Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
Region: NTSC-J
Country: Japan
Developer(s): Konami
Publishers(s): Konami
ReleaseDate: 1986-04-25
Players: 1
Co-op: No
Gradius
Gradius is a 1986 Famicom horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and released by Konami in Japan on April 25, 1986. One of the defining characteristics of the Gradius series is the use of a "power meter." The power meter is powered by a power-up item, whose purpose, when collected, is to move a highlight to the next power-up on the power meter. When a power-up that the player wants becomes highlighted, he or she may activate it, also causing the highlight to reset.
ESRB Rating: E - Everyone
Genre(s): Action | Shooter