![]() Additionally there's also a zoom feature that allows players to stretch the images to fit the entire screen with Gradius 1 - 3 offering 3 levels of zoom, while Gradius IV and Gaiden only offer 2 levels of zoom. The games included are visually identical to their original versions, so with the exception of a few graphical effects utilized in Gradius Gaiden and Gradius IV, there isn't really much that's going to stand out.Īll of the games are presented in their original 4:3 aspect ratio, unfortunately only Gradius and Gradius 2 feature a widescreen display option, providing a slightly more expanded view of the levels. ![]() With the exception of a few levels spanning all of the included games, the level designs have always had a solid, mechanical look to them, with just a small handful of organic-looking levels. Graphically, outside of Gradius V, the Gradius series has never really been known for its stellar graphics. There's also a cool music player that allows players to listen to all of the music of the included games, as well as the complete soundtrack of the X68000 versions of Gradius and Gradius II. In addition to housing 5 excellent ports on a single UMD, Gradius Portable is also host to some nice bonus features such as a Gallery mode containing the CG movie intros of Gradius III & IV for the PS2, and Gradius Gaiden and Gradius Deluxe Pack for the PSOne respectively. No big deal really, just a tad bit inconsistent. Oddly enough, only Gradius III and Gradius Gaiden awards points for collecting power-up capsules, while you get nothing from the other games. The scoring system of the Gradius games are pretty standard fare, albeit a bit inconsistent as players basically rack up points by destroying as many enemies as they can throughout the games. Other options also allow players to adjust the hit size of their ship, set the number of lives they want to start off with, select their difficulty settings, with a 'Tuned' option allowing for further adjustments to be made to the difficulty of the games, as well as set their Extend Score for gaining extra lives. Though, Gradius 3 still gets bogged down a bit regardless of your speed settings. In addition, players can also adjust the speed of the games by setting different Wait Levels, allowing them to toggle between the original settings of each game with slowdown fully intact or use the power of the PSP to play them at full speed for an added challenge. All of the included games play really well, and all of them contain a convenient Save feature that allows players to save their progress anytime during play and load up their last saved check points. ![]() All in all, Gradius Portable is a pretty solid retro collection whose only fault is the absence of the SNES version of Gradius III.
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