| Console: | Sega Saturn |
| TV Standard: | Region Not Set |
| Developer(s): | Konami |
| Publisher(s): | Konami |
| Release Date: | 1996-03-29 |
| Players: | 1 |
| Co-op: | No |
| Type: | Shooter |
Gradius (グラディウス Guradiusu) is a 1985 horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Konami, originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1985. It was the first game in the Gradius series of shoot 'em ups. In Gradius, the player maneuvers a spacecraft known as the Vic Viper that must defend itself from the various alien enemies. The game features a power-up system called the "power meter", based upon collecting capsules to 'purchase' additional weapons.
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