GRADIUS V
OFFICIAL TITLE  Gradius V
COMMON TITLE  Gradius V
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLES-52095
REGION  PAL
GENRE / STYLE  Action / Shooter.

DEVELOPER  Treasure.
PUBLISHER  Konami.
DATE RELEASED  4 October 2004
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER		 DISC 1

SLES-52095
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLES-52095
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )
From the back cover.
  •  4012927025314  - 
     

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English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-5 (English, French, German, Italian & Spanish).

Gradius V is a Japanese-developed shoot 'em up video game published by Konami for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console in 2004. Gradius V was largely developed under contract by Treasure, who had previously worked on Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga.

The game is set predominantly in outer space where players control a fictional spacecraft called Vic Viper through a continuously scrolling background depicting the territories of Bacterian—an evil empire which serves as the player's enemy

The soundtrack was composed by Basiscape composer Hitoshi Sakimoto whose previous video game work includes the soundtrack to the tactical role-playing game Final Fantasy Tactics, the shoot'em up Radiant Silvergun and the action/RPG hybrid Vagrant Story

STORY:
Long ago, the Gradius army destroyed an evil life form that was threatening the galaxy. But somehow some of the Bacterian cells survived, and a new army has appeared ready to take over the galaxy! The Gradius forces have developed a super spatial-temporal fighter (called the Vic Viper) which you must pilot in order to destroy all of the enemies.

GAMEPLAY:
The Vic Viper returns to blast down more baddies in fast-paced, side-scrolling battle. As in the more recent console adaptations of the long-running shooter series, this version of Gradius retains the basic 2D gameplay but adds rich 3D visual effects to bring the game world to life. Gradius V offers a new Option Controls feature that helps fans customize their experience. A total of 12 power-ups, including old favorites and new additions, help the heroic ship make its way through the game's seven scrolling stages.

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

A Treasure of Intense Shooting Action!

2-Player simultaneous play

7 explosive levels

4 Option controls adds strategy and depth

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCIFI & Futuristic themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1-2 Players
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  40 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )		  Standard Controller ( Analog Controller compatible )
COMPATIBLE LIGHT GUNS
( OFFICIAL LIGHT GUNS ONLY )		  None
OTHER COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS
( OFFICIAL CONTROLLERS ONLY )		  None
SPECIAL CONTROLLERS INCLUDED OR
SUPPORTED ( OFFICIAL ONLY )		  None
VIBRATION FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = No / 60 Hz = Yes / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = Yes / Dolby Surround = No / Dolby Digital = No; Dolby Pro logic II = No
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  No
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  No
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.2.1 (Software)
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 1; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = Yes; mVU Flag Hack = Yes; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = No
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX r5864 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = 0 )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X r5830 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Dubug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  The game doesn't have it.

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
 Move ship -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
 Shoot, missiles -  X Button
 Power up -  Circle Button
 Multiple control -  R1 Button
 Soft reset -  L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 + Start + Select Button
 Pause game -  Start Button

 

RAW CODES:

Invincible -  
202CAEA0 240203E7 
Infinite Lives Both Players -  
20289504 00000000 
Unlock All Stage Select Levels -  
204A5FA4 01010101 
 - JEWEL CASE COVERS
FRONT BACK
CLICK THE IMAGE
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Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 685 KB		 CLICK THE IMAGE
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Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 812 KB
 - JEWEL CASE COVERS
FRONT BACK
CLICK THE IMAGE
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Res. - 72 dpi
File Size - 110 KB		 CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 640 x 932 pix.
Res. - 72 dpi
File Size - 166 KB
 - JEWEL CASE COVERS
FRONT BACK
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 1521 x 2147 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 1'51 MB		 CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 1528 x 2155 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 1'68 MB
 - JEWEL CASE COVERS
FRONT
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 1770 x 1196 pix.
Res. - 200 dpi
File Size - 448 KB
 - DISC COVER
DISC
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 1432 x 1435 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 1'08 MB

 NTSC-J:
  • Gradius V [SLPM-62462]   
     
  • Gradius V [Konami the Best] [SLPM-62621]   
     
 KOREAN:
  • Gradius V [SLKA-15032]   
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Gradius V [SLUS-20712]   
     

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