Gradius ReBirth Intro and Stages 1 & 2

Here's some gameplay footage (played and recorded by me) of the new Gradius game that just became available for download to Japanese Wii systems via WiiWare today. Stages 1 and 2 plus the intro sequence are shown.

Overall, I'm pleased with the way the game has turned out. I do have one or two small gripes (why is there slowdown just before the first boss? Pretty inexcusable considering the hardware the game is running on. Also the Vic Viper feels way too slow, however many speed ups you usually play Gradius with, you'll need an extra one on top of this for this game to feel right), but nothing major. The game is very fun and the extreme difficulty of Gradius 3 and 4 hasn't shown up so far.

And as you can see, this is NOT a remake of Gradius 1.

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• gradius
• rebirth
• re
• birth
• retro
• horizontal
• shmup
• shooter
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• game
• wii
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• wiiware
• konami
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• グラディウス
• リバース

[IbukiSF3]

Hopefully this game comes in the U.S. soon. As soon as I get my hands on the Wii the day after Thanksgiving I'm so ready for this game. What games would you recommend on the Wii (just an idea for me)?

[Annoyboy]

The only Wii games I have that I intend to keep are:

Super Mario Galaxy

Mario Kart Wii

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (and only for the adventure mode, multiplayer is extremely inbalanced, Melee was much better)

Gradius ReBirth

Mega Man 9

Star Soldier R

and whatever Virtual Console games take your fancy.

[AngusBull2112]

Annoyboy ... the slowdown is a throwback to the hardware limitations of the consoles of old.

Seems anachronistic but if my memory serves me correctly some SHMUPS actually counted on that slowdown to give the player a bit of an edge to react to an onslaught.

[Annoyboy]

I'm not so sure about that. There are stages later on (the moai one in particular) with a lot more happening on-screen but no slowdown, so it's inconsistent.

[gs68]

This game borrows HEAVILY from past titles.

- Sound effects from the MSX games

- Vic Viper's Gaiden sprite

- Remixes of music from Gradius 2 NES, Salamander 2, and then some

- Graphics seen to be out of Gradius 3 and Nemesis '90

[tempkn145]

Gradius has finally returned!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh -heart attack-

[PuertoreekinPapi]

@Annoyboy nice selection my friend but I have to say if you really feel the multiplayer in brawl is unbalanced then you must have not played against pro players in Melee who mastered the wave dash. Youtube it if you haven't cause once you see the difference with the wave dash, I don't believe you will feel the same about Melee.

[Blaast1st]

@Annoyboy im keeping:

super mario galaxy 1 & 2

prime 3

kart

brawl

new super mario bros. wii (best game imo so much fun multiplayer it's ridiculous both coin battle and story)

zelda

house of the dead overkill

super paper mario.

[akonobo]

Stage 2's boss is the same as the one one the GB port of Nemesis, I just noticed.

[poopskinTheLiar]

0:55 GAUDIE's looking a bit like Metal Gear Mk. II...

[hylianarmy0]

This game looks and feels like a mash-up of all the Gradius games and its spinoffs. I see pieces of the first Gradius, LIfe Force, and Gradius III just in these two stages! I wonder what the otherstages look like....

[NessAndPorkyLover]

Music at 0:52-1:02 is EPIC!

[gs68]

Thanks. =)

I got into the series in 2003 through Gradius III SNES version, then found myself playing other titles and doing research on some fan sites.

[floresed]

You know your Gradius history bro. You makes us proud :).

[iPlaySKATE]

downloaded this game not too long ago, pretty sick

[NARFNra]

If you destroy the white thing instead of the red thing at the beginning, the first level gets a lot of volcanos and a different boss.