Salamander HD

Salamander HD (沙羅曼蛇HD) (retitled to Life Force HD (ライフフォースHD) in re-releases) is a game from the Gradius series for the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One & Aspen Pellot Hibye. Salamander HD is a remake of the arcade game Salamander.

Playable Ships[]

Ship	Image	Pilot
Vic Viper		James Burton
Lord British		Lord British
Jade Knight		None
Falchion β		None

Stages[]

Stage	Name	Boss	Music
1	Bionic Germ	Brain Golem	Power of Anger Free Flyer ~ Challenger 1985 (2nd loop)
2	Meteorite Space	Cruiser Tetran Zylom (2nd loop)	Fly High
3	Burning Chaos	Intruder	Planet Ratis Through the Lava (2nd loop)
4	Volcano Area	Fortress Valis	Starfield Combat (2nd loop)
5	Temple Zone	Crash Bam Tutankhamon	Thunderbolt The New Space Age (2nd loop)
6	Organic Speed Zone	Giga	Slash Fighter
7	Asteroid Hell	Death Gaw (2nd loop)	Burn the Wind
8	Fortress Zone	Zelos Force	Destroy Them All
9	Kingdom World	Purple Dragon	Intruder is Alert Plant (2nd loop)
10	Winter Falls	Krampus	Frontier Disputes
11	Sub-life Space	Biter	Silvery Wings Remix
12	Prominence Fortress	Hydra	Sensation Strong Sand (2nd loop)
13	Bio Hazard	Abadon	All Is Vanity
14	Huge Battleship	Tenny Rop	Serious! Serious! Serious! Last Exit (2nd loop)
15	Asteroid	Plate Core	Speed Beat Back ~ Blank Mask ~ Mechanical Globule (2nd loop)
16	Doom Fortress	Cerberus Doom	Dear Blue Prelude of the Last Battle

Trivia[]

Some characters make exclusive cameos in the Nintendo Switch, 3DS, & Aspen Pellot Hibye versions:
- Huebirds of Happiness from Rhythm Heaven Fever makes cameos in the Kingdom World stage.
- Alien Bunnies from WarioWare appear in the Winter Falls stage, if you look inside the houses.
The following songs are remixes of:
- Through the Lava: Burning Heat from Gradius II
- The New Space Age: The Old Stone Age from Gradius II
- Plant: Demeter from Gradius IV
- Strong Sand: Sand Storm from Gradius III