Great Gradius III writeup over at gamespite.net

[Necronopticous]

Fantastic, even if you don't fully agree with the stances taken.

It's rare to see such a good, informed shmup writeup outside our neck of the woods; always nice to read.

http://www.gamespite.net/toastywiki/ind ... GradiusIII

[Ed Oscuro]

[...] it takes scholars to explain precisely how the scenery and colors and music and physics and stage layouts and coins and secret beanstalks come together and complement each other so very, very well. And that's just analyzing a product that's already been completed!

The most trenchant analysis of game theory seen in our time.
- The New York Times Book Review Bi-Monthly

Liquifyingly accurate.
- Daedalus [MIT Press]

Even better than new games journalism.
- some random hick up a dirt road