The sixth stage’s “Maximum Speed” is another definitive Konami classic thanks to its killer rhythms and melodies.įor the boss rush stages, Gradius‘s repetitive normal boss theme and Salamander‘s more effective counterpart are reprised in technologically enhanced form in conjunction with “Fire Dragon”. “The Old Stone Age” is a two-tiered piece to represent the Moai level - the first half is accompanied by slow and formidable orchestral forces and the second half is a demanding rock theme. “Crystal World” does not focus on conveying mystical imagery of the crystals in favour of reflecting the Vic Viper’s destruction of them with hard rhythms and punctuation. It’s impressive how, in both this theme and “A Way Out of the Difficulty”, relatively simple scalar and arpeggio figures collectively assemble into expansive and elegant melodies. “Synthetic Life” offers more intensity and dynamism despite its adherence to the verse-chorus form of the other pieces. Moving to other stage themes, the first “Burning Heat” provides another upbeat rock anthem immortalised by its frequent arrangements across Gradius albums. “Take Care!” is quite an effective and catchy theme for transient boss encounters, though is too brief for stand-alone listening. Nevertheless, themes like “Game Over” and “Ranking” exemplify the naive Gradius style is still fondly remembered.
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The “Title Demo” theme feels very cinematic during its 34 second playtime while the unforgettable dogfight themes “Tabidachi” and “A Shooting Star” provide the first touches of light rock to the series both delight thanks to their warmly characterised and extraordinarily lyrical melodies. It makes clear that the soundtrack is far more technologically advanced than its predecessor and also well-supported down below. The triumphant select scene “Equipment” features mordents from a well-synthesized flute against a thick accompaniment of percussion and synth. The album opens with a so-called rock arrange version before compiling the original music in the rest of the disc. He intended to produce a more expansive and enjoyable score than its predecessor Gradius by mixing strong melodies with his own light rock touches. Having previously scored the MSX-only spinoff Gradius 2, he was joined by Shinji Tasaka, Kenichi Matsubara, and Seiichi Fukami this time. Konami rock fusion artist Motoaki Furukawa made his Arcade debut with the score for the official sequel Gradius II Gofer no Yabou. His voice is completely 100% intact, which is great because Gradius announcers are awesome.Gradius II -Gofer’s Ambition- Space OdyseyīY30-5202 (CD), KSF-1524 (Tape), AY25-0021 (Vinyl) The announcer is still here too! He'll tell you to shoot the core, shoot the head, and let you know which powerup you used on your powerup bar. Some of the songs sound better and others just sound almost the same.
It's a bit heavier on the synthesizers, but it still sounds amazing. The music of the arcade version is changed a little bit for the X68000. The other consistently strong point in the Gradius series is its music. Gradius II really improves on this, featuring much more detailed and varied levels than the first game. One of the strong points of Gradius was always flying through beautiful alien worlds and navigating their deadly terrain. There's a good variety of enemies and bosses are still huge and impressive.Level designs are amazing as ever. Sprite animation takes a hit and a few of the enemies are a bit less detailed, but it shouldn't look too different from the arcade version. It doesn't look as good as it did in the arcade or even on the Turbo CD, but it still looks nice. Presentation- Gradius II looks pretty good on the X68000. It's a fun excuse for Gradius' awesome moments and it makes seeing Gofer finally bite it at the end all the more satisfying. So, why am I fighting space dragons and flying through dangerous alien worlds again? Oh, it's because the bad guy used mind control to turn the world against me. Gradius never had the most deep or intelligent stories, but at least they bothered with one. The planet of Gradius refuses to surrender and sends in a pilot (that's you) in a Victory Viper spaceship to go and stop Gofer.
Gofer is a giant evil brain that has taken psychic control over entire spacefleets and is turning them on the universe to make it his own. Isn't that the same loveable antagonist from Caddyshack? No, Gofer isn't cute like that groundhog from old Chevy Chase movies. Story- Gradius' new villain is named Gofer.
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