Gradius 2012 - Mission Reborn | ||||
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Developer(s) | Expert Studios | |||
Publisher(s) | Clover Entertainment | |||
Platform(s) | Hybrid Fusion
Nintendo IC | |||
Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up | |||
Release Date(s) | 2012 | |||
Mode(s) | Singleplayer , Multiplayer | |||
Age Rating(s) | Everyone |
Gradius 2012 - Mission Reborn is a new game of Gradius series. The game shows the return of Vic Viper and other things.
Story[]
In year 2012 , the wheaterman from NASA predicted a meteor shower coming from a distant galaxy know as "Lumionsa" , without a choice , the NASA team make a new ship with debris of original Vic Viper and created Vic Viper X. Commanded by Captian Oluskt , Vic Viper X flys for your first system.
Characters[]
The game have a option to play with three ships :
Ship | Name | Number | Weapon | Unlockable by... |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vic Viper X | BP 592A | Normal Laser | He's already unlockable | |
Lord British | LS 379G | Special Laser | Find her in Stage 4 | |
Alpinia | WC 672H | Black Laser | Complete the game. |
Gameplay[]
Like other Gradius series , Gradius 2012 is a 2D Shoot' em up game , in which the player needs defeats enemys and collect power-ups , the game have 3 different types of power-ups :
- Laser-Type : This power-ups upgrade the ship laser.
- Missile-Type : This power-ups upgrade the ship missile support.
- Option : This power-ups are attack forms.
Weapons[]
Laser-Type[]
Nº | Name | Icon | Usage | Used in Multiplayer |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Line Laser | Destroy a enemys in a row. | Yes. | |
2 | Cyclone Laser | Shoot a laser in Cyclone form. | No. | |
3 | Twin Laser | Shoot two lasers. | Yes. | |
4 | Thrust Laser | Shoot directly on the enemy. | Yes. | |
5 | Energy Laser | When hit the enemy , recover your health | Yes. |
Option[]
N° | Name | Icon | Rarity | Used in Multiplayer |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Multiple | Usually | Yes | |
2 | Rolling | Usually (after get Multiple form) | Yes | |
3 | Snake | Rare | Yes | |
4 | Core | Rare (only used in Boss Fights) | No | |
5 | Seed | Usually (It's a multiplayer-only option) | Yes |
Stages[]
Nº | Stage | Used in Multiplayer? | Boss |
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1 | Solar System | Yes | Big Core MK IV |
2 | Black Hole | No | Alien Monster |
3 | Unnamed Planet | Yes | Giga |
4 | Luminsa's Dimension | Yes | Big Eye |
5 | Meteor Shower | No | Gregol |
6 | Planet Factory | No | Crystal Moai |
7 | Reaching to the Core | Yes | Bloody Gate |
8 | Luminsa's Core | No | Zelos Force |
Bosses[]
Boss | Name | Stage |
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Big Core MK IV | Solar System | |
Alien Monster | Black Hole | |
Giga | Unnamed Planet | |
Big Eye | Luminsa's Dimension | |
Gregol | Meteor Shower | |
Crystal Moai | Planet Factory | |
Bloody Gate | Reaching to the Core | |
Zelos Force | Luminsa's Core |
Reception[]
Overlocked[]
Re-Releases[]
Nintendo VR[]
The game has been re-released for the Nintendo VR with enchanced graphics and a multiplayer mode.
Neptune Z[]
The game has been also re-released for the Neptune Z featuring more levels, bosses, ships, this version is called "Gradius 2012 - Mission Reborn Code: X2" is released along with the special edition of Space Invaders (2012 game)
Trivia[]
- The game has made to compete with Space Invaders (2012 game).