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Gradius

Gradius (グラディウス, Guradiusu; /ˈɡræd.i.əs/ GRAD-ee-əss or /ˈɡreɪ.di.əs/ GRAY-dee-əss) is a series of shooter (shoot'em up) video games, introduced in 1985, developed and published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms. In many games in the series, the player controls a ship known as the Vic Viper.

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Games

ScrambleGradius AdvanceMSXCommodore 64Game Boy Advance
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Development

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Reception and legacy

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Genre
Scrolling shooter
Publisher
Konami
Developers
Konami (1985-present) Mobile21 (2001) Treasure (2004) M2 (2009-2025)
First release
Gradius May, 1985
Latest release
Gradius the Slot July 2011
Platforms
Amiga, Amstrad CPC, arcade, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Windows, mobile phone, MSX, PC-88, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, NES, Nintendo Switch, PC Engine, PlayStation,…

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Gradius

Nodes105
Edges104
Triples91
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019048
Components1

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Gradius

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related to Development · 16
Gradius → For, Hiroyasu Machiguchi, Hiroyasu's, Its, Laser, Lensman, Namco's Xevious, Nazca Lines, Options, Scramble, Star Wars, The, The Gradius, The Moai, They, Xevious
related to Manga · 16
Gradius → April, Comic BomBom, Comic Coro Coro, Cyber Boy, December, Famicom Ryu, Famicom Shounendan, February, Gradius III, Michi Tono TatakaiGradius, Nagai Noriaki, Nekketsu, Nemesis, October, Rock'n Game Boy, Shigeto Ikehara
related to Games · 13
Gradius → Although, An, Arcade Advanced, Commodore, GBA, Gradius Advance, In, Konami, Konami Collector's Series, MSX, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, Scramble
related to Spin-offs · 13
Gradius → Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa, Castlevania, Early, Ganbare Goemon, Konami, Parodius, Pentarou, Takosuke, The, The Parodius, Unlike, Upa, Vic Viper
related to Common elements · 12
Gradius → Additionally, All, Core, Cores, Destroy, For, In, Shoot, The, There, These, Weapon
related to Konami Code · 7
Gradius → Down, If, Konami Code, Left, Right, The Nintendo Entertainment System, Up
related to Reception and legacy · 5
Gradius → Core, Hideki Kamiya, Konami's Yu-Gi-Oh, Several, Trading Card Game
related to TCG · 2
Gradius → Several, Yu-Gi-Oh
Developers · 1
Gradius → Konami (1985-present) Mobile21 (2001) Treasure (2004) M2 (2009-2025)
First release · 1
Gradius → Gradius May, 1985

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game series games konami released arcade msx salamander playstation first version nemesis one player also vic viper ship weapon system

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GradiusDevelopersKonami (1985-present) Mobile21 (2001) Treasure (2004) M2 (2009-2025)1.00infobox
GradiusFirst releaseGradius May, 19851.00infobox
GradiusGenreScrolling shooter1.00infobox
GradiusLatest releaseGradius the Slot July 20111.00infobox
GradiusPlatformsAmiga, Amstrad CPC, arcade, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Windows, mobile phone, MSX, PC-88, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, NES, Nintendo Switch, PC Engine, PlayStation,…1.00infobox
GradiusPublisherKonami1.00infobox
GradiusSpin-offsSalamander Parodius Otomedius1.00infobox
Gradiusrelated to Common elementsThere0.60section
Gradiusrelated to Common elementsThese0.60section
Gradiusrelated to Common elementsThe0.60section
Gradiusrelated to Common elementsWeapon0.60section
Gradiusrelated to Common elementsCore0.60section

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