Gradius III and IV

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Nov 13, 2000
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  • Summary: Need an old school fix on that shiny new PlayStation2? Gradius III & IV updates the 2D shooter with fantastic graphics and all of the classic Gradius play. Evade your enemies and return fire with your favorite arsenal of lasers, bombs and missiles.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15
  1. GamePro
    80
    Hardly pushing the limits of the PS2, Gradius III and IV is a shooter combo package that will appeal to retro gaming fans.
  2. Games Radar
    75
    An acquired taste, no doubt, but Konami's Gradius package delivers quality thrills in quick bite sized bursts.
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  3. Daily Radar
    75
    It's a hit because it's fun, pretty challenging and relies on a tried-and-true game style -- but if you're choosing a game to show off what your PS2 does -- this ain't it.
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  4. IGN
    65
    Certainly a purely retro affair, aimed only at a small enthusiast market, but it's retro gaming done properly, a package that's worth the money to its target audience (hey, you would have paid 60 bucks for just Gradius III back in the day).
  5. GameSpot
    63
    Konami's sights may be locked dead on the retrogaming audience, but Gradius III & IV are both excellent, albeit incredibly difficult, games in their own right.
  6. CNET Gamecenter
    60
    The good news, if you're a hard-core old-school gamer, is that they both play like the Gradius shooters of old. The bad news, for every other gamer out there, is that Gradius III and IV don't showcase the true power of the PS2.
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  7. Spank!
    30
    A complete and utter waste of time and money for anyone who isn't a die-hard shoot 'em-up junky.
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  1. KourtneyL.
    Jan 15, 2005
    10
    If you all think you are gamers think again. I remember Gradius III from the SNES and from playing it it makes me feel that I am playing the If you all think you are gamers think again. I remember Gradius III from the SNES and from playing it it makes me feel that I am playing the SNES version.Why do you people mention about the arcade version of the game? It never has been released here in the U.S.For all of you bad reviewers,You all need to learn to appreciate and like the games just the way they are.It doesn't matter how they look and play they are still fun in their own right.Not just the Gradius series but the other games too.Konami has spend alot of time and work on making games like this.I just don't understand why all of you have to be so negative and unhappy with the games.We all should be happy that we even have them in our lives.I am tired of all the negative bullshit.If all of you can't accept and or like all the games for the way they are then by all means leave them alone.The other developers have worked so hard on making the games and all of you so call gamers say negative stuff about all of them.To me that's nothing more than trash talk.The games can only have so much stuff in them.I also think that you all of you have bad taste.I do not want see anymore negative crap about them. -Kourtney… Expand
  2. S.F.
    Sep 20, 2002
    9
    Really cool this game from back in the days is back.

Awards & Rankings

33
#33 Best PS2 Game of 2000
24
#24 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2000
18
#18 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2000