Gradius

This article is about the video game series. For the first game in the series, see Gradius (video game). For the Game Boy game also known as Gradius, see Nemesis (video game).
"Vic Viper" redirects here. For the unreleased coin-op game, see Vic Viper (video game).
Gradius
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Platform(s)Amiga, Amstrad CPC, arcade, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, mobile phone, MSX, NEC PC-8801, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch, PC, PC Engine, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Sega Saturn, Super NES, Tomy Tutor, Vectrex, Wii (Virtual Console), Wii U, WiiWare, X1, X68000, ZX Spectrum
First releaseGradius
February 2, 1985
Latest releaseGradius the Slot
July 2011
Spin-offsSalamander
Parodius
Otomedius

Gradius (グラディウス, Guradiusu, /ˈɡræd.i.əs/ GRAD-ee-əss) is a series of shooter (shoot'em up) video games, introduced in 1985, developed and published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms. In many games in the series, the player controls a ship known as the Vic Viper.