Gradius Collected for PSP
Konami's classic shooter series find itself a new home on the PSP, but will your favourite be included?
Fans of old-school shooter games haven't had much to cheer in the past while, but Konami has something that might lift their spirits. The company is putting together a collection of games from its classic Gradius series for the PSP.
Never one to toe the line of mediocrity, Konami is going all out for the collection, which will include ports of five games from the seminal series, including: Gradius, Gradius II, Gradius III, Gradius IV and Gradius Gaiden.
The collection will sadly not include the recent PlayStation 2-exclusive Gradius V, which was developed by superstar shooter developer Treasure.
There have been some minor additions, such as the inclusion of a widescreen option, but for the most part the games will be identical to the versions that have come before.
So far Konami has not confirmed whether the game will be making it out of Japan, where it will debut in the beginning of February, but the region-agnostic nature of the PSP means that ardent fans will still be able to hit up their local importer for some much-missed arcade action.
Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo Games