Vulcan Venture
Vulcan Venture (also known as Gradius II: Gofer no Yabo) is a side-scrolling shoot ’em up developed by Konami and released in arcades in 1988. Players control the Vic Viper spacecraft as it battles the…
Vulcan Venture is an arcade developed by Konami, released 1 March 1988 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Arcade and Legacy Mobile Device.
What Vulcan Venture is
Vulcan Venture is an arcade game developed by Konami and released in 1988. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Arcade and Legacy Mobile Device. It runs on Konami Twin 16.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Two years ago, the planet Gradius suddenly fell under attack from the advancing Bacterian forces. Struggling against these invaders, the Gradius Army opted to deploy the super-dimensional fighter Vic Viper as their last resort. Diving right into the core of the enemy forces, Vic Viper waged an epic life-or-death battle, ultimately destroying the Bacterian fortress Xaerous and saving Gradius. Now, once again, Bacterian has set its sights on destroying the planet Gradius. The attack is led this time by the elite special-forces unit Gofer. The Gradius Army wasted no time in sending out the order. Vic Viper, prepare for takeoff!
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Gradius series
Vulcan Venture is the 16th of 54 entries we hold in the Gradius series. The next entry was Life Force in 1988.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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