Gradius Galaxies

by Konami

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• ASIN: B00005Q8JJ
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 1 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 6, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,268 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

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An evil force has taken over a distant star system and only you can stop it. You will soar through waves of enemy attacks, battling with photon missiles, laser beams, and other weapons (14 in all). All the elements that made the previous Gradius games popular are back, with all-new levels and a dramatically enlarged scale of your foes (bosses can now fill the entire screen). For novice players, there is a new beginner mode and three levels of difficulty so that everyone will be able to enjoy the game.

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This is the game Gradius Galaxies for the Original Game Boy Advance. This game is used comma and comes as the cartridge only. All of our Game Boy Advance games are cleaned tested and guaranteed to work. Here at NintendosForSale.com we stand by our products and offer a 60 days guarantee. If a game does not work within 60 days from the time you receive it we will gladly exchange it for you.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All-new and Impressive, November 13, 2001

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D. White (Mid-Atlantic USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gradius Galaxies (Video Game)

As it turns out, this is not one of many re-releases of an SNES game, produced solely to give more profit to Nintendo. Konami has crafted an exclusive GBA shooter in the Gradius series, and it is actually among the best in the entire series.

The 8 levels are each crafted with surprising detail, and buck a few trends from earlier Gradii. No plain starfields before each new level, now even starting level one you'll encounter such eye-candy as a sun actively rising in a background planet's orbit. Every level moves graphically well beyond Gradius III and competes with the PS2-only Gradius IV, trading high-resolution for added environment details.

Secondly, the sounds keep to Gradius tradition while adding a little more oomph to explosions. Gradius has heretofore been weak in the pyrotechnics, but Galaxies looks and sounds more potent.

Finally, the expected difficulty is there, just not so much as in the very hardest, such as Gradius III. For players new to shooters--or people who have forgotten how to play real games--it will be tough. However, a nice "Hint" mode actually shows through recorded gameplay how to get through any stage you've reached. Perfect for "newbies".

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a GRADIUS GAME, PERIOD, November 28, 2001

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Christian H. Kim (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gradius Galaxies (Video Game)

I just finished Gradius Galaxies today with countless continues.. There's something about this long-lived franchise and I'm glad it is the way it is. When the gaming industry is flooded with 3D games with powerful systems, it's really difficult to find a real good 2D-old schooler games like Gradius series, especially Gradius Galaxies.

The moment I turned on the game, there was this nice intro, which shows the history of Gradius series including its early prototype and import-only games as well; and the opening music, which perfectly brings out the Gradius-atmosphere- I was pleasantly surprised with the options they managed to fit in such as continue mode, which let you come back anytime and start from where you left off, and hint mode, which let you see how to beat certain level with pre-recorded game play.

However, what it really set this game aside from the rest of the shooter games outside is that this game is based on over-decade time testsed formula, which let you power up your spaceship according to your need. Choosing your ships and powering up certain part becomes very crucial throughout the game and that really adds alot to the not only the game but also replay value. Graphic was what anyone would've expected from Konami (just like castlevania) and some BGM were familiar since they were rearranged from previous Gradius games. Control wasn't as smooth as previous Gradius games (especially Saturn version with import games) because of the GameBoy Advance D-Pad itself, which is sorta difficult to move your ship in diagonal direction with ease. However, that little problem will be overshadowed by high qualities of Gradius.

I really hope that Konami would keep certain games like Castlevania and Gradius series the way they are right now, 2D with crisp graphic, gorgeous BGM, and old but the best game play you can find. This game will definitely satisfy Gradius fans and it is the best shooting game you can find from GameBoy Advance. [...]

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a good game, July 24, 2002

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a powerful gamer (Pelican Rapids, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gradius Galaxies (Video Game)

this is a pretty good game. the graphics are so-sobut gameplay is good and swift. you can switch which type of ship you want, each with different powerups. you can only take one hit before you are destroyed, which [stinks] but then you can get one of two types of shield, forward(10 hits) or surround shields(3 hits). both protect you from anything but crashing. graphics are super, and the controls are simple and changable,surprise surprise. all in all, a great game.