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PlayStation 2 プレイステーション２

Gradius III AND IV ~Fukkatsu no Shinwa~ - グラディウスＩＩＩＡＮＤＩＶ ～復活の神話～

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Gradius III AND Gradius IV ~ The Myth Surrounding the Revival ~

This pack also contains Gradius III ~ Densetsu kara Shinwa ~ but I'm only concentrating a Gradius IV Fukkatsu
(Look at the Arcade Selection for Gradius III, there are Gradius III cheats on this page for the PS2 version)

Gradius III ~ Densetsu kara Shinwa e ~

This game has the standard difficulty levels (hard & impossible!). This is the hardest Gradius game at any level. Konami made the same mistake as Capcom did with Super Street Fighter 2, they added lots of choice but made the game way too hard, it has some interesting level like the huge spinning Moai heads that spit smaller ones and the very annoying 3D level that is quite pointless and moves so fast I died because it was the first time I got to it which left me with no weapons for the Easter Stone stage.

Gradius IV Fukkatsu

High resolution graphics and stereo sound makes this into a very good game. When I first played this on my import PS2 I was not that impressed, its only when you have played it a few times you realize the same excellent formula is there. I have not played the arcade version but looking at screen shots of the arcade I would have to say this is identical.

Vic Viper is a fully rendered ship with smooth animation when you fly, same goes for everything else from the bullets right up to the huge end of stage bosses. Talking of end of level bosses, this game has some very good ones like the fast and smooth moving walker on the last level, the last level also rotates from horizontal to vertical scrolling.

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Section Index

Page 1 - Main

Page 2 - Game Intro

Page 3 - Screen Shots

Page 4 - Vic Viper's Arsenal And Enemies

Page 5 - Stage Information, Hints, Tips And Cheats

Page 6 - Game Pack Scans

Page 7 - Pictures And Art Work

Page 8 - Western Release

Page 9 - Music

Page 10 - Trial Version