Gofer no Yabō Episode II

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Gofer no Yabō Episode II
The cover art is inspired from the movie poster to Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Platform(s)	MSX
Release date	1988
Genre(s)	Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)	Single player
Input methods	Game controller, keyboard

Gofer no Yabō Episode II (ゴーファーの野望EPISODE II, Gofer no Yabō Episode II^? lit. "Gofer's Ambition Episode II") 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 Gradius II. It is the second game of the series to be released for the MSX only after Gradius 2. In terms of the story; the game is a sequel to Gradius, Gradius 2, 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 decendant of James: David Burton and his AI Gaudie.

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The game retains several of the new weapons introduced in Gradius 2 like the "Up Laser" and adds additional weapons like the meteor laser. This is the only game in the Gradius series which visibly keeps track of the number of speed boosts.

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• Information about stage selects

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