> Hey now, Gradius III is fucking CHOICE and better than anything on
> PolyfuckingGame Master. Especially Doo Doo Pachi 3. But yeah, IV sucks.
>

Gradius III is the best of the Konami Gradius games, but I still don't care for it very much at all :P The balance isn't as bad as the earlier games, but it's still not up to snuff with the japanese version of Thunder Cross or Xexex, let alone what other companies were putting out in the same era.

and you so did not just slam Dodonpachi Daioujou. That game is a freight train of love and badassity. Cave's PGM efforts (from what I've played... until console ports of Ketsui and Ibara come out, I'm not going to get to play them :( ) have been outstanding, though they've been all over the map when it comes to difficulty. Balls busting hard? That's ol' Dodonpachi. Great for newbs? Gotta love ESPGaluda. Great for everyone? Mushihimesama, a-hoy!