Gradius Rebirth is probably the best of the M2 and Konami rebirth games on WiiWare. A sort of remix and best of previous games in the series that keeps with the arcade shooting gameplay that made the series so popular. It's an almost flawless games that stays true to the series in every way and adds in some improvements. Some fans might not want to go over old ground again seen in this outing, for example the first level is taken straight from the original gradius, but mixes it up quite quickly when the snow hits. Worth us noting the game was patched a few months after release and needed to be fully re-downloaded, this patch made a large number of improvements.
Also known as: グラディウス ReBirth (Japanese) グラディウス リバース (Japanese alternative spelling)
All footage in this video is captured directly from the Nintendo Wii console at 480i, via an Elgato Game Capture HD60 Pro using a component to HDMI upscaler.
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