Gradius V Review
Gradius V is a loving tribute to a classic series and to a style of gaming that may be old fashioned, but judging by how fun this game is, one ...
Space. The final frontier. Also, a very common place for purveyors of fine videogames to find themselves getting eaten up. No, not by awesomely horrible space demons or black holes, but by a genre that has long gone unlo... Read Full Review
11 of 12 users found the following review helpfulThe 80's had a lot of crazy ideas. There were the horrible hot pink leggings under minis, big frizzy hair tied up in polka-dotted ribbon, Greg Louganis hitting his head on a diving board, and of course, Madonna. The 80's... Read Full Review
1 of 3 users found the following review helpfulAnother masterpiece from the veteran action game designers from TREASURE. This game has the best looking graphics (wich is understandable) AND artwork of all the Gradius games so far in my opinion. As expected from i... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulLong ago, there was a small shoot'em-up videogame called "Gradius"... which later became a smash hit and a successful game on various consoles. Many years later, "Gradius" came back with an amazing PlayStation 2 title, "... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulTreasure made this game some while back and I, like many other people, overlooked it. Much like I'm sure many Gamecube owners overlooked Ikaruga. Fortunately I had a chance to play it and it really changed my view of the... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulOriginally formed by Konami employees tired of building big budget sequels and eager to work on smaller, more creative games, Treasure has become a fan favorite developer responsible for a library of challenging 2D actio... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulLong time fans of Gradius since the late 80's will find much to enjoy with this latest installment. The new 3D graphics are marvelous, and even when there are lots of objects on the screen, no frame rate slow downs are s... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulWhen gaming first started, the essence of gaming is to get highest scores, kill as many enemies as you can, and avoid dying, to get more scores. Over the generation gaming has changed into something that resembles a movi... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulTo say this game is a breath of fresh air is not enough. I will state it plainly...Anyone who can beat this game without having like 10 lives is a god!! The later bosses prove to be extremely difficult and the onscreen... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulUntil a few weeks ago, I honestly didn't even know that there have been Gradius games released on the PS2. I thought that the side-scrolling shooter genre was dead. Then I'm just browsing through Gamespot and I see tha... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulGradius has a long and proud history that goes back all the way to the NES era ( wow am I really that old?) and has reached the pinnacle of what is likely to be one of the last great traditional 2-D shooters ever made... Read Full Review
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