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Grind Stormer
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Tengen
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Release Date RRP Code

Grind Stormer, called V-Five or V-V (ヴイ・ファイヴ) in Japan, is a 1992 arcade shoot-'em-up developed by Toaplan. It was ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1994 and released by Tengen exclusively in the US and Japan.

Though the two games have the same art, weapons, music, and enemy layout, their gameplay is slightly different:

  • V-Five: Gradius-style weapon upgrades, with A/C shooting and B choosing a weapon
  • Grind Stormer: more conventional weapon upgrades, with A/C shooting and B dropping a bomb

You can select which mode to play in the Options Menu by pressing A at the title screen. Also during gameplay, you always have two auxiliary guns at your sides — Up and Down move them toward your front/rear. When at the front, the shots combine with yours to form a more powerful shot; when at the rear, you have a spread shot. Regardless of configuration, you can hold A/C to rapidfire.

Some (many?) American copies of the game are plagued with a manufacturing defect (supposedly poor quality PCBs?) that reduce the cartridge's lifespan.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
68 №34, p31
82 №20, p46/47/48
27 №55, p36/37
57 №33, p60
Sega Mega Drive
 59
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[1]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
70
[2]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[3]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
58
[4]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
56
[5]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
65
[6]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
68
[7]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
67
[8]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
39
[9]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
61
[10]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
54
[11]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
82
[12]
Power Unlimited (NL)
80
[13]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
27
[14]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
57
[15]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-U
78
[16]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
83
[17]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
57
[18]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
65
[19]
Sega Mega Drive
 62
Based on
19 reviews

Grind Stormer

Mega Drive, US
GrindStormer MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, JP
V5 MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
V5 MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
V5 md jp manual.pdf
Manual
  1. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 93
  2. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-08), page 20
  3. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
  4. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 56
  5. ↑ Game Informer, "May/June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 20
  6. ↑ Hippon Super, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-03), page 62
  7. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 31
  8. ↑ MAN!AC, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-08), page 67
  9. ↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 44
  10. ↑ Mega Fun, "06/94" (DE; 1994-05-18), page 103
  11. ↑ MegaTech, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 24
  12. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-30), page 46
  13. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 6, Juni 1994" (NL; 1994-05-25), page 50
  14. ↑ Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 36
  15. ↑ Sega Pro, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-24), page 60
  16. ↑ Sega Zone, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-xx), page 20
  17. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  18. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 83
  19. ↑ Video Games, "7/94" (DE; 1994-06-29), page 90
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