Solar Assault – Revised was developed by Konami Company Limited., Released in 1997
Other Informations:
Konami GTI Club Hardware
CPU : PowerPC 403GA @ 64 MHz
3D DSP : ADSP-21062 (SHARC) @ 36 MHz
Sound CPU : 68EC000 @ 16 MHz
Sound chips : Ricoh RF5C400 PCM 32Ch, 44.1 kHz Stereo, 3D Effect Spatializer.
Graphics (Custom 3D) : 2 x KS10071
Solar Assault Revised was released in December 1997 in the Japanese arcades.
Changes from Solar Assault Gradius are :
– Some stage backgrounds have been changed: “River Styx” now features a huge planet at the bottom of the screen and “Abyssal Forest” has a darker color palette and also a slightly different level design with new obstacles and enemies to avoid.
– A new Lava based stage has been added as level 2, bringing the total levels to 6.
– A new boss fight occurs on the last stage before fighting the last boss.
– The “Speed Demon” stage boss has a completely different attack pattern.
– An ending animation has been included instead of just credits. The animation is the same one you get in Gradius 1.
This game was known in US as just “Solar Assault”.
– SERIES –
1. Gradius [Model GX400] (1985)
2. Salamander [Model GX587] (1986)
3. Gradius II – GOFER no Yabou [Model GX785] (1988)
4. Gradius III – Densetsu Kara Shinwa-e [Model GX945] (1989)
5. Nemesis ’90 Kai (1993, Sharp X68000)
6. Salamander 2 (1996)
7. Solar Assault – Gradius (1997)
8. Solar Assault – Revised (1997)
9. Gradius Gaiden (1997, Sony PlayStation)
10. Gradius IV – Fukkatsu (1998)
11. Gradius Generation (2001, Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
12. Gradius V (2004, Sony PlayStation 2)
13. Gradius Neo (2004, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
14. Gradius Neo Imperial (2005, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
15. Gradius Wide (2007, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
16. Gradius Rebirth (2008, Nintendo Wii)
Solar Assault – Revised