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Gradius Origins

Gradius Origins

Released: 8/6/2025

This collection features 18 versions across all 7 arcade titles in the series, including the first-ever appearance of Gradius III AM Show Version on home consoles. A variety of helpful new features have been added to the games, including save states, a rewind feature, and Invincible Mode. The new Training Mode lets you adjust settings like restart points, loop counts, and power-up statuses to help hone your skills to perfection. There's also a gallery feature that includes music from the game, a variety of images from each title, and much, much more! 1. SALAMANDER III 2. GRADIUS JP ROM Ver. / JP Bubble Ver. / NA Ver. (NEMESIS) / EU Ver. (NEMESIS) / NA Prototype (NEMESIS) 3. SALAMANDER JP Ver. / NA Ver.(LIFE FORCE) 4. LIFE FORCE JP Ver. 5. GRADIUS II: GOFER no Yabou JP Early Ver. / JP Mid Ver. / JP Late Ver. / NA Ver.(VULCAN VENTURE) 6. GRADIUS III: Densetsu kara Shinwa e JP Old Ver. / JP New Ver. / Asia Ver. / JP AM Show Ver. 7. SALAMANDER2 JP Ver.

This collection features 18 versions across all 7 arcade titles in the series, including the first-ever appearance of Gradius III AM Show Version on home consoles. A variety of helpful new features have been added to the games, including save states, a rewind feature, and Invincible Mode. The new Training Mode lets you adjust settings like restart points, loop counts, and power-up statuses to help hone your skills to perfection. There's also a gallery feature that includes music from the game, a variety of images from each title, and much, much more! 1. SALAMANDER III 2. GRADIUS JP ROM Ver. / JP Bubble Ver. / NA Ver. (NEMESIS) / EU Ver. (NEMESIS) / NA Prototype (NEMESIS) 3. SALAMANDER JP Ver. / NA Ver.(LIFE FORCE) 4. LIFE FORCE JP Ver. 5. GRADIUS II: GOFER no Yabou JP Early Ver. / JP Mid Ver. / JP Late Ver. / NA Ver.(VULCAN VENTURE) 6. GRADIUS III: Densetsu kara Shinwa e JP Old Ver. / JP New Ver. / Asia Ver. / JP AM Show Ver. 7. SALAMANDER2 JP Ver.

This collection features 18 versions across all 7 arcade titles in the series, including the first-ever appearance of Gradius III AM Show Version on home consoles. A variety of helpful new features have been added to the games, including save states, a rewind feature, and Invincible Mode. The new Training Mode lets you adjust settings like restart points, loop counts, and power-up statuses to help hone your skills to perfection. There's also a gallery feature that includes music from the game, a variety of images from each title, and much, much more! 1. SALAMANDER III 2. GRADIUS JP ROM Ver. / JP Bubble Ver. / NA Ver. (NEMESIS) / EU Ver. (NEMESIS) / NA Prototype (NEMESIS) 3. SALAMANDER JP Ver. / NA Ver.(LIFE FORCE) 4. LIFE FORCE JP Ver. 5. GRADIUS II: GOFER no Yabou JP Early Ver. / JP Mid Ver. / JP Late Ver. / NA Ver.(VULCAN VENTURE) 6. GRADIUS III: Densetsu kara Shinwa e JP Old Ver. / JP New Ver. / Asia Ver. / JP AM Show Ver. 7. SALAMANDER2 JP Ver.

Critics
83
Steam
93

Score Breakdown

83.4

Critic Average

35 reviews

93

Steam User Score

270 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-9.2
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-9.2

Average of both sources

Review Timing

5 early (14%)30 launch window (86%)0 late (0%)