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Salamander Portable

Salamander Portable is a compilation released in 2007 for the PlayStation Portable in Japan only. This compilation includes the two main Salamander titles, the Japanese arcade version of Life Force, as well as…

31 December 2007

Salamander Portable is a shooter, released 31 December 2007 on PlayStation Portable.

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What Salamander Portable is

Salamander Portable was released in 2007. It is available on PlayStation Portable only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Salamander Portable is a compilation released in 2007 for the PlayStation Portable in Japan only. This compilation includes the two main Salamander titles, the Japanese arcade version of Life Force, as well as a enhanced port of the MSX-exclusive sequel Nemesis 2 and a port of the arcade title Xexex.
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Gradius series

Salamander Portable is the 47th of 54 entries we hold in the Gradius series. It arrived 2 years after Gradius Collection. The next entry was Gradius ReBirth in 2008.

See all 54 Gradius games in release order →

What it launched against

Salamander Portable launched on 31 December 2007, within three weeks of Unreal Tournament 3 Black, Patapon, Final Fantasy IV and Advance Wars: Days of Ruin.

Released around the same time: Unreal Tournament 3 Black, Patapon, Final Fantasy IV, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

Salamander Portable — frequently asked questions

When did Salamander Portable come out?
Salamander Portable was released on 31 December 2007 for PlayStation Portable.

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