Vulcan Venture
Vulcan Venture (also known as Gradius II: Gofer no Yabo) is a side-scrolling shoot ’em up developed by Konami and released in arcades in 1988. Players control the Vic Viper spacecraft as it battles the Bacterion Empire, now led by Gofer. The game builds on the original Gradius by retaining the power-up bar system while
introducing selectable weapon configurations and expanded abilities such as different missiles, double, and laser options. It also incorporates elements from Salamander (Life Force) and introduces a stage focused entirely on consecutive boss encounters.
Credits and connections
Explore related media
Continue through explicit catalogue relationships, shared series and franchises, or creator links.
- Gradius: The Interstellar AssaultGame · Same series
- Salamander 2Game · Same series
- Gradius VGame · Same series
- Gradius IIIGame · Same series
- NemesisGame · Same series
- NemesisGame · Same series
Open the interactive version on https://mythscribe.cloud/app/work/cmv3lgnok0yktqz01m8r87wdy.