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Gradius IV Fukkatsu
Gradius IV Fukkatsu title screen
Developer(s)KCET
Publisher(s)Konami
Designer(s)Akinari Takai (director)
Platform(s)Arcade
Release dateJPN February, 1998
Genre(s)Horizontal scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single player, Cooperative
Input methods8-way Joystick, 3 Buttons
CabinetUpright
Arcade systemKonami Hornet
DisplayRaster, 512 x 384 pixels (Horizontal), 65536 colors

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Gameplay

The core gameplay of Gradius IV remains relatively unchanged. However, several changes were made on the weapons system in the transition from Gradius III. is a Scrolling shooter Arcade game, developed and published by Konami in 1989 for Video arcades The player returns as the role of the pilot First of all, the edit mode has been completely eliminated, as are the "Snake Option" (s. option), the "Reduce" shield type, and the seventh powerup category. The seventh powerup category was the one that was labeled "!" and would produce detrimental results, such as reducing the speed or eliminating the weapons of the ship.

In this game there are a total of six configurations, the first four of which are migrated from Gradius II. is a horizontally- Scrolling shooter published by Konami in 1988 for Video arcades Gradius II never saw Availability in North America There two new configurations are as follows:

Configuration 5: The missile mode is a vertical mine that is released above and below the ship. After a short delay, the mines explode, yielding a large explosion. The double mode is the standard 45-degree angle split. The laser mode is a thin armor piercing round that can penetrate multiple enemies. An armor-piercing shell is a type of Ammunition designed to penetrate Armor.

Configuration 6: The missile mode is the flying torpedo, which produces two missiles that fly forward in front of the ship. The double mode is the tailgun, seen in other configurations. The laser is the twin laser seen in Gradius III. is a Scrolling shooter Arcade game, developed and published by Konami in 1989 for Video arcades The player returns as the role of the pilot

Starting a tradition that is continued in Gradius V, this game introduced an online-ranking system. Gradius V is a Japanese-developed Shoot 'em up Video game published by Konami for the Sony PlayStation 2 Video game After a player's game was over, a password was presented. This password, which was hashed scoring information, could be uploaded to a Konami website [1]. This ability was only available in Japan, and was discontinued in August 27 of 1998. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo This was similarly done for the Gradius III and IV console release. Score recording was disabled approximately a year after its arcade brethren.

Ports

Gradius IV: Fukkatsu never received a direct port. It was included in the Gradius III and IV compilation for the PlayStation 2 in 2000 and as a part of Gradius Collection for the PlayStation Portable in 2006. This page lists all the video and Arcade games from the ''Gradius'' series published by Konami between 1981 and 2006. The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a Handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The former also includes a boss rush mode (play all the game's bosses in a time attack fashion) and a stage select.

Soundtrack

Main article: Gradius IV Fukkatsu Original Game Soundtrack

Konami released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Gradius IV Fukkatsu Original Game Soundtrack - KICA-7947) on 05/03/1999. Gradius IV Fukkatsu Original Game Soundtrack is the Soundtrack from the 1998 arcade game Gradius IV Fukkatsu, released by Konami in

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