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Gradius ReBirth

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 8 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 3 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Konami
Developer: Konami
Genre(s): Shoot-'Em-Up
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: March 9, 2009
Summary
[WiiWare] Blast your way through levels filled with alien spaceships and otherworldly creatures in this retro side-scrolling shooter. Pick your weapons carefully and upgrade them to create a devastating arsenal of space-aged weapons that will aid you in your challenging mission. Players can post their high scores to worldwide leader boards via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and see where they rank against all the other Gradius ReBirth players. Test your skills with Gradius ReBirth and see if you have what it takes to beat this action-packed arcade shooter. [Nintendo]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Games Master UK
Great for 16-bit fans after a challenge. If you don't think your'e up to such retro effort, look elsewhere. [Oct 2009, p.80]
1UP
If anything, ReBirth is a harmless non-canonical sequel, and the flaws are pretty excusable -- no matter how you look at it, this is a good Gradius. But, like all the other recent, deliberately retro-styled games, it's definitely meant for people who had some sort of connection to the series in their youth.
Read Full Review >Destructoid
I love the game in a fetish sort of way, in a way that I don't expect most people to relate with.
Read Full Review >IGN
Gradius ReBirth is a nice blast from the past, but its retro design and punishingly hard difficulty limits the appeal.
Read Full Review >games(TM)
Consider this a neat twist on the formula, which will force you to play this old favourite in some unexpected ways. [Oct 2009, p.132]
Official Nintendo Magazine UK
It looks, sounds and plays just as it did well over 20 years ago. So it's dated, but fun. [Sept 2009, p.93]
Nintendo Life
Gradius Rebirth is certainly a solid enough shooter and the trip down memory lane is fun while it lasts, but you can't help but walk away from the title wishing that Konami had tried some new ideas instead of just rehashing the same formula.
Read Full Review >Teletext GameCentral
More restatement than rebirth, this Gradius greatest hits collection has little new to offer.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Fran C gave it a9:
Not the best of the series, but still fun. Very bad C++ programming makes the game slowdown at some places with full options + laser. No 2 players. Nearly all musics are from older GameBoy and MSX Gradius games. But, as I say, still fun, and probably the best WiiWare game out there.
Roman P gave it an8:
Classic Gradius gameplay with nice graphics and sound. Five levels plus three secret levels, with different layouts depending on the difficultly. Five difficulty settings from very easy to very hard, and five different ships. Start from any level, loop, or checkpoint that you have reached, or play score-attack with an online leaderboard. Very fun game if you like old-school shooters. Not particularly easy though.
