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Gradius 3 and 4 (PS2)

Description: Genre: Simulation / Two games on one disc from publishers and developers, Konami. Gradius 3 and 4 are shoot 'em ups ... more

Gradius 3 and 4 (PS2) ... for the PlayStation 2 from the old skool.

Newest Review: ... waters and the other various challenges that, to our young minds, were state of the art excitement. Gradius is absolute ... more

... flashback, retro gameplay, but it is also a good game in it's own right, or it would not be postable on this site. You can play with one, or two players and there are plenty of options that allow you to detail the gameplay to your taste. The music is cool, the graphics are fun and the action is non-stop, but what do I like best about this game? It is surely the fact that shear speed must combine flawlessly with an absolute finesse if you want to reach the finish of either title. ********** There is nothing about ...more

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Gradius 3 and 4 (PS2): Old Skool ROCKS (432 words)
by - written on 11/06/01
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With Gradius III & IV, the old side scroller proves it still has a trick or two up its well played sleeve. ********** When I first picked up my controller to play Gradius III & IV, I was immediately transported back to younger days. My friends and I would spend hours dropping coins in the video game machines scattered around the local fun houses. Of course, in those days, the arcade was the only place to play any real games. Our home PCs had no chance to compete, because they had no real power to display the ships that screamed through space, the frogs that jumped dangerous waters and the other various challenges that, to our young minds, were state of ... Read the complete review

Gradius (608 words)
by - written on 24/05/01
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Konami's Gradius series has always been a popular favorite with the 2D shoot'em up crowd, at the arcades and on home systems. Konami has brought the classic series back into the homes once again, but instead of making a completely new Gradius title we get two arcade conversions. Gradius III from way back in 1990, and the more recent Gradius IV which appeared in the arcades in 1999. Is there still life left in the old dog? Let's take a look... As soon as the disk loads you are greeted with a long impressive intro, which shows a gorgeously rendered Vic Viper taking on the bad guys of the past Gradius games. Skipping that you get to the menu where you ... Read the complete review

Gradius 3 and 4 (PS2): Absolute Ruubish (280 words)
by - written on 02/01/01
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General/Summary: WARNING!!! Absolute crap. Several friends and I were renting some games for the weekend and this was still available. I figured, cool, a side scrolling '80s arcade game, redone for the PS2. Well, the game wasn't redone. It was the original from '85. Then I thought, well, maybe the IV in the title is the new game (so you could compare to the old). Wrong again. The only reason this game was made was so there would be extra titles on the shelf during the holidays when all the good stuff is sold out. The producers are banking on unsuspecting parents buying this for their kids 'cause they have to buy something. If there was ... Read the complete review

Gradius III & IV is the pinnacle of shooter evolution (553 words)
by - written on 02/12/00
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Gradius III & IV is a collection of 2 classic games on one CD, and while it doesn't show much of the graphical power your shiney new Playstation 2 is capable of, it's still the systems best game out so far. Both versions are perfect replicas of their arcade counterparts. Gradius III saw release in the US on the Super Nintendo back in the early 90s, but up until now, Gradius IV, which came out in late 98 in japanese arcades, has never seen the light of day in the US market. Gradius III is old-school all the way. Fans of the original arcade version of the game will be glad to know that the version found on Gradius III & IV is a perfect arcade port, right ... Read the complete review

Gradius 3 and 4 (PS2): good game (82 words)
by - written on 09/07/00
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this game is so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so good ... Read the complete review