradius review

When asked to name a Konami game, the Gradius series--likely a mistranslation of "Gladius"-may not be the first games to come to mind. The series has always been aimed towards the hardcore shooter crowd, and as such, they've never been all that high-profile. The series really…

phediuk · March 22, 2006

Gradius review

If there is one fond memory I have of Gradius and its hordes of sequels and spin-offs, it is simply the way that all the levels meld together to form what appears to be a single, constantly-shifting juggernaut of a stage. That just gives Konami’s main contribution to the world…

overdrive · May 6, 2005

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