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A classic side-scrolling shoot'em up series that utilizes a unique power-up bar system. It was first released in 1985 in arcades.

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A classic side-scrolling shoot'em up series that utilizes a unique power-up bar system. It was first released in 1985 in arcades.

Games

Gradius (Game)

1 June 1985

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Amstrad CPCPlatforms/Commodore 64Platforms/MSXPlatforms/ZX SpectrumPlatforms/Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/ArcadePlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Wii UPlatforms/NEC PC 8801Platforms/Sharp X68000Platforms/Sharp X1Platforms/TurboGrafx 16

Life Force (Game)

4 July 1986

Platforms/Amstrad CPCPlatforms/Commodore 64Platforms/MSXPlatforms/ZX SpectrumPlatforms/Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/ArcadePlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Wii UPlatforms/Sharp X68000Platforms/TurboGrafx 16

Nemesis 2 (Game)

20 May 1987

Platforms/MSXPlatforms/Sharp X68000

Gradius II (Game)

24 March 1988

Platforms/Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/ArcadePlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/Sharp X68000Platforms/TurboGrafx CD

Cosmic Wars (Game)

4 August 1989

Platforms/Nintendo Entertainment System

Gradius III (Game)

11 December 1989

Platforms/Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/ArcadePlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/PlayStation 4

Nemesis (Game)

23 February 1990

Platforms/Game Boy

Gradius: The Interstellar Assault

1 June 1991

Platforms/Game BoyPlatforms/Nintendo Switch

Gradius Deluxe Pack (Game)

29 March 1996

Platforms/PCPlatforms/PlayStationPlatforms/Saturn

Solar Assault (Game)

1 July 1997

Platforms/Arcade

Gradius Gaiden (Game)

28 August 1997

Platforms/PlayStation

Gradius IV Fukkatsu (Game)

4 February 1999

Platforms/Arcade

Gradius III and IV (Game)

13 April 2000

Platforms/PlayStation 2

Gradius Galaxies (Game)

12 November 2001

Platforms/Game Boy Advance

Gradius V (Game)

22 July 2004

Platforms/PlayStation 2Platforms/PlayStation Network PS3

Gradius Collection (Game)

6 June 2006

Platforms/PlayStation Portable

Gradius ReBirth (Game)

2 September 2008

Platforms/Wii Shop

Gradius Origins (Game)

7 August 2025

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Xbox OnePlatforms/PlayStation 5Platforms/Xbox Series X S

Franchise details

Name

Gradius

Features

18 games

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First game

Gradius (Game)

Aliases

Characters

• Has characters: Abaddon (Character), Aoba Anoa (Character), Erul Tron (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Space (Location)

Concepts

• Has concepts: Downloadable Content (Concept), Lava Stage (Concept), Collectible (Concept), Revealing Attire (Concept), Alien (Concept), Games on Demand (Concept), Online (Concept), Planet Jumping (Concept), War (Concept), Save Point (Concept), Leaderboard (Concept), Explosion (Concept), Boss Fight (Concept), Boss (Concept), Pervert (Concept), Sexualized Women (Concept), Breast Bounce (Concept), Final Boss (Concept), Side-Scrolling (Concept), Flight (Concept), Instant Kill (Concept), The Future (Concept), Upgradeable Weapon (Concept), PlayChoice-10 (Concept), Hit Points (Concept), Achievements (Concept), Lives (Concept), 2D (Concept), Weak Spot (Concept), Inside a Living Creature (Concept), Time Paradox (Concept), Captain (Concept), Roman Numerals (Concept), 8-bit (Concept), Orb (Concept), Bonus Stage (Concept), Power Up (Concept), Smart Bomb (Concept), Victory Lap Final Boss (Concept), Ice Stage (Concept), Speed Boost (Concept), Vertical Scrolling (Concept), Death (Concept), Cute 'Em Up (Concept), Konami Code (Concept), Game Over (Concept), Cheat Code (Concept), Shoot The Core (Concept), Digital Distribution (Concept), Boss Rush (Concept), Cheating (Concept), Cooperative Play (Concept), Faster than Light Travel (Concept), Segmented Creature (Concept), Hitbox (Concept), Chiptune (Concept), Upgradeable Vehicles (Concept), Bullet Hell (Concept), Checkpoint (Concept), E3 2010 (Concept), Weapon Modification (Concept), Perk (Concept), Auto-Save (Concept), Auto-Scrolling Levels (Concept), E3 2003 (Concept), E3 2004 (Concept), E3 2008 (Concept), Enemies Emerging From Eggs (Concept), Familiar Horde (Concept), Harder Versions of Earlier Levels. (Concept), High Score (Concept), Non-Five Achievements (Concept), Original Soundtrack Release (Concept), Record Breakers (Concept), Secret Achievements (Concept), Sound Test (Concept), Tokyo Game Show 2010 (Concept), Virtual Console (Concept), Wii Classic Controller Support (Concept), Peashooter (Concept), Region Locked (Concept), Game Title Announcer (Concept)

Objects

• Has objects: Laser (Object), Spaceship (Object), Missile (Object), Meteor (Object), Asteroid (Object), Black Hole (Object), Bullet (Object), Option (Object), Vic Viper (Object), Moai Head (Object), Planet (Object), Core (Object)

People

• Has people: Eric Kelso (Person), Koji Igarashi (Person), Mami Kingetsu (Person), Hitoshi Sakimoto (Person), Satomi Satō (Person), Akira Yamaoka (Person), Chris Garske (Person), Manabu Namiki (Person), Simon Pick (Person), Dennis Lee (Person), Kinuyo Yamashita (Person), Rick Naylor (Person), Chris Kramer (Person), Hiroshi Iuchi (Person), Norihiko Hibino (Person), Noriyuki Iwadare (Person), Miki Higashino (Person), Catherine Fowler (Person), Cherrie McKinnon (Person), Gozo Kitao (Person), Kazuhisa Hashimoto (Person), Ken Ogasawara (Person), Linda Stackpoole (Person), Monique Catley (Person), Scott Dolph (Person), Shigeru Fukutake (Person), Tomonori Otsuka (Person), Tomoya Tomita (Person)