Gradius Collection
by Konami
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Video Game Reviews of Gradius Collection
Customer Review: THESE GAMES ARE AS HARD AS EVER!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
Gradius has been one of my favorite video game series. I was a kid when the 1st one came out on Nintendo, and game back then was really really hard. Now that I'm an adult who has kept up with video games and am considered a "veteran gamer", I thought I'd have an easier time getting through this Gradius series re-release. Let me tell you, years of sharpened gaming skills did not make this game any easier(when left on the normal difficulty). The collection is great not only in the fact that it has almost all of the Gradius games included on one UMD, but also because YOU CAN ADJUST THE DIFFICULTY!!! Easy and very easy settings are available. I for one am going to keep it on the normal difficulty and deal with them the way I always have, with much frustration. These games are fun, but damn are they hard!!!Customer Review: If you liked the original, you will like this
Summary: 5 Stars
This is not necessarily a game for the average gamer. Things simply have changed a lot since Gradius was originally released. The game clearly is from an age where you didn't play to win a game, but to see how far you could get before the game beat you. And of course, the graphics are just the original graphics from way back when. However, if you are a fan of the original game and/or retro-gaming then this will be a blast for you!
I especially like Gradius 1. The others tend to be a little on the hard side I think. All of the included games are ideal handheld games. You can play in short bursts (the original was designed to last the length of a quarter, remember?). Controls are relatively simple. And battery consumption is at an all time low it seems, allowing you to play this game for long durations on long plane rides, when all other games would have long drained all the power out of the PSP.
In short: I like this game collection, especially the very original Gradius. Just be aware that when you buy this, you are not getting a modern game, but a very retro game.
Customer Review: A Gradius Fans dream game!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been a long time fan of Gradius for my Nintendo and Game Boy. I guess I was hoping for remakes of the Game Boy versions but they are remakes of the Arcade games. I'm so used to the Game Boy versions that I am not 100% sure if these are exact duplicates of the arcade versions. Now I was able to check Gradius 3 against the arcade and they were the same as far as I got. So anyways after the semi-dissapointment for that minute I realized that the arcade versions are just as great. They're so many options I haven't used yet you never know what versions you'll see.
The game play is great. May take a bit to get used to the D-pad because the game gets a little sensitive in spots but you'll get over it. I like the fact that you can change all the firing options. The graphics are great. I guess after playing Gradius Galaxies on Game Boy advance and going to widescreen digital picture anything looks great. You get 5 versions of Gradius. After a while it's all Gradius to me but still fun to play. You'll have endless hours of killing time with this game and you'll actually be into it. Gradius is one heck of a vintage Konami game and it looks great with it's new 2006 touch up. If you enjoyed Gradius in the past then you'll love it now.