Gradius II | |
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Developer(s) | Konami |
Publisher(s) | Konami
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Director(s) | Arcade version Hiroyasu Machiguchi Famicom version Shigeharu Umezaki |
Programmer(s) | Arcade version Toshiaki Takatori PC Engine version Koji Igarashi |
Composer(s) | Arcade version Shinji Tasaka Motoaki Furukawa Kenichi Matsubara Seiichi Fukami Famicom version Hidenori Maezawa Yukie Morimoto |
Series | Gradius |
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Release | March 24, 1988
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Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Arcade system | Konami Twin 16 |
Gradius II[a] (also known as Vulcan Venture in arcades outside Japan) is a side-scrolling shooter game developed and published by Konami. Originally released for the arcades in Japan in 1988, it is the sequel to original Gradius and was succeeded by Gradius III. Ports of Gradius II were released for the Family Computer (under the shortened title of Gradius II), PC-Engine Super CD-ROM², and the X68000 in Japan. The original arcade version is also included in the Gradius Deluxe Pack compilation for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn and in Gradius Collection for the PlayStation Portable.
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