Konami's Scramble kickstarted the form in 1982 before it evolved into the atmospheric masterpiece Gradius, while Taito brought to the genre a cinematic scope with the three-screen spectacle of Darius.

In a 2006 interview with 1UP, PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya talked about the effect Gradius, Konami's legendary shoot 'em up series, had on him growing up. Like the rest of his generation ...

Yes, I'm talking about the old-school shooters and of them Gradius was about as cool as it got. Getting through the game required some extreme pattern memorization and intense hand-eye coordination.

To understand how it ends, first you must go back to the beginning. Gradius was born from the 80s post-Space Invaders gold rush, created by a team within Konami's Osaka headquarters headed up by ...

With this in mind, Konami has brought Gradius III & IV, a name that no doubt warms the memories of many NES players, to the PS2. The Gradius series is one of the unsung heroes of the gaming world.

ReBirth isn’t an all new game, more of a remix of past Gradius titles, all presented in a lovely retro style. The first thing that hits you is the charming 16-bit graphics and sound, which are ...

Gradius III adds slightly more depth to the series while maintaining the intense challenge and solid space shooting action of previous Gradius titles. The Gradius series of space shooters has ...