Missile

Listing of all missile types in any game related to Gradius

• Missile - Fires missiles that fly along the ground.

• Upper Missile - Fires missiles that fly along the top of the screen.

• Hawk Wind - Depending on the position of the firing craft, shoots a missile up or down. Note that in the MSX port of Salamander as well as Nemesis 3: Eve of Destruction, "Hawk Wind" refers to the missiles ability to climb surfaces instead of stopping at a hill.

• Spread Bomb - Drops bombs frontal arc that explode in a wide blast.

• Napalm Missile - Drops bombs directly 45 degrees front downward that explodes in a series of small blasts. Precursor to the Spread Bomb. (Nemesis 2)

• Photon Torpedo - Fires torpedoes straight down to blast ground forces and penetrate small enemies.

• Back Spread - Drops spread bombs backwards. (Gradius III)

• Guided/Homing Missile - Homes in on any major ground target with great speed.

• Control Missile - Manually move the missile up or down with the directional buttons. (Gradius III)

• 2-Way Missile - Fires missiles straight up and down. The Salamander variant travel along surfaces when they reach the ground.

• Small Spread Bomb - Drops bombs to the rear that explode on contact. (Gradius III)