Underplayed Gems

Gradius Gaiden (1997)

Gradius Gaiden cover
Developer
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Publisher
Konami
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Shooter

How it feels

A tight, relentless side-scrolling shooter where split-second decisions and pixel-perfect navigation through waves of enemies define every moment of survival.

intensefast-pacedchallengingclassic arcade feelsci-fiprecisepunishingaction-heavy

About

The setting is between Gradius III and Gradius IV. During the " Third Bacterian War ", the planet Gradius defeated the Bacterians, and peace returned to Gradius. After two hundred years passed, Gradius prospered, but when the disappearance of a science vessel which went to a nebula known as "The Evil Range", the colony planets of Gradius were attacked by some unknown force that destroyed 99% of the Gradius Army. The Gradius Army Headquarters decided to launch a desperation attack on the "Dark Nebula", which was the source of the invaders. Four Hyper Space Fighters launched from the mothership with orders to stop them.

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