It is known as Gradius Advance in Europe, and as Gradius Generation in Japan. It was the first Gradius to be created by a development team other than Konami's own internal teams (by Mobile 21 Studios, to be exact). Gradius Galaxies was released in 2001 for the Game Boy Advance. It was originally released for the PlayStation console in Japan, and reached US shores when ported in 2006 as part of Gradius Collection for the PlayStation Portable. Gradius Gaiden includes the Lord British Space Destroyer from Salamander and two (relative) newcomers - the Jade Knight and the Falchion β (a variation of the ship from the Famicom Disk System game Falsion). This is also the only Gradius game (other than GOFER no Yabou Episode II on the MSX) where players can select which ship they wish to use. It was the first Gradius produced exclusively for a home console. Vic Viper is the name of a ship series, rather than a single ship), and pre-ordered North American copies included a DVD detailing the history of the series (including Scramble) and replays of Gradius V. In Japanese first press limited edition, the game included a book indicating inner design, the background, and the roadmap of Vic Viper series (i.e. Ltd were primarily responsible for Gradius V development. Graphics are rendered in full 3D, although gameplay is still mostly 2D some areas change the position and perspective of the camera to emphasize the 3D environment. Gradius V was released in September 2004 for the PlayStation 2.

Released on the PS2 as a compilation pack together with the arcade version of Gradius III ('Gradius III & IV').

Weapons exclusive to this game included the Vertical Mine missile (which detonates in a vertical line shortly after deployment) and the Armor Piercing laser (a shorter, more powerful laser). IV lacked the Weapon Edit function of its predecessor, but it had a bigger array of weaponry than the original Gradius games. Gradius IV was released 1998 in Japanese arcades as Gradius IV Fukkatsu ( Fukkatsu being Japanese for 'revival', since it was the first arcade Gradius game in nearly 10 years following 1989's Gradius III). The original arcade version is available for PlayStation 2 bundled with Gradius IV ( Gradius III and IV), although the port has some slight differences from the original. The difficulty and major boss tactics were toned down on the SNES port of the game to make it easier. Gradius III was released in Japan in 1989, with a US SNES port in 1991. The game was never released in North America in any form, until recently with its inclusion in the PlayStation Portable title Gradius Collection. Gradius II is the sequel to Gradius in terms of chronology. Gradius II is the second game in the series and was released in 1988.

It introduced many of the themes and terms in the Gradius series such as the Moai Heads, Options/Multiples, and the famous phrase ' Shoot the Core!'. Gradius is first game of the Gradius series and was released in 1985. 5 Solar Assault the Rail Shooter Offshoot.4 The Nemesis Portables/Interstellar Assault offshoot.

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