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{{Game
|title=Gradius III
|title=Gradius III
|image=Gradius III flyer.png
|image=Gradius III flyer.png
|developer=[[Konami]]
|developer=[[Konami]]
|publisher=[[Konami]]
|publisher=[[Konami]]
|released={{jp|1989|December 11}}{{na|1991|August 13}}
|released={{sys|arcade|top=1}}{{jp|1989|December 11}}
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{{sys|wii}}{{us|2007|April 23}}{{jp|2007|September 25}}{{eu|2007|September 28}}
{{sys|switch|ps4}}{{jp|2020|December 24}}
|genre=[[Shooter]]
|genre=[[Shooter]]
|systems=[[Arcade]], [[SNES]]
|systems=[[Arcade]], [[SNES]], [[Wii]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]]
|modes=[[Single player]]
|modes=[[Single player]]
|ratings=
|ratings={{CERO|A}}{{ESRB|E}}{{PEGI|7}}
|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
}}
}}
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{{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 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]].
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Revision as of 19:05, 23 December 2020

Box artwork for Gradius III.
Box artwork for Gradius III.
Gradius III
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Year released
System(s)Arcade, SNES, Wii, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Preceded byGradius II
Followed byGradius IV
SeriesGradius
Genre(s)Shooter
ModesSingle player
Rating(s)CERO All agesESRB EveryonePEGI Ages 7+
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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.

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.

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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 relys on the ship Vic Viper to deafeat the Bacterions once and for all.

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