Gradius (グラディウス, Guradiusu, / ˈɡræd.i.əs / GRAD-ee-əss) is a series of shooter (shoot'em up) video games, introduced in 1985, developed and published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms. In many games in the series, the player controls a ship known as the Vic Viper.

Take control of an advance space craft known as Vic Viper and maneuver between enemy fire and alien spacecrafts in this old school arcade shooter – Gradius! Collect capsules and fill your power meter to unlock new weapons and unleash even more powerful attacks!

Gradius[a] is a side-scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami. The first game in the Gradius series, it was originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1985. The player maneuvers a spacecraft known as the Vic Viper that must defend itself from the various alien enemies.

Gradius (グラディウス Guradiusu?) is a horizontally-scrolling shoot 'em up released by Konami in 1985 for video arcades. It was released outside Japan under the title of Nemesis, [1] although later international releases included in compilations, such as Gradius Collection for the PlayStation Portable and Konami Classics Series: Arcade ...

2004年2月2日 · The Gradius series, first introduced in 1985, is a series of scrolling shooter video games developed and published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms, and has since its inception become synonymous with the phrase "Shoot...

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Gradius III[a] is a 1989 scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami, originally released for the arcades in Japan and other parts of Asia on December 11, 1989. It is the third game in the Gradius series.

2024年3月21日 · Gradius (グラディウス) is a horizontal-scrolling shoot-em-up developed by Konami in 1985, and is the first game in the Gradius series. It introduced a unique power-up system that allowed players to choose their upgrades, which would become a staple of the series.

Konami's stand-out 2D shooter franchise was released 30 years ago this month, and Hardcore Gaming 101's Kurt Kalata takes us on a stroll through its releases. May 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of Gradius, the progenitor of Konami's most successful shoot 'em-up series.

The horizontal shoot 'em up owes most of its existence to this one seminal classic. Gradius split the sea between the vertical and horizontal realms, defining the shmup for generations to come.