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* The power-up capability of the Metalion returns to that of the Vic Viper in the original arcade versions, where four Options can be activated, and front shields appear for the Force Field which shrink in size as they take more damage. | * The power-up capability of the Metalion returns to that of the Vic Viper in the original arcade versions, where four Options can be activated, and front shields appear for the Force Field which shrink in size as they take more damage. | ||
* Missiles and Lasers, along with Up and Down Lasers, can no longer be upgraded to twice; they are at full power upon activation. | * Missiles and Lasers, along with Up and Down Lasers, can no longer be upgraded to twice; they are at full power upon activation. | ||
* Upgraded weapons map to the same gauge locations upon collection after invading the cores of boss ships. However, you will only receive one upgrade at a time, regardless of how quickly you defeat a boss. | * Upgraded weapons map to the same gauge locations upon collection after invading the cores of boss ships. However, you will only receive one upgrade at a time, regardless of how quickly you defeat a boss. | ||
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* The original [[Gradius 2]] was published on a 1Mbit ROM cartridge with a built-in custom sound chip. This version was released on 2 1.2Mbyte floppy disks. Additionally, once the game was loaded off disk, the entire game ran from the system's memory, eliminating any load times between levels. | * The original [[Gradius 2]] was published on a 1Mbit ROM cartridge with a built-in custom sound chip. This version was released on 2 1.2Mbyte floppy disks. Additionally, once the game was loaded off disk, the entire game ran from the system's memory, eliminating any load times between levels. | ||
* This game provides the player with three difficulty levels; Easy, Normal (spelled "Nomal" in the configuration menu), and Difficult. The difficulty level determines how aggressive the enemies get, and how quickly. Aggressiveness is determine by the level of power you accumulate, as well as how long you survive without losing a life. On Normal, if you make it three stages without dying, enemies will fire bullets at you upon destruction. | |||
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