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[Amir0x]

Gradius comp flies onto US PSPs
Big firepower comes to little handheld; collection of classic shooter includes Gradius I-IV and Gradius Gaiden.

Trigger-happy PSP owners in North America were green with envy late last year when Konami revealed that Gradius Portable would be invading Japan this February. Stateside fans of the series could only hope that Gradius Portable would somehow make it to US shores, and apparently fortune smiled upon them.

As part of the Konami press event in San Francisco today, the publisher revealed that Gradius Collection would zoom into US stores sometime this spring. Like its Japanese counterpart, Gradius Collection will include Gradius, Gradius II, Gradius III, Gradius IV, and Gradius Gaiden, which was previously unreleased in North America.

No rating or pricing information has been announced yet. For more information on Gradius Collection and the rest of Konami's announcements, check out GameSpot's coverage of the 2006 Konami Gamers' Day.

Word up to GAMESPOT (and also Shard)

 

[belgurdo]

Gradius are the ones where you start from a checkpoint when you die, right?

 

[SolidSnakex]

Sony hates 2D. This can't be true.

 

[Wario64]

Sony hates 2D. This can't be true.

Konami paid teh moneyhats. Konami and Sony in kahoots

 

[Suikoguy]

Sony hates 2D. This can't be true.

Sony hates companies releasing a single 2d game at full price (especially old ports),
Package a few together and they rarely have a problem.

 

[Izzy]

Splendid news - but I'm still importing mine.

 

[MoxManiac]

Sweetness my weakness!

 

[B-Rad Lascelle]

Sony hates companies releasing a single 2d game at full price (especially old ports),
Package a few together and they rarely have a problem.

Suikoden I & II are packaged together. Maybe we'll get lucky.

 

[Agent X]

That's good to hear. The US PSP lineup seems to be getting stronger all the time.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

When this releases I'll have to re-buy a PSP. I sold mine back in May when I realized it had been 2 months since I had even turned it on. I did keep Lumines and my memory stick though since I knew I'd eventually be coming back to it.

And to those who want to ask why anybody would ever sell a console/handheld only to buy it back later...I actually sold it for a few bucks above retail to a Canadian so I haven't lost anything.

 

[djtiesto]

Awesome, I've been wanting to play Gradius Gaiden for a while... About time the PSP finally starts to gear up, too... (next up, a Growlanser 1 port please!!!)

 

[stressboy]

Thank god. I was about to import a copy if they didn't release it here.

 

[Miroku]

I dont even own a PSP and I am gonna buy this

 

[drohne]

you're all obligated to buy this and play gaiden, unless of course you've imported the ps1 release. let's hope nothing goes wrong with the port.

 

[NotMSRP]

Not like there is a language barrier in the JP version that would have prevented Konami from localizing it.

 

[Tabris]

Konami paid teh moneyhats. Konami and Sony in kahoots

Pay moneyhats on the correct games damn it Konami!!!

<-------- !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Wario64]

Pay moneyhats on the correct games damn it Konami!!!

<-------- !!!!!!!!!!

But disc 3 is coming


Oh Suikoden? never cared for the series. Muahauhaa

 

[Lambtron]

I was going to import this, but I will wait for the US release to support the localization of shmups.

 

[Greenpanda]

Cool to hear this is getting localized...

...too bad I don't have a PSP :[

 

[bumpkin]

First Suikoden 1+2, now Gradius Collection...

*cue Twilight Zone music*

 

[Tain]

you're all obligated to buy this and play gaiden, unless of course you've imported the ps1 release. let's hope nothing goes wrong with the port.

Hell, I already have Gaiden and I might buy this.

 

[Defensor]

The game features a bit of slowdown, in order to recreate the entire experience, but this is something that you'll be able to toggle off.

:lol

 

[Zerodoppler]

you're all obligated to buy this and play gaiden, unless of course you've imported the ps1 release. let's hope nothing goes wrong with the port.

Quoted for emphasis.

The best Gradius ever deserves lots of love from GAF.

 

[Lo-Volt]

 

[M3wThr33]

Sony hates 2D. This can't be true.

Konami earned their PSP credits for shitting out MGA 1 and 2.

 

[HCgamer]

Should I import Gradius Gaiden now or wait until this collection is released in the US?

 

[M3wThr33]

Should I import Gradius Gaiden now or wait until this collection is released in the US?

Both

 

[HCgamer]

Both

I think I will do that but what does the original Playstation Gradius Gaiden packaging look like? I read in the new issue of OPM that the game has been re-released in Japan as a budget title I try to avoid purchasing Greatest Hits titles.

 

[DjangoReinhardt]

This news makes me happy.

 

[jj984jj]

First Suikoden 1+2, now Gradius Collection...

*cue Twilight Zone music*

Suikoden was announced again? Are you sure you aren't thinking of the misunderstood announcement?

 

[BenT]

Konami's Suikoden rep said they want to do it and they have a few proposals into SCEA right now. That doesn't mean it's happening for sure, of course. There is interest at Konami, though.