An essential game for any Gradius fan.
This game is pure entertainment for shooter fans. Gaiden nails a perfect balance of serious challenge and plain fun, making it as fun to play as it is rewarding to 1cc, and with four unique ships and two-player co-op, there's lots to explore once the game is mastered. Level/boss design, graphics, soundtrack, control (of course); everything's practically flawless here. Especially at this price, it's definitely a worthwhile purchase. If there's one suggestion I'd make, it's to set the difficulty to "hardest" from the start; it rocks. ;)

Gradius Gaiden
If you love the Gradius series or Shooters then you need to own this gem of a game.

Gradius Gaiden- is the first inthe Gradius series to ofter 2 player action

4 spacecrafts to choose from each with unique features

Vip Viper-Lord British-Jade Knight-Falcon Beta

You can also power up missile and lasers to level 2

and add a amazing soundtrack and you have one of the most refined Gradius inthe series.