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#GRADIUS GAIDEN DIFFERENT MUSIC PSP#

The ship of the Gradius series, Vic Viper, appears as a reward item in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.The Bat Company boss from Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow shapeshifts into different forms, one of which is a Moai head complete with the energy rings attack.

It can be sold at a high price or be used to replenish all health. The Moai returns in Curse of Darkness if a save from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence exists on the memory card.

#GRADIUS GAIDEN DIFFERENT MUSIC SERIES#

In Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, there are couple of references to the Gradius series Legion and Man Eater who share resemblance with the Tentacles enemies but also their two respective souls Legion Laser and Ripple Laser who are a reference to those laser weapons from the Gradius series.The enemy in question also behaves and attacks in a similar manner, by hovering along the same area and then rapidly spinning while shooting its pointed shards as projectiles. It summons a star-shaped ice drone that follows the player. The Squire of Ice spell fusion in Harmony of Dissonance is apparently a reference to Rildo, an enemy from Gradius Gaiden.The Vic Viper's shield returns in Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance when the Bolt Book and Holy Book Shield spell fusion is used.The special name entry to enter Fighter Mode in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon is 'GRADIUS'.This shield also appears in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and is created with a Shield special ability of the Shield Rod. One of Vic Viper's signature items is a set of star-shaped shields which appear in front of the ship and which get smaller each time they are hit.A tree pruned to resemble a Moai appears in the courtyard area of Block 3 in Castlevania Chronicles.It later returned in Castlevania Chronicles and Castlevania: Curse of Darkness. The Moai is a collectible item worth 4,000 points in the original Castlevania.References to the Gradius series in Castlevania 3 Production similarities between Castlevania and Gradius.2 Mascot games which contain both Castlevania and Gradius characters.1 References to the Gradius series in Castlevania.Will this be the retro collection that's worth saving up all your ten pences for? We're aiming to bring you a review in time for the September release to help you decide.

#GRADIUS GAIDEN DIFFERENT MUSIC PSP#

In keeping with Gradius Collection's celebration of the popular series, the PSP title also features media elements taken from the Gradius games in the form of movies and music tracks and players can also fiddle with the orientation of the screen between original and widescreen PSP format.

The collection brings together the first four arcade games ( Gradius I-IV) along with the previously unseen Gradius Gaiden.Įach game delivers the frantic, scrolling shoot 'em up action that fans have come to know and love with more power-ups, wild weaponry and insane enemy bosses than you can shake a plasma laser at. Gradius Collection is the latest to leap onto this bandwagon, packing over 20 years of Gradius celebration into a five game compilation.

#GRADIUS GAIDEN DIFFERENT MUSIC PORTABLE#

We know the retro look is in right now, but it's just possible that the PSP is taking things a little too far with the veritable slew of classic titles from the 80s and 90s that are being remixed, collected and compiled for portable consumption.

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