Otomedius G

Thousands of years have passed since the war of Planet Gradius and sub-space Bacterion. The legend of the combat aircraft has become a myth… In 21st century Earth, the mysterious Bacterion visits Earth and continues the war. The St. Gradius high school 2nd grade student Aoba Anoa was sought by the secret anti-Bacterion organization G for her talents, and became the maiden ‘Angel’. She was given a Riding Viper named Vic Viper. Millennia from the legend, new myth has begun. In “Gorgeous” mode, the player tackles through the stages in order instead of choosing what stage to play.

What makes it different aside from the aesthetics is that the screen-clearing bombs and the power capsule generating ‘point or align the targets with the analog stick/touchpad/touchscreen’ are completely gone, providing classic Gradius gameplay. The game also forces the player to beat the game with three credits. The way to get and upgrade weapons also differ depending on the game mode. In Normal mode, they are automatically learned or upgraded from time to time. In Gorgeous mode, the weapons are available in a shop that must be bought by in-game points. In multiplayer mode, the player can play with up to two friends (for a total of three ships on the screen). It supports both online and LAN connectivity.

In Vs. Mission mode, players (up to a maximum of three) play a “boss rush” style game with bosses taken from earlier Gradius and Salamander games with their theme songs, although two of the bosses from Parodius Da! and Space Manbow (a horizontal shooting game unrelated to Gradius) are also available. The mode is played with arcade version gameplay, so screen-clearing bombs and the power capsule generating ‘point or align the targets with the analog stick/touchpad/touchscreen’ can be used to easily defeat the bosses. The boss of this mode is the Zelos Force Fortune, a cluster of Zelos Forces. The boss rush segment of the Valhalla stage also uses bosses from this mode.