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is a 1988 computer game, developed and published by Konami
exclusively for the MSX
platform. It was released in Europe as Nemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction. The game is part of the long running Gradius
series of side-scrolling
shooters
and is a spin-off
to Nemesis II
. It is the second game of the series to be released for the MSX only after Nemesis II
. In terms of the story; the game is a sequel to Nemesis, Nemesis II
, and Salamander. The game takes place almost 200 years after the crisis with Dr. Venom and James Burton has died in the year 6718. The Vic Viper is replaced by a new ship called the Vixen (4 classes); piloted by a direct descendant of James: David Burton and his AI
Gaudie.
, featuring "Napalm Missile" and (Extended) "Fire Blaster". The fourth one is more like the Sabel Tiger from Salamander
, featuring the 2-way missile approach and "Ripple Laser".
All four classes may choose between the classic "Shield" or the "Force Field", which takes less hits to expire, but protects from any direction.
It's also possible to choose the behavior of "Option", from the original shadow movement, "Fixed" and "Rolling" (just like "Option Warrior" from Nemesis II
).
like "Up Laser", "Fire Blaster" and "Vector Laser" as well as Salamander
weapons like "Meteor Laser" and "Screw Laser". This is the only game in the Nemesis series which visibly keeps track of the number of speed boosts.
In order to upgrade the ship's weapons, secret spots must be found, just like the secret stages in Nemesis and Nemesis II
and the predictions in Salamander
.
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
exclusively for the MSX
MSX
MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation...
platform. It was released in Europe as Nemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction. The game is part of the long running Gradius
Gradius (series)
The Gradius games, first introduced in 1985, make up a series of scrolling shooter video games published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms. In many games in the series, the player controls a ship known as the Vic Viper...
series of side-scrolling
Side-scrolling video game
A side-scrolling game or side-scroller is a video game in which the gameplay action is viewed from a side-view camera angle, and the onscreen characters generally move from the left side of the screen to the right. These games make use of scrolling computer display technology...
shooters
Shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up is a subgenre of shooter video games. In a shoot 'em up, the player controls a lone character, often in a spacecraft or aircraft, shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks. The genre in turn encompasses various types or subgenres and critics differ on exactly what...
and is a spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
to Nemesis II
Nemesis II
Nemesis II, released as Nemesis II: The Return of the Hero in Europe, and Gradius: The Interstellar Assault in North America, is the second Game Boy game in the Gradius series....
. It is the second game of the series to be released for the MSX only after Nemesis II
Nemesis II
Nemesis II, released as Nemesis II: The Return of the Hero in Europe, and Gradius: The Interstellar Assault in North America, is the second Game Boy game in the Gradius series....
. In terms of the story; the game is a sequel to Nemesis, Nemesis II
Nemesis II
Nemesis II, released as Nemesis II: The Return of the Hero in Europe, and Gradius: The Interstellar Assault in North America, is the second Game Boy game in the Gradius series....
, and Salamander. The game takes place almost 200 years after the crisis with Dr. Venom and James Burton has died in the year 6718. The Vic Viper is replaced by a new ship called the Vixen (4 classes); piloted by a direct descendant of James: David Burton and his AI
Ai
AI, A.I., Ai, or ai may refer to:- Computers :* Artificial intelligence, a branch of computer science* Ad impression, in online advertising* .ai, the ISO Internet 2-letter country code for Anguilla...
Gaudie.
Vixen Classes
Four distinct classes of Vixen can be chosen: The first one resembles the original Vic Viper. The second one is a twisted version of Vic Viper, featuring the new "Photon Missile". The third one is more like Metalion from Nemesis IINemesis II
Nemesis II, released as Nemesis II: The Return of the Hero in Europe, and Gradius: The Interstellar Assault in North America, is the second Game Boy game in the Gradius series....
, featuring "Napalm Missile" and (Extended) "Fire Blaster". The fourth one is more like the Sabel Tiger from Salamander
Salamander
Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with their slender bodies, short noses, and long tails. All known fossils and extinct species fall under the order Caudata, while sometimes the extant...
, featuring the 2-way missile approach and "Ripple Laser".
All four classes may choose between the classic "Shield" or the "Force Field", which takes less hits to expire, but protects from any direction.
It's also possible to choose the behavior of "Option", from the original shadow movement, "Fixed" and "Rolling" (just like "Option Warrior" from Nemesis II
Nemesis II
Nemesis II, released as Nemesis II: The Return of the Hero in Europe, and Gradius: The Interstellar Assault in North America, is the second Game Boy game in the Gradius series....
).
Weapons
The game retains several of the new weapons introduced in Nemesis IINemesis II
Nemesis II, released as Nemesis II: The Return of the Hero in Europe, and Gradius: The Interstellar Assault in North America, is the second Game Boy game in the Gradius series....
like "Up Laser", "Fire Blaster" and "Vector Laser" as well as Salamander
Salamander
Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with their slender bodies, short noses, and long tails. All known fossils and extinct species fall under the order Caudata, while sometimes the extant...
weapons like "Meteor Laser" and "Screw Laser". This is the only game in the Nemesis series which visibly keeps track of the number of speed boosts.
In order to upgrade the ship's weapons, secret spots must be found, just like the secret stages in Nemesis and Nemesis II
Nemesis II
Nemesis II, released as Nemesis II: The Return of the Hero in Europe, and Gradius: The Interstellar Assault in North America, is the second Game Boy game in the Gradius series....
and the predictions in Salamander
Salamander
Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with their slender bodies, short noses, and long tails. All known fossils and extinct species fall under the order Caudata, while sometimes the extant...
.