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Gradius Generation

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Also known as
Gradius Advance Gradius Generation グラディウスジェネレーション

A side-scrolling shooter where you pilot the Vic Viper, customize weapons, and battle through waves of enemies and screen-filling bosses.

Gradius Generation (also known as Gradius Advance) was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001. It is a new entry in the Gradius series, not a port of an earlier game, so the original release year is also 2001.


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Released
2001
Genre
Perspective
Side view
Visual
2D scrolling
Size
2.09 MB
Rating
0 votes

About Gradius Generation

Gradius Galaxies is a side scrolling shooter for the Game Boy Advance. The player pilots the Vic Viper attack craft through eight stages, facing continuous enemy waves and large bosses.

Gameplay involves collecting power ups to upgrade the ship's arsenal. Available weapons include beam lasers, photon missiles, and twin cannons, which can be configured by the player. The experience is challenging, characterized by intense screen filling enemy fire.

Gradius Generation Screenshots

12 images
Title screen
Option screen
Selecting the power-up set.
Enemies the one and only way they ought to be - in line.
Getting the laser.
And there goes BOOM.
A boss
Not many enemies here but a lot of things to avoid touching.
Changing craft.
And another boss
These are too many for me to handle - on the other hand they'll leave more upgrades.
Not many enemies here either