Gradius V

Gradius V

Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-20712 NPUD-20712 (PS2 Classics) Release date: September 14, 2004 April 14, 2015 (PS2 Classics) CRCs: CDA95971 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: Playable Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SLES-52095 Release date: October 8, 2004 CRCs: 0F877618 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region NTSC-J/C/K: Serial numbers: SLPM-62462 VW176-J1 SLKA-15032 SLPM-62621 (Konami the Best) VW176-J2 (Konami the Best) NPJD-00088 (PS2 Classics) SLPM-60247 (Trial) Release date: July 22, 2004 May 26, 2005 (Konami the Best) April 15, 2015 (PS2 Classics) CRCs: B3F78DFA Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Treasure
Publisher(s): Konami
Genre: Action, Shoot'em up
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 82/100
Game description: Based on the 1980s arcade and console game, Gradius V features the classic side-scrolling shooting gameplay with all-new elements, including new option controls, levels, weapons, and missions. You'll have access to a variety of upgradable power-ups that help you fight through seven expansive levels. For the first time in the Gradius series, you can play simultaneously with a friend and then check the Internet Ranking System to see if you've made the high-score list.
The game is set predominantly in outer space where players control a fictional spacecraft called Vic Viper through a continuously scrolling background depicting the territories of Bacterian—an evil empire which serves as the player's enemy

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	?	Intel Core2 Duo E8400 OC @ 3.60 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260	0.9.6 beta r3113	GSdx r3068 0.1.16	SPU2-X r3117 1.4.0 LilyPad r2930 0.10.0	FPS:60, Game works great.	Sev7en77
NTSC-U	?	? ?	0.9.8 r4600	GSdx r4600	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad r4510	FPS: 60/60. Might get slowdowns in some boss battles with slower cards and high resolution so try reducing the internal resolution if that's the case.	Machina
NTSC-J	Windows	Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 512MB	1.1.0 r5517	GSdx r5464 SSE41	SPU2-X 2.0.0 r5478 LilyPad 0.11.0 r5403	Still amazing..., Some occasional very minor texture error on the 'space tunnel' cutscene on level 2 when playing in very high res... ;-p	Parotaku
?	?	? ?	1.3.0-20140610102852	GSdx 20140610102852	SPU2-X 20140505093935 LilyPad 20140505093935	Game works great.	Tonygiang
NTSC-U	Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (SP1)	Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40 GHz AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1866 G.SKILL	1.5.0-dev-1744-g8fecd35 Speedhacks EEC: 0 & VUCS: 0 mVU Flag: ON MTVU: OFF	GSdx 1.1.0 AVX2 Direct3D11 (Hardware) Resolution: 5x Native Large Frame Buffer Enable FXAA: ON	SPU2-X 2.0.0 Module: XAudio 2.7 Latency: 100ms Sync Mode: TimeStretch LilyPad 0.12.0	BIOS: USA 2.30, This game works great. Minor texture glitches during cutscenes in some stages, but hardly worth mentioning. Can't say I noticed the slowdowns during boss fights personally myself... Perhaps the performance has gotten better for this game in the more recent revisions of PCSX2, or it's simply related to the hardware of each tester. MTVU hack still causes the game to not boot, so I had to turn that off while playing.	Ryudo

Test configurations on Linux:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	?	? ?	1.0.0	ZZ OGL PG 0.4	SPU2-X 2.0 OnePAD 1.1.0	some slowdowns in boss fights	Sixsixfive

Trivia

• Original names: グラディウスV (SLPM-62462) & (SLPM-62621), 그라디우스Ⅴ (SLKA-15032)

Known Issues

Slowdown at the start of boss fights

• Status: Active
• Type: Minor
• Description: There is noticeable slowdown when transitioning into a boss fight, most significantly the warp-in effects of the boss on Stage 1. Issue affects all renderers.
• Workaround: None.

Garbled images during cutscene on Stage 2

• Status: Active
• Type: Minor
• Description: On Stage 2, during the cutscene with Future Vic Viper, there are garbled images everywhere on the screen and they keep popping until the cutscene is done playing.
• Workaround: Temporarily switch to Software mode by pressing the F9 key.

Game does not boot

• Type: Note (not an issue)
• Description: Game is stuck on a black screen after booting the game.
• Workaround: Go to Config > Emulation Settings > Speedhacks tab, and disable the "MTVU (Multi-Threaded microVU1)" speedhack.

Gameplay Screenshots

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  Glitched textures during cutscene.

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