Initially released on the PlayStation 2 in 2004,
Gradius V may soon be making an appearance on the PlayStation 3, assuming a new ESRB
rating is to be believed.
The rating - "T for Teen" with "Mild Fantasy Violence" - offers no information on when we should expect this PlayStation 3 version of
Gradius V, nor any word on what might differentiate it from the original version of the game. That said, it seems likely that
Gradius V will be released as a downloadable title, owing to both its hardcore fanbase and the middling sales it produced at retail in 2004.
Whenever it arrives,
Gradius V will mark the first English-language entry in the series since 2008's
Gradius Rebirth, a WiiWare pseudo-remake of the four Gradius games released for the Japanese MSX home computer system.