Wednesday 10 January, 2007

This sure brings back memories. Back in Elementary school, I played Gradius III and it was one of my favorite non-RPGs. I finally got to try the first one and, I must say, it was very well made.
Sure, the controls are not perfectand, the bosses are hard to harm, and the third level is unbelivably difficult, but I enjoyed the experience nonetheless.
My only complaint is that you can't save the game!

So, what are the elements of Gradius that make it such a good shmup? What effect does the powerup system have on gameplay?

- Jim