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
The iron test is used to measure the amount of iron that is carried by transferrin, a protein that transports iron from the intestine to cells that use iron. The amount of iron within the blood varies throughout the day, and from one day to the next. An iron blood (serum) test is therefore not a useful measure of iron status if it is used on its own. Serum iron is therefore often requested in combination with other tests of iron status.