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Gradius Galaxies

Gradius Galaxies is a horizontally-scrolling shooter handheld video game released for the Game Boy Advance. This is the only Gradius title available for the system.

9 November 2001

Gradius Galaxies is a shooter developed by Mobile21, released 9 November 2001 on Game Boy Advance.

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What Gradius Galaxies is

Gradius Galaxies is a shooter game developed by Mobile21 and released in 2001. It was published by Konami. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game's plot is set between Gradius III and Gradius Gaiden. Bacterion was developing a powerful weapon to use against the planet Gradius, but it was destroyed. A few years later it crashed on a planet and the planet gradually changed into a mechanical fortress. The planet Gradius then sent the Vic Viper to stop it.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Gradius Galaxies launched on 9 November 2001, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Grand Theft Auto III, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Halo: Combat Evolved.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Melee, Grand Theft Auto III, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Gradius Galaxies come out?
Gradius Galaxies was released on 9 November 2001 for Game Boy Advance.

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