|preceded by=[[Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou|Gradius II]]
|preceded by=[[Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou|Gradius II]]
|followed by=[[Gradius IV Fukkatsu|Gradius IV]]
|followed by=[[Gradius IV Fukkatsu|Gradius IV]]
|series=Gradius
|series=Gradius
|series2=Arcade Archives
}}
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Gradius III'''|グラディウスIII 伝説から神話ヘ||''Gradius III: From Legend to Myth''}} is a side-scrolling [[arcade]] [[shooter]] released in Japan in [[1989]]. North American audiences saw its release in [[1991]]. It was ported to the [[Super NES]] in [[1991]], then in [[2006]] it was included in the [[Gradius III and IV]] compilation for the [[PlayStation 2]], and even later in [[2006]] in the [[Gradius Collection]] for the [[PSP]].
{{Nihongo|'''Gradius III'''|グラディウスIII 伝説から神話ヘ||''Gradius III: From Legend to Myth''}} is a side-scrolling [[arcade]] [[shooter]] released in [[1989]]. It was ported to the [[Super NES]] in [[1991]], and later included in the [[Gradius III and IV]] compilation. It is considered one of the hardest [[Gradius]] games.
It is considered one of the hardest [[Gradius]] games.
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A soundtrack, containing the original music as well as arranged tracks, was released by Konami on the King Records label in the early 1990s.
There are ten levels.
== Story ==
== Story ==
The Bacterions are attacking again. This time, the leader Bacterion is using a powerful source known as Dark Force. The Dark Force can destroy anything in its path. So planet Gradius relies on the ship Vic Viper to defeat the Bacterions once and for all.
The Bacterions are attacking again. This time, the leader Bacterion is using a powerful source known as Dark Force. The Dark Force can destroy anything in its path. So planet Gradius relys on the ship Vic Viper to deafeat the Bacterions once and for all.
It is considered one of the hardest Gradius games.
A soundtrack, containing the original music as well as arranged tracks, was released by Konami on the King Records label in the early 1990s.
There are ten levels.
The Bacterions are attacking again. This time, the leader Bacterion is using a powerful source known as Dark Force. The Dark Force can destroy anything in its path. So planet Gradius relies on the ship Vic Viper to defeat the Bacterions once and for all.
