The Konami of the early 2000s was simply beautiful (Gradius V, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3, MGS 2, MGS 3, and multiple Yu-Gi-Oh, Castlevania, Suikoden, TMNT, and Contra games.

@solarstrike33

8 жыл бұрын

+SilentHill401 Konami really jumped ship after 2012. Now, we shall forever taunt them with #FucKonami

One of the best games of the genre... I have it, and it took me 2 months playing it for 2 to 3 hours a day to finish it.. After this game, it was hard to find anoter shoot em up as good as this one. I downloaded the music of the game...

Just did as I was told, by the only internet reviewer whose opinion I actually like. Bought the game, mate.

The music was done by Hitoshi Sakimoto, who also did the music to Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy XII, and even Gauntlet 4. Love him.

Love your closing comment - i was buying it while the review was playing. You had me at the FMV opening sequence.

Absolutely love this game.. My first game on the PS 2 and childhood game. man.. :,) ill never forget this game

Thank you for reviewing this game. Love the lovin that the spaceship shooters get from CGR. Gradius V, truly a masterpiece.

Mark, just wanted to thank you for the recommendation on this one. My last outing with the Vic Viper was Super Parodius, and this game is amazing looking, has tight control, sounds phenomenal and is hard as hell. Great game. So again. Thanks.

This looks like a great game. Have played the series since Nemesis in 1986. Thanks for posting this Mark!

Gradius is one of my favorite series of shooters. Never a dull moment.

Up there with the best, this one set a new high water mark for me as far as everything high quality, and yes the best shooter on PS2 hands down.,excellent video btw thank you.

love this game, the hours just pass by when I play this. the rotatable options are my favorite too.

I was wondering when you'd get to this game ever since your ThunderForce 6 review. Good stuff!

I have been a fan of Gradius for a awhile. This one just blew my mind. I bought it the day it came out. Reserved it too. I knew it would be awesome seeing that Treasure was producing it. I was playing Ikaruga at the time also. Another great game. Thanks for the great review. I bought the soundtrack too. Awesome in every way!

Mark is the only human in the world who could review a game like this.

It exudes awesome!! A true must get..Thanks for another great review!

You are like one of the best space ship shooter players i have ever seen

Love the music of Gradius V! (Hitoshi Sakimoto)

I meant more in the style of the graphics. Literally, the way the game looks. The laser effects and explosions are straight out of Ikaruga, and the enemy ship designs are also very similar. It's a very cool and slick look, so it's not a bad thing, but it is a striking similarity.

"On of the best games available for your Playstation 2." Truer words could not have been spoken about this game. Absolutely brilliant, from top to bottom.

always wondered when you would finally review this one. incase anyone is still in doubt...this game is BOSS!

I own this game, but have yet to actually get into it. I love Mark's taste in shoot 'em ups. My favorite is Einhander.

Oh wow! Gradius V! I've been waiting to play this game.

I just ordered it. Looks awesome.

I have 2 of this... my fav of all time

I love this type of games so much :D

you should really review the red star :D im sure you'll absolutely love it!

Nice video, love this game.

R-Type Final would make for a good follow up review

Mark said "Sally fourth" this brings a smile to my face.

The 3d trailer for the game at the start of the review is the game I want to play it looks great.

I wish Konami would release a HD port of Gradius V on current consoles!

This plays pretty much perfectly on the PS2 emulator PCSX2...and it looks incredible with the resolution increased to 1920x1080p.

I absolutely adored this game. The only issue I had with it is the levels are quite long and it meant when trying to beat your high score it took me half an hour to get to level 5 or whatever before getting back into the position to top it. If the earlier levels had been a bit snappier I would have been more inclined to persevere with it but too much of a time investment for me in the end.

I'm not a huge Gradius fan outside of maybe Lifeforce but Gradius V is one of Treasure's real masterpieces right up there with Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga.

got this not too long ago after playing my friends copy and falling in love with it. funny thing was, playing it kept reminding me of another fav of mine ikaruga. then i found out gradius 5 was devolped by treasure . no wonder.

Such a solid entry in the series. One of my favorite games for the PS2. Gradius V whips my ass every time. But, I still keep coming back. Do I have a problem?...

my favorite space shooter ever...and I havent even played it...I know because I love gradius its my favorite space shooter series ever and I know that it always improves itself with every single release and this one seems the most refined. Also it was developed by treasure who made another one of my favorite shooters, ikaruga.

What a sweet looking game. This is the first time I have ever seen it. I need to get a Ps2.

I really want to play that one!

Looks awesome, but seems to slow down every so often?

In these games slowdown is a good thing. It's almost become an inbuilt mechanic of a lot of shmups because when dealing with a screen full of bullets you need a little bit of extra time to work out how to navigate them. People actually get annoyed when a console port of the arcade game fixes the slow down.

Best PS2 game I have and ever will play. Nothing else compares in my opinion. More hours on this than Fallout 3. I absolutely LOVE this video game.

This is one of the finest SHMUPS ever made.

oh how these videos make me miss my ps2

This game ties for my fave shmup of all time with U.N. Squadron.

Also Gradius Gaiden features very interesting levels and best soundtrack.

Mark needs to review Soldner-X 2.

I enjoy this game, you're the reason I bought it lol

When are you going to review Soldner-X 2 for the PS3(available on the PS Store), that game's perfect for CGR, one the most enjoyable SHMUPS I've ever played.

This game is a goddamn classic. Mark is right, people should own this gem. Hopefully we get another Gradius game.

I used to play the hell out of this game and need to again.

Damn...how can i missed this game..????

I love CLASSIC GAME ROOM!

welcome to youtube, you must be new here

That's too much fun on screen at once!

those power-ups made you a monster

Wow, this has gotta be one of the best-looking games on the PS2.

I have this game, what a Great spaceship shooter! It's freakin' awesome!

Please review more SHMUPS!

I love this game

Get "Gradius Collection" for the PSP. This collection features Arcade versions of Gradius 1-4 and Gradius Gaiden. Also pick up Salamander Portable for PSP so you can play Salamander, Life Force, Salamander 2, and XeXeX.

love this.

They're both great games.

I demand an Akai Katana review!

..."There's a core waiting to be shot." I'm making a Gradius shirt with that quote. Perfect.

Sturmwind still hasn't been released though, right?

Its worth the $$$ the game is awesome

gradius is fun but axelay is my all time fave shoot-em-up :P

you can get it on Ebay right now for about 25 to 30 bucks. So, not super cheap, but not unavailable, either.

Still waiting for part 2 of the NES Gradius review... :-P

For a PS2 game, it certainly looks amazing. :D

I'm not sure that I'd enjoy the background going all over the place when trying to focus on the action.

o man is this game difficult. just gotta keep learning the patterns and relearning

I have never played this game...It looks similar to the R-Type series. This one looks just much better!

wasn't this one released on dreamcast also?

This reminds me of the game Border Down, but on steroids.

can u review ikaruga?

I want this on psn NOW

Got this game for a dollar from a video store. Well worth it.

I'm surprised there hasn't been an HD release of this game on Xbox 360 so far.

Why oh why doesn't anyone mention the fact that it's the first 2-player gradius (not count life force/salamander), it's one of the greatest features!

This game has good music. PS2 best system ever!!!

I just can't enjoy this game without having revival start on. It just makes the game actually feel more like Gradius since every previous game sends you back on death.

yep

0:21 is that the spaceship from Alien?

Top 5 best PS2 Game

Why is this re-uploaded?

Well there is one way to have Instant shipping, but it's not exactly legal...

Awesome game.

Gradius 5 is really good, but Ikaruga is still Treasure's shooter crown-jewel.

WOW... paid $20 for this in 2018. Fast forward to 2020 and this game is going for $80-90+

am playing it on emulator right now - it looks friggen amazing ...and bloody hard...just trying to use save states and not die, (or immediately learn from my mistakes)..so hard, but amazing looking game...ESPECIALLY on emulating...it's like the developers had to dumb it down to play on the Ps2..

It isn't a rare game, but the price on ebay would make you think it were. I was lucky and had a friend who works at Gamestop get me a copy for almost nothing. This game is worth the money even if it is a bit expensive online.

Please review MUSHIHIMESAMA FUTARI ver. 1.5 for XBOX 360.

This game is awesome! But where the heck's Gradius VI, Konami?!

@SkyScourgeGod

6 жыл бұрын

Chained to the back of Konami's coldest and darkest closet, silently crying in loneness and despair as it hopes and dreams to one day, for the first time, see a glimpse of warm and glorious light... :(

Graphics sorta remind me of Contra: Shattered Soldier on the PS2.

ive been playing Gradius since super nintendo they made everything so much better from the old version

@fireheartis1

8 жыл бұрын

+Dj Rickey Ricardo I've been playing since the NES and it's a great game series for sure man.

@Dre_aka_sleepysandman

8 жыл бұрын

+fireheartis1 me too. Life force was the very first shooter I played. well aside space invaders.

@jamescree6331

8 жыл бұрын

+fireheartis1 I've been playing it since the Atari 2600 and it's awesome!

What happened to Classic Game Room???

If any of you guys haven't heard of einhander Then you should really check it out on the psx Possibly the best space/side shooter ever!!!!