Gradius: The Interstellar Assault, released as Nemesis II: The Return of the Hero in Europe, and Nemesis II in Japan, is the second Game Boy game in the Gradius series.

Once again the player takes control of the Vic Viper and flies through five different stages destroying Bacterion's army.

The bad guys don't leave you alone for a second, and the six-strong assortment of power ups, well, 'Way-hey', as Eric Morecambe used to say.

"[1] French magazine Joypad [fr] gave the game a 92%, saying that it "doesn't let you breathe for a second, the enemies come from all sides, and they're multiform.

Regularly, you face a colossal monster that nearly takes up the entire screen.