For this reason, team chose to name it Gaiden, the Japanese term for "side-story". Teisaku's goal was to refine and build upon many of the franchise's pre-existing concepts and ideas, while simultaneously providing an exciting and new experience for shooter fans. This familiarized them with the core mechanics of the Gradius series. Most of the staff behind the project previously worked on Gradius Deluxe Pack (1997), a compilation of Gradius and Gradius II the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. He was assisted in production by designers Kobayashi Takayki and Chigasaki Kei, sound designer Miura Norikazu, and programmers Yamazaki Yukihiro and Isobe Neiichi, among others. Gradius Gaiden was directed by Seki Teisaku. The development team for Gradius Gaiden heavily focused on designing new, interesting stages the first level, "Beyond the White Storm", features a snow theme that staff thought would be a fresh idea and surprise players. Two new shields were added the Guard, which makes the player invulnerable to terrain, and the Limit, which gives the player full invincibility for three seconds. At the start of the game, the player can modify the placement of items in their Power Meter to their liking for instance, the Options can be moved to the very front of their meter, requiring only one Power Capsule. Each of the player's four ships feature their own unique set of weapons the Vic Viper features the standard Gradius arsenal of weapons the Lord British features the Ripple Laser from Salamander and a pulsating shot named the "Disruptor" the Jade Knight has a "Circle Laser" that creates deadly rings surrounding it the Falchion β has a powerful "Black Hole Bomb" projectile that will suck in any enemies it comes into contact with. It was the first game in the series to include two-player simultaneous play. Gaiden features many new additions to the core gameplay. These weapons include missiles, a double shot, lasers, and glowing orbs known as "Options" that follow the player and will fight alongside them. Collecting additional Power Capsules will give the player access to better, stronger weapons. Some enemies drop glowing Power Capsules when destroyed, which when collected will highlight a weapon on the player's "Power Meter", located at the bottom corner of the screen. Gameplay itself remains relatively the same compared to previous installments the player must complete each of the game's stages while shooting down enemies and avoiding collision with either them, their projectiles, or the terrain. Players control one of four different starships - the Vic Viper, Lord British, Jade Knight and Falchion β - in their mission to eradicate the Bacterian army before they destroy the planet Gradius. Gradius Gaiden is a horizontal-scrolling shooter game.
The Lord British firing the Disruptor laser into a crystal, reflecting it in another direction. In 2019, it was included in the Japanese version of the PlayStation Classic mini console. The game never saw a release outside Japan until the release of Gradius Collection in 2006 for the PlayStation Portable.
Others felt it relied largely on fan service, and became too difficult at times. Some have also compared it favorably to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the way it builds upon the series' core mechanics. Gradius Gaiden was acclaimed for its visuals, gameplay, soundtrack and creativity, and is seen as one of the best games in the Gradius series. The game was completed in less than a year. Some mechanics were also created specifically to take advantage of the PlayStation's hardware capabilities, such as its rotation and transparency effects. Konami worked to make the game stand out from other Gradius games with unique, creative level designs and all-new mechanics, such as a selection of playable ships, new weapons types, and the ability to swap items in the player's "Power Meter". It is the fourth mainline entry in the company's Gradius franchise, and the second to be produced specifically for a home console.ĭirected by Seki Teisaku, Gaiden was created to refine and build on the core Gradius gameplay, and to create a new, exciting shooter for a home console in mind as such, the name "Gaiden" was chosen, being the Japanese word for "side-story". Gameplay involves shooting down enemies, avoiding their projectiles, and collecting power capsules to unlock access to new weapons. Players control one of four different starships in their mission to eradicate the Bacteria army from destroying the planet Gradius. Gradius Gaiden is a 1997 horizontal-scrolling shooter video game developed and published for the PlayStation by Konami.
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