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But they are badly outnumbered and the Dark Forces easily tear through their thin front line. In a last gasp move, the United Gradius World Forces send out two fighters, previously considered too dangerous for combat missions: The InterDimensional VIC VIPER fighters. The Fighters take off for the heart of darkness to join the fray that will decide the fate of the Universe. There are a total of ten levels in the game. Stage 4 is notorious for being the first and only pseudo-3D level to ever appear in the Gradius series. In this mini-level, the player controls the Vic Viper in a third-person (behind the ship) perspective and must avoid colliding with walls.

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#GRADIUS 2 NES LEVELS FREE#Įven though the level is completely devoid of any enemies, free floating power-ups are scattered throughout. There are also two hidden levels that are based on the early sections of Gradius and Salamander. The game contains the familiar weapons, level layouts and enemies that have become trademarks of the series. The game is known by fans as being considerably more difficult than its predecessors so much so that it prompted Konami to pull it from arcades rather quickly (the arcade version has no continuation feature if a player loses all lives, the game will be over). The Japanese version of the game contains a 'Beginner Mode' that allows the player to venture through the first three levels at a much easier difficulty.

The Asian and export arcade releases lack the Beginner Mode and retrospective introduction sequence, but reduces the difficulty overall.Īt the end of the third level, the game bids the player to try the game again at the normal difficulty which can loop endlessly. The biggest addition to the game is the introduction of the 'Edit Mode', which is a logical progression on the weapons system from Gradius II. Not only can players choose between pre-defined weapon schemes, but they can mix and match missile, double, laser, shield and 'special' ('!') power-ups into their own custom combination. However, some of the weapons available in pre-defined schemes cannot be used in custom schemes and vice versa. Many of the redundant weapon variations from the different schemes in Gradius II were removed, in favor of new variations.Ī port of Gradius III was released for the Super Famicom in December 1990 and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991, with the option of reduced difficulty and additional armaments for the Vic Viper. It replicates the slowdown of its arcade counterpart and discards the pseudo-3D and Crystal levels.

The Cell Level is also swapped to being the final stage instead of the sixth stage like in the arcade version it is also given a new layout and soundtrack. It also introduces a boss called Beacon which awaits the player at the end of the new high-speed stage, which is a counterpart of the high-speed stage in Gradius II. Unlike any other version, the Super NES port is the only one that allow players to continue when they lost all their lives. Also, there are bonus areas that can be accessed by finding an entry point and fulfilling certain conditions.

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#GRADIUS 2 NES LEVELS CODE#Ī harder difficulty called 'Arcade' can be unlocked by inputting a code on the options screen however, it is simply the same SNES game at a harder difficulty and not an accurate port of the arcade version.

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There were many term changes for the American release for instance, instead of the ubiquitous Vic Viper, the manual labelled the player's craft as the 'M.A.X.', or 'Modulated Artillery Exalter'. As well, many of the names of the bosses had been altered, such as the stage boss of the first level being called 'Earwig Scorpion' rather than 'Goliath'.

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