Gradius II

Description

A horizontal shooter where you control Vic Viper, a spaceship that increases its power by collecting capsules left by destroyed enemies. The player chooses the desired power-up by collecting capsules until the required cell is lit on the menu. The game is divided into stages, each containing a boss that must be destroyed.

Gradius II was produced by Konami in 1988.

Konami released 433 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Konami was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Konami during the time period Gradius II was produced include: Hyper Crash, Vs. Top Gun, Typhoon, Trick Trap, Track & Field (PlayChoice), '88 Games, Akumajou Dracula, Chequered Flag, Contra (PlayChoice), and Crazy Cop

Specs

Name	Gradius II
Developer	Konami (Japan)
Year	1988
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	7989
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Shooter
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	JAMMA
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 3 - SelectFireMissile
Sound	Amplified Stereo (two channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

Video Clips

Gradius II Arcade - Full Run on Very Difficult (4/4)

Gradius II KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 5.00 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 5.00

Overall Like	5.00
Fun (Social)	5.00
Fun (Solo)	5.00
Collector Desire	5.00

Technical Rating: 5.00

Gameplay	5.00
Graphics	5.00
Originality	5.00
Sound/Music	5.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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Miscellaneous

This games full title is IGradius II Gofer No YabouI Gofers Ambitions. It was never released in the U.S. in any form, but was released in Europe under the title of IVulcan VentureI.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Gradius II Census

There are 14,748 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,472 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,455 machines (6,894 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are 18 known instances of this machine owned by Gradius II collectors who are active members. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine. 4 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 13 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for Gradius II. There are 2 active VAPS members looking for Gradius II boards sets.

This game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Gradius II - Gofer no Yabou

1988 / 2 Pages

Technical

Konami board ID GX785

Manuals

Operators Manual - Gradius II Manual — **Operators Manual**
(2 pages, 808 kB File)

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