The boss to this stage has no "Core" section. There are several mini-bosses to be faced before reaching the end of this stage. The boss to this stage has no "Core" section.Ī heavily armored planet, plated with special metal. In the X68000 version this is changed to an ice planet.Ī stage set on a planet that spews massive hot flames at the players.Ī massive living planet regenerating at high speed and constantly changing. Mysterious plants sense the players and release mechanical spores.Ī winding maze filled with deadly traps awaits the players.Ī stage set on a floating mass of land with enemy guided lasers. Giant rotating guns and living statues block the player's progress. However, stages 10–13 are just boss fights. There are a total of fourteen normal levels and two bonus levels this game is much longer than other Gradius titles, which usually have around eight levels. On the X68000 version, you get one weapon, no matter how long it takes to kill the boss. If the big boss was killed in more than 30 seconds, no weapon is granted. If the big boss was killed in less than 30 seconds, 1 weapon is granted. If the big boss was killed in less than 15 seconds, 2 weapons are granted. When the nucleus of the boss is destroyed, then the new weapons may be granted: Once the player gets inside the bosses, a short stage has to be completed (the same for every boss). Then a slow alarm sound appears, indicating there's still time. To get them, the player had to enter into the main bosses ship just after the big explosion when the combat ends. The game takes place during the year 6666. The Nemesis High Council sends James Burton, ex-pilot of the Vic Viper, to pilot Metalion and attack Dr. In the year 6665, he escapes and invades Planet Nemesis and the seven planets it controls with the help of Bacterion. Venom was exiled to Planet Sard for a failed coup d'état. The Director General of Space Science Agency Dr. Also, when the bosses are being defeated, if the Metalion flies where they are, a mini-level can be accessed in order to obtain new permanent upgrades, if the mini levels are successfully cleared. The gameplay is mostly unchanged from the rest of the series, though there are some powerups that temporally gives the ship some enhancements. Unlike other titles, this game has a heavier focus on story, which is told by cut-scenes. In a departure from other games, instead of controlling Vic Viper, the available ship is called Metalion.
This version was ported to the Sharp X68000 computer under the name Nemesis '90 Kai, with some graphical and aural enhancements. The game is a sequel to Nemesis, the MSX version of Gradius, but is unrelated to the arcade game Gradius II (which used the Roman numeral 'II'). Nemesis 2, known as Gradius 2 in Japan, is a video game released for the MSX computer in 1987 by Konami. For the Game Boy game, see Gradius: The Interstellar Assault. For the unrelated arcade sequel, see Gradius II.
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