Gradius Origins

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82

Top Critic Average

94%

Critics Recommend

Game Rant
9 / 10
Hardcore Gamer
3.5 / 5
Nintendo Life
8 / 10
ZTGD
8.5 / 10
The Games Machine
8 / 10
Push Square
8 / 10
Generación Xbox
85 / 100
Everyeye.it
8 / 10
Creators: M2, Konami
Release Date: Aug 6, 2025 - Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PC
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Critic Reviews for Gradius Origins

Konami has partnered with shoot 'em up port experts M2 to deliver one of the best collections the Gradius series has ever received.

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The next collection of retro Konami games is here, and their names are Gradius and Salamander.

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M2, famous for its articulate, somewhat surgical approach to porting historical code just right, has done another fine job with Gradius Origins. There's so much polish here it positively gleams, and the overall care, bonus gadgetry and quality of life extras are all impeccably set. Salamander III is the big one, and it delivers, even if it doesn't really push the envelope in terms of originality or visual bombast. It's a shame there are still Gradius absentees in the list, and one day perhaps a truly comprehensive compilation will rear its head. For now, though, it's time to saddle up and destroy the core like never before.

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ZTGD

8.5 / 10.0
Ken McKown

Gradius Origins is a phenomenal package that has just about everything you could want from one of these. The games included are incredible, they created a new entry just for the collection, and the additions and inclusions are simply amazing.

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Gradius Origins is a celebration, an act of love for an era when every token was a gamble between you—a clumsy kid—and the universe itself.

Review in Italian | Read full review

The collection provides a huge array of titles with iconic, timeless gameplay, and a brand new title that deftly reinvigorates the franchise. If you like shmups, this one is a must.

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Generación Xbox

Unknown Author
85 / 100
Generación Xbox

Don't hesitate to board these ships; the journey will be difficult, but truly beautiful.

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Everyeye.it

Unknown Author
8 / 10.0
Everyeye.it

As if this commendable rediscovery wasn't enough, M2 enriches the package with a completely original Salamander, developed with an eye on what a third installment would have been like if it had been released in the 1990s: the answer to this question is a video game calibrated for more modern sensibilities, but at the same time completely inserted into a historical continuity that will delight all fans of the saga.

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