Gradius Collection.

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Gradius Collection.

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So I was browsing my local gamestop, and I noticed that they had two copies of Gradius Collection for 14.99

I havent played any of the gradius games, my shmup experience lies almost completely with the touhou games. But should I go ahead and grab this?

(also I found Raiden III, but it was 20 dollars which seemed a bit too steep.)
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Post by mirkvid »

yes. any self-respecting shmup fan must have this!
gradius 1 and 2 are classics that still hold up today!
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Post by worstplayer »

Raiden 3 is excellent, go get it.
Gradius is a must, but if you're used to manics you'll have trouble adapting to it's (memorization-based) gameplay.
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Post by Master O »

Kumebahn wrote:So I was browsing my local gamestop, and I noticed that they had two copies of Gradius Collection for 14.99

I havent played any of the gradius games, my shmup experience lies almost completely with the touhou games. But should I go ahead and grab this?
Yes, you must buy Gradius. The Big Core (and its many cousins) is/are waiting for you:

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Post by Regulus »

The only problem with the Gradius Collection is the PSP itself; the initial models have cruddy dpads and all of them have ghosting issues. But the collection is still well worth it.

Raiden III is great, too.
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It includes Gradius Gaiden, which is otherwise hardly accessable to play!

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Oh yeah, the other problem that I failed to mention was that Gaiden is not 2 player.
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Post by MathU »

Definitely grab Raiden III. It's very excellent.
Of course, that's just an opinion.
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If you own a PSP, and you don't buy the Gradius Collection, seek professional help. There's obviously something wrong with you ;)
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