You know, I originally wondered why reviewers seemed to complain about there not being Gradius V included in this package, but now I understand why. As you go through this collection and beat each ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Alien swarms and galactic scourges everywhere live in fear of the Vic Viper, and for good reason. This noble, lone starfighter has a long and ...

I'm not one for lore, I'm afraid to admit, as can be amply illustrated by the fact I've only just discovered that Gradius - a series close to my heart, and one that's taken the most from my wallet ...

It’s the new definitive way to play these games too. Konami has revealed their latest video game anthology franchise collection. Gradius Origins is releasing this year to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, ...

In 1981, Konami released Scramble, a game that became the first ever side-scrolling shooter where you pilot an aircraft over a terrain filled with enemies. It was a simple concept -- avoid hazards, ...

To understand how it ends, first you must go back to the beginning. Gradius was born from the 80s post-Space Invaders gold rush, created by a team within Konami's Osaka headquarters headed up by the ...

Alongside the likes of Space Invaders and R-Type, Konami's Gradius is considered to be one of the most influential shmups of all time. Released in arcades in 1985, it introduced the world to the ...

Shoot ’em ups were one of the first video game sensations to sweep through arcades. The novelist Martin Amis became so obsessed with 1978’s Space Invaders he wrote an entire guide/appreciation of ...

6 months, 1 week - Check out the trailer for Gradius Origins, a collection of six classic side-scrolling shooters developed by Konami. Pilot your ship through dangerous enemy lines, upgrade your ...

GameCentral speaks to producer Ryosaku Ueno about Gradius Origins, Salamander 3, and how to get younger gamers into 2D shooters. We don’t usually like doing email interviews, because you never get as ...

Check out the trailer for Gradius Origins, a collection of six classic side-scrolling shooters developed by Konami. Pilot your ship through dangerous enemy lines, upgrade your weapons, and master this ...

Imagine, if you will, an alternate universe in which Gradius is not the arcade classic we know and love, but instead a text adventure game. The video was created by shmup (that’s "shoot ’em up") ...