New Gradius in the works?

[fireleo4]

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/03/01/gr ... us-konami/

I´ll hope it will be a worthy follow-up to G5 and hopefully 360 bound.

Regards
FireLeo4

[Klatrymadon]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!

*ahem*

Glad to see they're doing something to celebrate the series' 25th anniversary. And yes, quite - I agree. I think the rumblings of a "Gradius VI" a few years back stated or implied that it'd be a PS3 game, but as I won't be able to afford one of those for quite some time, I'm also hoping this one will end up on the 360. Wherever it ends up, though, it's more Gradius, which is always A Good Thing. In fact, I hope it's a coin-op, 'cause then there'll be less chance of a decent play being a sweaty-palmed, beady-eyed two-hour marathon.

Edit: someone on Gamestone mentioned that it sounds like a collection. I suppose they could be using 'arc' in the sense of narrative progression, in which case he could be onto something.

[Drum]

Yay Gradius! Would be sweet if it was Treasure again.

What I'd like to see:

Gradius Gaiden weapons/customisable tech tree.
Get rid of lives and have upgradeable shields, or make death not so hopeless.
Hidden Parodius characters.
That's it!

[oli_lar]

Is it related to this then?

http://www.ps3arc.com/

That would indicate PS3 exclusive, I'd imagine. Unless its just coincidence.

[Square King]

Trademarks don't generally mean something new's in the works, right? A new (Treasure'd) Gradius for 360 would be incredible, though.

[indutrial]

It's good to see any Gradius-related trademark. I'm still hoping they deliver on that trademark of Salamander Rebirth while we wait for the next big one.

[postman]

Is it related to this then?

I had the same initial thought - I hope they don't mess with the shmup forumla by tried to add motion controls.......

Please just a pure, new, "next gen" Graduis......

[Drum]

You know, I'd be just as happy if it was for PSP/Wii/DS - Gradius Gaiden is still the prettiest game in the series. Making it for a HD system would mean that they'd really have to go polygonal, and to make it look good within the budget limitations they'd have to opt for more sterile environments instead of more interesting organic ones. That was my one ding against Gradius V - and in HD it would be worse.

[Klatrymadon]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3178180

Oof, looks like it could have something to do with this. I daren't think of the implications...

[Dragoforce]

God, no...

[Acid King]

Anyone else have the horrible feeling this going to be a 3d game with motion controls?

[louisg]

If it turns out that it's because it ties in with Cosmic Ark instead, I'll buy it day one.

[Klatrymadon]

Anyone else have the horrible feeling this going to be a 3d game with motion controls?

Please stop making me think of the implications.

[gameoverDude]

I'm a bit concerned. A 2D Gradius might not work well with this IMO.

If it were for the Arc controller, it could probably be something like Solar Assault - or maybe the Arc could be used in a 2D game like Otomedius' touch screen function for some kind of targeted attack. Shame the 360 didn't have Natal when Otomedius came out - hopefully Konami ends up deciding to make a Natal patch for this one, so you can point at the screen for something closer to the arcade (Natal can track models that identify individual fingers).

[MathU]

I'll take another Gradius Rebirth over another like Gradius V to be honest. I hope they make it like that. What ever happened to Salamander Rebirth anyway?

[Phellan Wolf]

I hope it not to be related with Sony's magic wand. Please konami give the 360 owners a bit of love with another shooting game, but this time make it a bit better than Otomedius.

[indutrial]

I'll take another Gradius Rebirth over another like Gradius V to be honest. I hope they make it like that. What ever happened to Salamander Rebirth anyway?

That and "Jackal Rebirth" are still in limbo. Capcom's new old Mega Man game that came out yesterday fills me with hope that more of the retro rebirths will not be one-off situations. Konami should also put out more of their games on the Virtual Console. I like that they gave us Japanese PC-Engine versions of Gradius II and Detana Twinbee but would really like to see them keep the ball rolling with some of those 90s arcade shooters.

[KidQuaalude]

Gradius Waggle! http://kotaku.com/5483969/sony--konami- ... ius-coming
You just know this is going to suck balls.

[Elixir]

Considering they've patented Gradius Arc and named the waggle thing after it, chances of it being a launch title with motion controls are high.

Someone pointed out that Gradius in Japanese is written identical to Gladius (which is true), so it might be a different game entirely.

[Strider77]

You just know this is going to suck balls.

yeah... we all know treasure fucked up sin and punishment 2 with the wii mote. (sarcasm)

If they used the wand to control the options shooting direction it could work and be interesting. The sony wand is way more precise than the wii-mote, i am interested in a new gradius title and am not gonna huff and puff till I see whats going on.

[Klatrymadon]

Most optimistic, Elixir! Gradius has very probably been a misspelling of Gladius all along, but aye, it's easier to imagine a brand-new waggly-waggly game involving swords. Here's hoping.

[ZOM]

This thread destroyed my day, at first I was all
Now I'm all

Only time will tell.

[Gungriffon Geona]

As long as it isn't anywhere near as dreadful as the new Rocket Knight is, I'll be perfectly happy.

[NR777]

Waggleshmup. Worse than Euroshmup. Please let this be silly dot-connecting.

[Acid King]

yeah... we all know treasure fucked up sin and punishment 2 with the wii mote. (sarcasm)

Only Sin and Punishment is a 3d on rails shooter where motion controls make perfect sense to control the aiming reticule. I know you're just trying to be optimistic but seriously, that comparison is apples and oranges.

[gameoverDude]

The PS3 Arc would be better for a graphically enhanced port of Tsurugi or Sin & Punishment 2. Hell, even the arcade Castlevania. Just keep it out of Gradius.

[Drum]

yeah... we all know treasure fucked up sin and punishment 2 with the wii mote. (sarcasm)

Only Sin and Punishment is a 3d on rails shooter where motion controls make perfect sense to control the aiming reticule. I know you're just trying to be optimistic but seriously, that comparison is apples and oranges.

I kinda sorta see this working. Otomedius has set the stage for this type of thing in a Gradius game. And heck, it's not like Gradius hasn't done the rail shooter thing before (I count three times!). Either way, could work, could suck.

gameoverDude: Nintendo owns S&P, so there couldn't be a port. Unless you're just dreaming, in which case - dream away!

[gameoverDude]

yeah... we all know treasure fucked up sin and punishment 2 with the wii mote. (sarcasm)

Only Sin and Punishment is a 3d on rails shooter where motion controls make perfect sense to control the aiming reticule. I know you're just trying to be optimistic but seriously, that comparison is apples and oranges.

I kinda sorta see this working. Otomedius has set the stage for this type of thing in a Gradius game. And heck, it's not like Gradius hasn't done the rail shooter thing before (I count three times!). Either way, could work, could suck.

gameoverDude: Nintendo owns S&P, so there couldn't be a port. Unless you're just dreaming, in which case - dream away!

I didn't know about S&P being owned by Nintendo, but Treasure could come out with some other game of the same genre. Shame the Wii Perfect Shot doesn't let you mount the Nunchuk for a Guncon 3 type setup.

[oli_lar]

Considering they've patented Gradius Arc and named the waggle thing after it, chances of it being a launch title with motion controls are high.

Someone pointed out that Gradius in Japanese is written identical to Gladius (which is true), so it might be a different game entirely.

Wouldn't it effectively still be called Gradius then? I can't imagine Konami would have two separate franchises with almost exactly the same naming.

Edit: Oh and -


Assuming that is an official logo its still Gradius then.

I'm currently thinking either:

A) Its a coincidence - I'd have thought that the first 'launch title' for a casual market type device (see: Wii) wouldn't be a (to the average market) inaccessible, redundant and probably now obscure old franchise but rather something like.....cooking mama. With David Beckham. Unless Gradius Arc is incredibly dumbed down, which it would have to be for a motion controlled shooter?

B)Its a launch title for the ps3 Arc, but its a cheap throw-away download only title costing £2-3 just to demonstrate the controller while people wait for the 'bigger' titles.

Of course while it is relatively obscure etc outside of Japan I'd imagine a lot of Japanese gamers would still at be fond of Gradius, thus B) is probably a bit more plausible, and maybe even Japan exclusive.

[ZOM]

^^I wouldn't call Gradius obscure...

Whatever, I predict "behind Vic Viper view" 3D STG, not on rails. (see ZOE II)