Gradius III

Gradius III Rating: 4,9/5 3120 reviews

In one hit, the player's ship: Vic Viper bursts like a balloon. In late 1989, Konami rolled out the 3rd mainstream installment of the series: Gradius III. Intro de Gradius III Do you like this game? Download NOW! Free Link: © Konami 1990.

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The original arcade version of Gradius III is known by fans as being considerably more difficult than its predecessors.The player pilots the starfighter to battle the onslaughts of the Bacterion Empire. There are a total of ten levels in the game, with stage 4 being something of a bonus level; here, the player controls the Vic Viper in a third-person perspective and must avoid colliding with walls. 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. The game contains the familiar weapons, level layouts, and enemies that have become trademarks of the series.Unlike previous games in the series, Gradius III does not include a continuation feature; if the player loses their, the.

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. At the end of the third level, the game will bid the player to try the game again at the normal difficulty ('technical mode'), which can loop endlessly. The Asian and Worldwide arcade releases lack the beginner mode and retrospective introduction sequence, but reduce the difficulty overall.In addition to new pre-defined weapon schemes, Gradius III introduces the 'Edit Mode'; players can mix and match missile, double, laser, shield and 'special' ('!' ) power-ups into their own custom combination.

Some of the weapons available in pre-defined schemes can not be used in custom schemes, and vice versa.Release A port of Gradius III was released for the in Japan in December 1990 and for the in North America 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/'cube rush' stages. The cell stage is also swapped to being the final stage instead of the sixth stage like in the arcade version, it is also given a whole 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 the original arcade version, the Super NES port is the only one that allow players to continue when they lost all their lives. A harder difficulty called 'Arcade' can be unlocked by inputting a code (quickly tapping the 'A' button 16 times in 1 second) on the options screen, however, it is simply the same game at a harder difficulty, and not an accurate port of the arcade version.

This port was also released for on April 23, 2007 in North America, and in September 2007 in Europe and Japan.In 2000, Konami bundled Gradius III and together for release on the, as Gradius III and IV. The port is based on the arcade version and has an unlockable Extra Edit mode, which gives the player the freedom to create a weapon array from all included setups and adds the F-Option, R-Option and Reduce II power-ups found in the Super NES port. The Reduce from the SNES port returns the player one step closer to the Vic Viper's original size when hit, giving it protection from two hits. As the PlayStation 2 hardware is more capable than the game's original arcade hardware, in certain technically-demanding moments of the game the PlayStation 2 is able to maintain normal operating speed in situations that would normally introduce 'slowdown' (half-speed operation) on the original hardware. To recreate this gameplay characteristic, KCET implemented an optional 'WAIT LEVEL' regulator that can be adjusted from three levels at any point in the game, beginning from 0 to 2 (original rate). While the PS2 version doesn't have the option to continue as the Super NES version, it features the possibility to select any stage the player has cleared.Gradius III was later ported to the in 2006 as part of. This version keeps the tradition of not allowing the player to continue after exhausting all reserve ships.Soundtrack.

Gradius III soundtrack cover art.A soundtrack, containing the original music as well as arranged tracks, was released by Konami on the label on February 21, 1990, composed and performed by with. Additionally, several albums containing arrangements of the music from this game were released in the years to follow. Konami also released a soundtrack album containing music from Gradius III as well as other Gradius games, entitled on April 24, 2002. Tracks such as 'Sand Storm', 'In the Wind', and especially 'Cosmo Plant' often receive the most acclaim.The 'Gradius III Symphonic Poetry' track was released by Kukeiha Club on June 5, 1990 and contains many tracks from both Gradius III and numerous previous games.

A prime example of its diversity is the 'Final Battle' track, which contains numerous variations on the 'Crystal World' and 'Boss Battle' tracks in. This section needs expansion. You can help. ( July 2014)Gradius III received positive to favorable reviews. Gave the game a score 8.5 out of 10 for impressive graphics and game-play. Give the game score 7.0 out of 10 for Virtual Console and criticizing the game for its high difficulty.

On release, the Super Famicom version of the game was scored a 33 out of 40 by a panel of four reviewers at.According to 's The Feature Creature, ' Gradius III is one of the most durable side-scrolling shooters. It wasn't a breakthrough when it came out in 1991, but it did approximate the great arcade shooters pretty well.' Gave the game a C and remarked that it was similar to previous Gradius games, and thus not worth investing 50 dollars for.

Japanese CoverThe jump between the original Gradius and Gradius II was pretty massive. The same can’t be said for Gradius III (whose subtitle means “From Legend to Myth”). In fact, in some ways it’s actually a bit worse. While the graphics are technically on the same level, the visuals lack the extra flair.

Similarly, the music has a vastly different feel to it, and loses a lot of the strong percussion that made Gradius II so memorable, even though the actual compositions are just as good. The music was composed by Junichiro Kaneda, Seiichi Fukami, Miki Higashino, Kozo Nakamura, and Mutsuhiko Izumi. ArcadeThe first stage takes place in a desert, and even features sand dragons vaguely similar to the flame dragons from Gradius II.

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The second stage has gigantic deadly bubbles that burst into smaller ones when shot, once again a variation of the crystal stage. The third level is another revisitation of the cave level from the first two games, although this one delves underground and has you carving tunnels through huge expanses of sand.

The fourth stage is a weird experiment – a 3D area similar to the bonus levels in Sega’s After Burner. There are no bad guys here. All you need to do is fly through a long corridor, making sure you don’t collide into the walls. Since it scrolls so quickly, this is much easier said than done.

It looks pretty cool the first time you see it, but it’s aggravating and feels completely out of place. ArcadeThere are some new and interesting elements in Gradius III, but a lot of it is just variations on themes from the previous games.

Plus it’s more frustrating, since the difficulty has been upped even further. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s no way to continue at all, so once you run out of lives, you need to start from scratch. The Japanese version features a “beginner” mode which tones down the difficulty, but only allows you to access the first three stages. This feature is missing from the Asia version of the game, although overall this release is a bit easier. ArcadeThe only real improvement here is the expanded arsenal. Like its predecessor, there are four different selections, but there’s a new Edit mode, which allows you to pick and choose each of your individual power-ups. However, some weapons are only available in standard weapon select and others only in Edit mode.

New weapons include the Free-Way, which can fire in any direction you’re flying in; the Twin Laser, which is less powerful than the standard laser but more focused than the Ripple; the Control missile, which lets you remote control your missiles along with the ship’s movement; and the E. Laser, which can be charged up by holding down the fire button, creating an energy pulse that surrounds the Vic Viper, temporarily acting as a shield against some enemies. There’s also a new Option formation, where they act in a slightly different manner and provide a wider firing range. SNESSeveral enemies were removed, including the sand lions in the first stage, the floating Moai head right before the boss of the Moai stage, a gigantic fire dragon before the boss of the fire stage (different from the worm-like creature that ends up being the final boss), and others are gone. Half of the underground portion of stage 3 is absent, as well as the 3D bonus stage. The eighth stage, the one with the little crystal blocks that assemble the stage as you fly through it, is gone entirely.

The sixth stage, the biological level, has been truncated and moved to the end of the game, right before the final boss – the original boss of that stage, a series of brains similar to the Life Force Golem boss, has been ditched. The speed-up zone, which used to be a quick area right after beating the final boss, has been moved up a few stages, is now significantly longer, and includes a new boss. SNESDespite the downgrades, the SNES version is actually quite a bit better in a number of ways. Most of the visuals are straight out of the arcade version, and in some areas, even look a bit better, like the extra layer of scrolling in the first stage.

The music has a different sound to it, using alternate sound samples while keeping most of the same melodies. The SNES version loses the intro theme and one of the navigation songs, but adds in an extra boss theme and some new music for some other areas. It’s also quite a bit easier, having been balanced for home play rather than the brutal arcade challenge – this alone is enough reason to prefer it over the arcade version. Part of this, however, is due to the excessive slowdown, which was common in early SNES shooters. The SNES version also mercifully gives you a few credits. SNESSome of the weapons in Edit Mode have changed too – the Control Missile and Upper Missile have been replaced with the Hawk Wing and 2Way Back, and the Spread Gun and Free Way are gone. There are two new Option formations – F.

Option, which positions all of your Options in a vertical line for an even larger range of fire, and R. Option, which will cause the Options to rotate around the Vic Viper. The Free Shield has been replaced with the R. Shield, which also rotates around the ship. The Reduce shield now lets you take a couple of hits before you expand to the original size. There’s also an additional ability in the! Column – the Mega Crush, which kills everything on screen.

ArcadeGradius III has also been rereleased on a few compilations, notably the Gradius III & IV pack for the PlayStation 2, and the Gradius Collection for the PSP. Both of these are based on the arcade version, with the ability to turn off slowdown.

The PS2 version also saves checkpoints, allowing you to resume a game you’ve quit, or restart at an earlier point in the level in case you need to power-up. There’s also a bonus “Cube Attack” mode, allowing you to challenge the flying crystal blocks of the eighth stage. You can also unlock an Extra Edit mode if you beat the game, allowing you to pick some of the additional weapons found in the SNES version. The PSP port lacks these features. The SNES version is also on the Wii Virtual Console.Screenshot Comparisons.