Gradius III and IV (2000)

Developer: Konami
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Genres: Shooter, Arcade

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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A relentless, twitch-reflex arcade shoot-'em-up that demands precision and punishes mistakes while blasting through sci-fi spectacle.

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About

Gradius III and IV (released in Japan as Gradius III and IV: Fukkatsu no Shinwa) is a compilation title released in 2000 for the PlayStation 2. It includes the direct arcade ports of Gradius III and Gradius IV, notably being the first time both titles had received a home port, as well as two animated CG movies.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.