Description:In the year 2631, a small meteorite has fallen into the Galuga archipelago, located 20km northeast off the coast of New Zealand. Two years later, a terrorist group known as Red Falcon has seized the island in preparation for an alien invasion. The earth's marines sent two members of their elite Contra unit, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, In the year 2631, a small meteorite has fallen into the Galuga archipelago, located 20km northeast off the coast of New Zealand. Two years later, a terrorist group known as Red Falcon has seized the island in preparation for an alien invasion. The earth's marines sent two members of their elite Contra unit, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, to neutralize the terrorists.
As either, Bill (player 1) or Lance (player 2), the player must get to the end of each stage, shooting everything in sight, while avoiding enemy fire themselves. The player can upgrade their standard-issue rifle into one of four different weapons, including the powerful spread shot.... (more)(less)
"Game Beaten Feb 21,2013
1:If people think call of duty is hard core contra is like one million times that especially in difficulty.
2:Most part a 2d side scrolling shooter/platformer
3:Can kinda upgrade weapons by shooting eagle crates which switches it to a better one my best is the spreader gun
4:Got to have super quick reaction time enemies can come out of nowhere so be ready to duck or jump depending on the situation.
5:Great 8 bit music even tho its only 3 songs
6:There is a section k"
""While I’ve never been too comfortable with the level of difficulty Contra throws at the player it’s a case where it’s acceptable because the series has been known for it since its inception. Additionally, like many other games produced during the same era, many Nintendo games were known for their nail biting degree of difficulty – a simple and cheap-ass way to add replay value to the shorter games of yesteryear.""
Fraterlucis added this to a list 8 months, 3 weeks ago
"In all honesty, I never enjoyed any of the sequels of this game, but for some reason, this one was quite addictive and one of the best early two-player coop games. Of course, without the cheat code to gain a large number of lives, this game is also almost unbeatable...if not completely unbeatable."
almozayaf666 added this to a list 10 months, 2 weeks ago
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