If you were a fan of Gradius or Life Force (Salamander), this game is a must play if you have not tried it already. You can also customize the load out of the Vic Viper so it gives options to what you want for weapons instead of the typical normal choices you had with Gradius. Gradius II also offers a great challenge also as it throws numerous enemies at you in each stage, much greater than its predecessor and also a much better graphical layout overall. If you like side-scrolling space shooters, definitely pick this one up to play!

This hack saves the upgrades the player have collected after he dies. It aims to make the game less frustrating since some levels and bosses are really hard to beat without a minimum of boosts.

Filename: Gradius II (Japan).nes (No-Intro)
File MD5: 6DD42D8DA20A20AA0760745BC9207F3F
File SHA-1: B5A8E30D20A52D0F9BFB35DEF76B8733DFA705E9
File CRC32: D213AA0D
ROM MD5: 148F4D81C1B833FD16F8EA51152AD3A9
ROM SHA-1: 6A493CC7A3745F44E2EC4BA0FA71BFA89FF5CF37
ROM CRC32: 5ADBF660