Gradius is Konami's horizontal shoot 'em up series. Similar games are R-Type, Silpheed, Phalanx, Darius, In the Hunt, Z-Out, Einhander, and Katakis. Over the years, the Gradius series has spawned a decent amount of sequels. The original Gradius was released in 1985. In the Gradius saga, you pilot the most advanced starship known as the Vic Viper. This series has always put you up against hulking, difficult bosses and in the PS2 installment, Gradius 5, the developers went over board and decided to take Gradius to a whole new level of intense action. Konami has also made a parody series on Gradius known as Parodius.
What does Chancellor otto von bismarks quote blood and iron mean? By blood he means the deaths of wars and by iron he means the technology used in these wars like cannons, machine guns etc.. Edit
Loss of iron by means of blood loss. Generally speaking if blood is lost then this results in iron being lost. If a person loses a high proportion of blood, the body may not have sufficient iron reserves and consequently incur iron deficiency anaemia. There are many reasons why blood may be lost, including: