Gradius ReBirth is the latest entry into the Gradius game franchise, which was first launched in 1985. Players will blast their way through many levels full of alien space ships and other space creatures in this action packed side scrolling shooter. To aid the player on their challenging missions they will be able to select different weapons set and upgrade them to create an arsenal of space-aged weapons. Players will be able to post their high scores to worldwide leaderboards and see where they rank against all the other Gradius ReBirth players.