Gradius Rebirth (WiiWare)

FSR · Post by **FSR** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:17 am

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1216739_1124.html

Can somebody translate this for us?

Post by **Ghegs** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:55 am

After interpreting Babelfish's babble it just seems to say that Gradius Rebirth for Wii Ware has been accounced but no release date is known yet.

Also:

Babelfish wrote:It makes the shooting game fan groan, 'the [guradeiusu]' up-to-date work

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:58 am

2d? =\

Post by **spadgy** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:21 am

IGN has details

First screen (FIX EDIT: First Screen Spadgy Found!):

My heart nearly leapt out of my mouth when I saw the news and thought it was GVI!

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:17 am

Erm... right.
Ok.

huh.

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:34 am

Fenrir wrote:Erm... right.
Ok.

huh.

You mean "what a crap?!"?

Post by **spadgy** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:15 pm

Fenrir wrote:Erm... right.
Ok.

huh.

Skeptical about this one? I'm just hoping it isn't just a re-release, and is a new game in it's own right.

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:31 pm

I'm hoping it has tits in it.

kengou · Post by **kengou** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:54 pm

As long as it's a new game and not a remake, I'm happy.

Klatrymadon · Post by **Klatrymadon** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:00 pm

Excellent news. The screenshot's making all the right noises, at least.

Oh, and can we give it a while before any of us slip into 'curmudgeonly bore mode'? That'd be lovely.

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:00 pm

spadgy wrote:IGN has details

First screen:

Those "details" are the same stuff famitsu wrote, and that's even the same screenshot. IGNorant stole it and cropped it so you can't see the famitsu logo.

antron · Post by **antron** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:06 pm

are WiiWare titles released by region?

Post by **spadgy** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:19 pm

Ceph wrote:
Those "details" are the same stuff famitsu wrote, and that's even the same screenshot. IGNorant stole it and cropped it so you can't see the famitsu logo.

Well spotted Ceph! Good old Fox eh? Ah well, at least we got it in English I guess. Not that there was a great deal there to start with! A fellow hack is over at E3 now, and I've done my best to get him to hassle Konami for more. So far the UK team know nothing much they can say.

And I'm with Bal-Sagoth. I'm going to remain upbeat about this one for now.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:25 pm

i might be a bit alone with this opinion, but i would have liked a 2,5D gradius (like V) better. This would have been absolutely possible within the 50mb limit games have for wiiware. This would help the sales a lot.

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:47 pm

Well, Gradius Rebirth has to be more than just the original game prettied-up. In the screenshot the guy's got 2-way missiles.

Konami must have been laughing their asses off when they gave Famitsu this screenshot. A MOAI STAGE!? It's so totally distinctive from the dozen or so other Moai stages we've seen in the series.

Zuhzuhzombie!! · Post by **Zuhzuhzombie!!** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:36 pm

antron wrote:are WiiWare titles released by region? is so, it might be time to get that twilight softmod going and install this from an SD card.

If we can get Star Solider R, I dunno why not this.

Looks like Gradius III.

*shrug*

I'll still buy it.

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:03 pm

Awesome news. I knew Konami wasn't done after Gradius V.

kengou · Post by **kengou** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:12 pm

Apparently this was only announced for Japan. Anyone know if it's coming to U.S. (or anywhere else)?

antron · Post by **antron** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:28 pm

kengou wrote:Apparently this was only announced for Japan. Anyone know if it's coming to U.S. (or anywhere else)?

Zeether · Post by **Zeether** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:16 pm

sprites look like Gaiden

awesome

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:31 pm

antron wrote:
kengou wrote:Apparently this was only announced for Japan. Anyone know if it's coming to U.S. (or anywhere else)?
it's coming to my US console

seconded. except it's PAL.

Necronom · Post by **Necronom** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:40 pm

Looking at that sad lonely screenshot I'd suggest a name change...Gradius - the lost snes rom

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:00 pm

MathU wrote:Awesome news. I knew Konami wasn't done after Gradius V.

Yes!

Well, those explosions don't look much like SNES material. Looks more like what Gradius IV might have been back in 1990. It may turn out to look like Xexex.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:55 pm

For a title on one of the latest generation of consoles this looks like absolute garbage so far.

That said, it's a new Gradius. With Moai and good old Vic.
#1 reason for owning a Wii from now on for me.

*edited spelling and the likes*

the2bears · Post by **the2bears** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:38 pm

Super Laydock wrote:For a title on a the latest generation of consoles this looks like absolute garbage so far.

That said, it's a new Gradius. With Moai and good old.
#1 reason for owning a Wii from now on for me.

Well, I think to keep the budget down they've purposefully chosen the "retro" style.

Bill

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:21 pm

When I saw this, I marked out, I know this isn't Gradius 6 but it looks to follow in the footsteps of Mega Man 9, this time not quite going back as far though.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:26 pm

I´m 99% convinced that this is going to be a remake of an older Gradius title.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:10 pm

FrederikJurk wrote:I´m 99% convinced that this is going to be a remake of an older Gradius title.

That's exactly how it sounds to me. Not a new Gradius, but and old one reborn, hence Gradius Rebirth?

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:14 pm

Gradius 4 was already Gradius Rebirth.

Battlesmurf · Post by **Battlesmurf** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:55 am

ick. Based on this one screenshot- if the rest of this game looks like this I won't shed a tear if I never play it. I'd love the next gradius to be in Widescreen, HD- or on par or above gradius 5. Anything less than at least that I think I'll politely pass on.