Gradius
One of the defining characteristics of the Gradius series is the use of a "power meter." The power meter is powered by a power-up item, whose purpose, when collected, is to move a highlight to the next power-up on the power meter. When a power-up that the player wants becomes highlighted, he or she may activate it, also causing the highlight to reset.
69Wit Score
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DeveloperKonami
ReleasedMay 29, 1985
StatusReleased
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SeriesGradius
Wit-Index Intelligence
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Mixed Reception69/100
About This Game
Humanity's homeworld Gradius faces annihilation as the Bacterian armada, an invading force from a distant subspace region, wages relentless warfare across its surface. With conventional defenses overwhelmed and extinction looming, the planet's leaders activate a final gambit: unleashing the Vic Viper, an advanced fighter spacecraft capable of navigating hostile space. The ship's mission is unambiguous—penetrate deep into Xaerous, the heart of the Bacterian stronghold, and obliterate the enemy's central core to end the assault. As the Vic Viper launches into the darkness, a desperate race against extinction begins.