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Gradius | |
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Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
Developer(s) | Konami |
Publisher(s) | Konami |
Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, arcade, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, mobile phone, MSX, NEC PC-8801, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch, PC, PC Engine, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Sega Saturn, Super NES, Tomy Tutor, Vectrex, Wii (Virtual Console), Wii U, WiiWare, X1, X68000, ZX Spectrum |
First release | Gradius February 2, 1985 |
Latest release | Gradius the Slot July 2011 |
Spin-offs | Salamander Parodius Otomedius |
Gradius (グラディウス, Guradiusu, /ˈɡræd.i.əs/ GRAD-ee-əss) is a series of shooter (shoot'em up) video games, introduced in 1985, developed and published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms. In many games in the series, the player controls a ship known as the Vic Viper.