Long ago, the Gradius army destroyed an evil life form that was threatening the galaxy. But somehow some of the Bacterian cells survived, and a new army has appeared ready to take over the galaxy! The Gradius forces have developed a super spatial-temporal fighter (called the Vic Viper) which you must pilot in order to destroy all of the enemies.

The Vic Viper returns in Gradius V - the first title in Konami's classic space-shooter series that has been specifically designed for the Sony PlayStation 2. Gradius V preserves the franchise's classic gameplay and features stunning 3D graphics, inspired game design elements and a new control scheme that gives players more power than ever. Gradius V offers the choice of four different weapon configs prior to takeoff. All load-outs include basics like speed-up, laser and multiples. The big differences come in how each config treats its multiples. For example, the first load-out plays just like traditional Gradius games; the options merely follow the ship's movement. A new twist comes in the R1 button, which makes each config's options do something different.

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Platform

PlayStation 2

Developer(s)

Treasure

Publishers(s)

Konami

Genres(s)

Arcade, Shooter

NA Release Date

September 14, 2004

JP Release Date

July 22, 2004

EU Release Date

October 8, 2004

ESRB Rating

Teen

PEGI Rating

PEGI 3

CERO Rating

CERO A

MVGL User Score

7.6 by 16 user(s)

MVGL Difficulty

3.0000

Composer(s)

Hitoshi Sakimoto, Konami Kukeiha Club

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