Gradius 2/Fortress Planet: Difference between revisions

Despite how dangerous this ship is, it feels slightly easier to defeat in the remake. It doesn't pursue you as relentlessly as in the original, giving you more opportunity to avoid getting caught within its giant laser, and to line up your shots at the core and its shields with an Option or two. You can't access the core of this ship once it's been defeated; the game will kick you right into the next part of the story where you are recalled back to planet Gradius in order to defeat Venom's ship before it's too late. At this point you will begin to fly through repeat instances of the stages you visited in reverse order. However, in the remake, these stages are often condensed versions of the first pass through them. Though shorter, they are no less difficult to clear.