![]() I’m sure you’ve fantasized what it would be like to see your favorite game franchise be taken over by another studio to see what their approach would be. Gradius changed everything when it hit the scene, and most of its mechanics were so good they were left unchanged throughout the franchise. The original Gradius arcade was way ahead of its time, but still feels like a classic Golden Age arcade cabinet. Gradius quickly established its own identity with many unique ideas, such as the Weapon Bar powerup system that still make Gradius stand out from all the rest. ![]() Most games beforehand involved flying through empty space shooting endlessly spawning waves of enemies, but games like Gradius pushed the genre forward into a level-based format with environments to fight through and many large boss battles. Gradius started out as a followup to the 1981 arcade shooter Scramble, and was an instrumental game in defining the space shooter genre. There was probably no development studio at the time that could have made Gradius V better than what Treasure was able to come up with. ![]() Instead of being developed by Konami, this sequel was outsourced to Treasure (the studio behind shooter classics such as Gunstar Heroes, Radiant Silvergun, and Ikaruga), and a lot of Treasure’s design sensibilities, visual flair and audio flavor is very present in this title. Released for the Playstation 2 in 2004, Gradius V was a gigantic leap for the franchise over the lackluster 4th installment. The Gradius franchise has been dead for about a decade now, but Gradius V certainly wasn’t what killed it. ![]()
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