Gradius 2 english nes rom series#

The double is the same tail gun from the Octopus/Salamander configuration. The missile is now the rocket punch, which has a larger impact area than the standard missile. This set is the weapons from the vertically scrolling TwinBee, applied to horizontal gameplay. TwinBee (Colored as Winbee) – TwinBee configuration And the laser is the ripple laser, which fires expanding concentric circles at the front of the craft/person. The Double is the tail gun present in the second configuration. The missile is '2-way' that yields two bomb-like explosives that fall both up and down. This configuration is identical to the weapons presented in the Salamander arcade game. The Laser mode is a thin blue laser, identical from Gradius. The Double mode will fire two blasts, one forward, and one incline forty-five degrees above. The missile will fall to the ground, and then move along until it encounters an enemy.

Vic Viper – Traditional Gradius configuration The final boss, in typical Gradius fashion, is an unarmed enemy that once defeated results in a destruction/escape sequence. The boss of that level, Yoshiko, fires other moai at the player by spitting them out of her mouth. Moreover, there is a moai ( Easter Island head statues) level, but all of the statues are given a much more animated look. The Big Core, a regular boss within the Gradius series, is given a neon look and is called 'Viva Core'. All of the Gradius elements are integrated in a light-hearted fashion. Enemies and environments from the Gradius games and TwinBee are mixed in along with a host of anime-style opponents, including scantily-clad women. These bells act as one-time power-ups, allowing the player to destroy every enemy on screen, fire huge beams of energy, etc. The second main difference is the addition of bell power-ups, from the TwinBee series. Parodius retains the selectability of different weapons configurations but implements via four different characters: Vic Viper (from Gradius), Octopus, TwinBee, and Pentarou.

Gradius 2 english nes rom series#

In-game screenshot, with the player (Vic Viper) fighting Honey MikayoĪs stated above, gameplay is very similar to the Gradius series with a few differences.