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In addition to featuring 8 levels, longer in length than the original with more varied bosses, Gradius II also introduced the aforementioned 'Boss on Parade' series of boss battles. Gradius II brought enhanced graphics and sounds to the table, as well as began the evolutionary process of the series' power-up system by presenting players with the option to select different types of power-ups at the start of the game.
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Moving onto the sequel, Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou, which was never officially released in the U.S. While the original Gradius understandably sports graphics and sounds that are quite dated compared to later games in the series, and gameplay that's a little limited by repetitive boss battles and only a single default power-up type, still, the game is good solid fun throughout its 7 levels.
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And while Capcom's d-pad cover made using the PSP d-pad a lot less painful, it still had its limitations.Īs a shoot-em up collection Gradius Portable is simply awesome, especially since all of the included games stack up well on their own.
As expected, the PSP d-pad doesn't lend itself well with fast, precision-based games like this as the more intense areas of the games tend to become an exercise in frustration while trying to weave in and out of fields of enemy fire only to crash into the terrain or energy beams because the ship's 8-way movement wasn't as smooth as can be with the d-pad. While the games feature standard d-pad controls, fortunately Konami has seen fit to include support for the analog nub as well, allowing for much smoother ship movements. In addition players have the option of activating their power-ups manually or letting the CPU automatically activate them for them by selecting the semi-automatic option. The games all share the same simple and easily configurable control scheme which consists of a shoot and missile button, with corresponding rapid-fire buttons also available for both. Thankfully with the constant dodging and shooting players will indulge themselves in throughout the cosmic worlds of the Gradius series, the games all control really well, at least once you've used the speed-up power-up enough times to get your ship up to at least a moderately fast and maneuverable speed. While mainly pattern-based affairs, each boss encounter presents players with different types of challenges they'll need to overcome, with particular highlights of these encounters being the battles against familiar bosses from Salamander/Life Force as well as the infamous 'Boss on parade' which has players battling through a series of bosses, one right after another, eventually leading to a final confrontation deep within the Bacterion home world. The end level boss battles have always been one of the highlights of the Gradius series. While memorization has always been an important part of the Gradius series, there are various points in the games where pure twitch gaming skills will be tested as players try to avoid crashing into the terrain while being inundated with a constant barrage of enemy ships and deadly objects while working their way to the challenging boss encounters that await them at the end of each level. Konami shows the love to Gradius fans with a portable shoot 'em up collection that's simply out of this world.
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