Engines ignite! GRADIUS ORIGINS launches globally today with SALAMANDER III and six classic titles; Including a version of GRADIUS never-before released outside of Japan

The collection takes players back to the origin of the franchise and features several quality-of-life improvements including Quicksave & Quickload features, competitive Online Rankings for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch™, and Steam®

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) today announced the GRADIUS ORIGINS collection is now available on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch™, and PC via Steam®. GRADIUS ORIGINS is the definitive collection of the earliest games from the GRADIUS series – 2D shoot ‘em up classics that embody nostalgic gaming from the 1980s.

* The launch time/date varies depending on the platform.

The collection also introduces SALAMANDER III, a new entry to this shooting game franchise in over a decade.

Launch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA3UFCx8nqQ&feature=youtu.be

Staying true to the 1980s – 1990s aesthetics of GRADIUS titles, SALAMANDER III features 2D sprites and backgrounds as players traverse different stages using power-ups from the SALAMANDER series.

A total of seven games with 18 different regional versions are complimented with modern-day quality-of-life improvements, including competitive Online Rankings, Rewind, Quicksave & Quickload, Easy Mode, Training Mode, Invincible Mode, and a Visual and Sound Gallery.

The full GRADIUS ORIGINS title line-up:
*The following list of titles shows the names which were originally first released.

• GRADIUS
  ○ GRADIUS JP ver
  ○ GRADIUS Bubble System ver
  ○ NEMESIS NA ver
  ○ NEMESIS EU ver
  ○ NEMESIS NA Proto ver
• GRADIUS II
  ○ GRADIUS II Gofer no Yabou JP Early ver
  ○ GRADIUS II Gofer no Yabou JP Mid ver
  ○ GRADIUS II Gofer no Yabou JP Late ver
  ○ VULCAN VENTURE NA ver
• GRADIUS III
• GRADIUS III Densetsu kara Shinwa e JP Old ver
  ○ GRADIUS III Densetsu kara Shinwa e JP New ver
  ○ GRADIUS III ASIAN ver
  ○ GRADIUS III Densetsu kara Shinwa e JP AM Show ver
• SALAMANDER
  ○ SALAMANDER JP ver
  ○ LIFE FORCE NA ver
• LIFE FORCE
  ○ LIFE FORCE JP ver
• SALAMANDER2
  ○ SALAMANDER 2 JP ver
• SALAMANDER III
  ○ SALAMANDER III

For more information visit: https://www.konami.com/games/gradius/

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