Gradius ReBirth (Wii) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 มิ.ย. 2019
- A playthrough of Konami's 2009 shoot 'em up game for the Nintendo Wii, Gradius ReBirth.
Played through three loops beginning on the normal difficulty setting. The best ending is shown.
Gradius Rebirth was released as part of Konami's ReBirth trilogy, a line of retro-styled "throwback" sequels to the company's most popular franchises from the late 1980s. It was only ever sold as a WiiWare title - there haven't been any ports of it to other systems, and you can no longer buy it from the Wii Shop Channel.
Like Contra Rebirth and Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth, Gradius ReBirth takes its inspiration from classic Konami games of the late 1980s/early 1990s. The graphics and sound are upgraded versions of what we originally saw in the company's 16-bit arcade hardware, and the gameplay takes most of its cues from Nemesis on the Game Boy.
The game has five stages, and it doesn't last very long as a result, but if you really get into it, you will see changes occur in each stage over the course of multiple game loops, and clearing three loops will earn you the final, complete ending. There isn't anything markedly original in Gradius ReBirth, but the core mechanics are all sound, and the game feels like a giant mashup of previous Gradius titles. As long as you aren't too averse to the blatant recycling of so many past Gradius elements, you'll find a very entertaining title here, especially for how cheap it went for on the Wii Shop.
And finally, the presentation is pretty excellent here. Just like the other Rebirth titles, the graphics are all comprised of pseudo 16-bit pixel art, though the smooth rotation and scaling effects, floods of enemies, and massive explosions would've all brought the SNES to its knees far worse than Gradius III ever managed to. It looks like what you remember games from the late 80s looking like, but in reality, it's a pretty huge boost. The music is the same, though instead of going with the SNES-style sample-based playback, Gradius ReBirth's remixes of classic tracks go with heavy drum samples that enthusiastically punch through the wicked FM-synth arrangements - think Gradius III's arcade OST instead of the SNES's - and it makes for a highly enjoyable, nostalgic accompaniment to the action.
All three of the ReBirth games are thoroughly enjoyable experiences, but I do feel like Gradius ReBirth is probably the weakest link. It features the least amount of original content of the ReBirth trilogy, and to be honest, it represents the series I like the least of the three. Still, that in no way means I dislike it - I just prefer Castlevania and Contra. For any diehard Gradius fans, though, this one is a clear win.
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I wish Konami made an anniversary Collection just for Gradius and it’s spin-offs.
I think that's coming up this year, actually. They've released anniversary collection games for Castlevania and Contra and I think Gradius is on tap.
SamtheBravesFan Where did you hear that from? I have all three Konami Anniversary Collections already. Arcade Classics, Castlevania and Contra.
I’d be happier with a shooting collection tbh. Much as I liked Gradius. I would like to play all the shooters Konami put out.
Parodius too! and Gradius Rebirth for Switch.
Never heard/read/seen any rumors but I wish that too! Bring us a Gradius Anniversary Collection! On Switch of course!
Originality is not Gradius ReBirth's strong suit, but with gameplay this classic, it doesn't need to be original to be good.
Way to totally cheese this (17:45) boss. I would've never thought to try something like that.
@@therealseanw.stewart2071 It works awesome in the first loop. On the harder difficulties, trying that is 100% guaranteed suicide O_o
Why the people Didn't mention on new game call Gradius infinity or endgame
Also salamander 3 for Swich Nintendo or ps5
@@julioenrique2584 gradius infinity war and gradius endgame are my favorite movies.
The boss can be stalled out, by sitting there in the same corner until the boss self-destructs, on higher loops.
Whoever is playing this playthrough is clearly a genius. Awesome playing!
Ty! :)
This game among with the rest of the ReBirth line deserve a re-release on future consoles. Furthermore, Salamander ReBirth was also suppose to happen but it never did.
Most importantly... Gradius VI needs to happen due to R-Type Final 2! Ooooooooohhh Yyyeeeaaahhh!!!
Maybe Gradius VI sounds like a possibility...in our heads sadly. Perhaps it could happen someday in the future after R-Type Final 2 made its run.
We already have R-Type final 3 with no sign of a new Gradius. We'll get GTA6 before Gradius 6 😂
Gradius ReBirth is the odd one out among the three - unlike the Castlevania and Contra ReBirth games, this one actually seems to have a canon connection to the series timeline. Granted, nobody actually plays Gradius for its story (as far as I'm aware), but still... at least we get to see what happened shortly before the second MSX game took place.
@DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou Contra ReBirth is just its own standalone title with no real relationship with any other game in the series. It has no rhyme or reason, it just sort of... exists, I guess. I just know it isn't considered part of the Contra timeline (kind of like Contra Force, in that regard).
I play Gradius 2 (MSX) for its story.
@@dqwno4900 don't you have an SNL episode to write?
45:40
Best 4th wall I've seen in a while
If ONLY they made a new Parodius game too! Mm, I might be joking, but it’d be interesting to see modernized all the same, just like Gradius! The music is phenomenal, it sounds very much like Sega Genesis music, for some reason.
They used the Gradius III arcade synth for the music of this game,or something remarkably similar. Gradius III, like a lot of arcade games at the time, used a Motorola chip in them, like the Genesis used, and both relied heavily on FM Synth music.
thank heavens for Wii Jailbreaks, backups, and Dolphin emulator, otherwise this game would have been lost when the Wii Shop shut down.
I feel that.
In Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow for the DS, when the boss Bat Company forms its different shapes for attacks, one of them is a Gradius Moai head.
There was an updated version which added an extra Theme for a couple of the bosses.
I like the Wiimote Easter Egg Dr. Venom pulled.
Konami Digital "Entertainmant"
Wow this game so awesome and cool 😎
Cool little game to pass the time.
PS : i used to own a Wii. It was nice. I spent a lot of time playing Super Smash Bros Brawl.
But my favorite childhood memories was in the PS1, the PS2 and the Gamecube.
man, 5 more best of level and it would have been the best entry in the series,... with added weapon edit
just watching this playthrough is enough to break a sweat!
fukin mad skillz!
I have a strange relationship with this game. I like the concept of looping three times and witnessing some changes to get the best ending. But I wish more actually changed. The five stages fly by too quickly and like you said there's not a lot original going on here. Still, it is a solid game and the music is better than Gradius Galaxies, so there's that.
This NEEDS re-released somehow, for this to fade into obscurity now because of the Wii Shop Channel to close like that.
Dis game series really needs a modern reboot.
3:23 speed up! And.......OPTION X4 !!!!!!
This game is hard
i want Konami to release a collection of all Gradius and Parodius games. this game should be included in the collection. i would pay $30 for it.
Konami needs to make another gradius game
as long as it's made by a proper team. this game was made by M2 who are behind a ton of re-releases and emulators used in "mini" consoles.
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It seems most people like two speed ups.
The sequel is never coming
nah rebirth is a prequel of gradius 2 for msx
Hope you can get 100K subs
Thanks! :) it's getting there!
45:57 now that's funny
I think that hero's ship is too powerful(3 multiples are enough),also the loop version should be normal version
Even though I don't care much for the gradius series as a whole, I did enjoy this game *along with 3 on snes, despite the serious slowdowns and life force isn't too shabby either 🙂☺ I love the music in that game* I do agree with you that out of the 3 konami rebirth titles, this was the weakest of the pack, still fun though*
There's a new fan-made patch for Gradius III (and Contra 3 and Super-Rtype) that utilizes the SA-1 chip and removes all slowdown. Highly recommend giving them a look.
@@ianswift3521 I'll take the time to check it out 🙂 thank you for telling me about it, I still wish konami and M2 can make a rebirth collection for modern systems still 😢😭
@@razorchance6976 you're very welcome
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