Konami's Gradius and space-shooter parody series continues with this second installment. Gameplay is similar to the Gradius series in that you control a ship that can move anywhere on the screen while the screen itself scrolls from left to right. Enemies appear in waves and destroying all the fighters in a single wave releases power-ups which may be used to choose your ships upgrade. The Upgrade bar too is lifted from Gradius, however each character has different names and functions for their upgrades.In Gokujyou Parodius, you are now able to now choose from 11 different characters... many of whom appear from other Konami games. They include

Vic Viper: You can't have a gradius parody game without the ship from Gradius. So here it is, in all of it's glory.

Takosuke: The "octopus" of the previous Parodius game, and also seen in at least one Goemon