This reminds me of
the Contra games, where each boss is promptly destroyed or eaten by an even larger boss.
The side scrolling action reminds me very much of classic
Contra games but with slightly tweaked controls.
The old
Contra games heroes and enemy characters were blatantly inspired by movies like Aliens and Predator.
«The biggest inspirations for Omega Strike have been Metroid, Metal Slug and
Contra games.
Any fans of the old - school
Contra games should have a blast with this one.
If we're being realistic, I want EA to do a Road Rash update, Konami to bring out
a Contra game that's true to the originals, and for another Mortal Kombat game.
I haven't been able to play
a Contra game in a multiplayer setting since the original, but Uprising lets me relive those days with a 2 Player Co-Op option so I don't have to go it alone.
The porting / remaking of the original
Contra game was done by CocoaChina / Chukong who secured the rights to handle this project and since our last article about Contra: Evolution making its way to Android, the game has already been released onto iOS.
Back in June we brought word that Konami's would be bringing the first full licensed
Contra game to Android called Contra: Evolution.
When I got back into retro gaming, I came across
a Contra game that I didn't even know existed — it was Contra: Hard Corps and it was the first game in the series for a Sega system!
The last true
Contra game appeared in 2009, called Contra Rebirth.
Nerdballoon decided to ask an 11 year - old kid what he thought of the legendary
Contra game.
The first uncensored PAL
Contra game to come out was Legacy of War in 1996, which released with the «Contra» title intact.
Be warned, though - Hard Corps really does live up to its title and offers up some of the toughest challenges in
any Contra game.
Not exact matches
Like the NES Classic I think it should have two Castlevania
games and one
Contra.
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Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes will miss the first two
games of the regular season with a lingering foot injury, according to the
Contra Costa Times.
If there is such a thing as an upset in all star
game, this one would be classified as such, as the class of 2014 edge the class of 2013 by a score of 131 - 128 Sunday afternoon in the fourth annual Nor Cal Clash at
Contra Costa College in San Pablo.
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Contra isn't a terrible
game; it simply fails to get the balance between running and gunning right, resting far too much emphasis on the latter.
I think it's awesome that
Contra is now fully 3D and best of all the characters talk.Since it's now 2004 I am glad that they added a dash move instead of bringing back the ability to jump.A dash can be just as good as a jump.Alot of you may think the game is extremely short but that's only because you guys are getting low ratings B or C.Shattered Solider works the same way.If you get an S rating on the first 4 missions you will continue on.Same way with SS.Why is that so difficult for you contra fans to under
Contra is now fully 3D and best of all the characters talk.Since it's now 2004 I am glad that they added a dash move instead of bringing back the ability to jump.A dash can be just as good as a jump.Alot of you may think the
game is extremely short but that's only because you guys are getting low ratings B or C.Shattered Solider works the same way.If you get an S rating on the first 4 missions you will continue on.Same way with SS.Why is that so difficult for you
contra fans to under
contra fans to understand?
The
game carries the name
Contra, but the similarities in where it would count end there.
Contra is here, with its destruction, challenging gameplay and devastating fun: perfect for those who can appreciate it, the others could as well seek for something else, but not without knowing that they're throwing away an option to see how much fun a good
game can deliver.
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The new
game, Double Dragon: Neon comes from Wayforward Technologies (makers of Batman: The Brave and the Bold and
Contra 4) and Majesco.
So, you know how
Contra is a made - up fictional thing that only exists as a video
game franchise, right?
The classic 1987 arcade
game Contra is getting a new live action film, which is being developed by Konami Digital Entertainment.
WayForward — the developer behind
games such as Ducktales Remastered, Adventure Time and
Contra 4 — funded the
game through a very successful Kickstarter campaign, raising $ 776,084 to make the
game come to life.
This sequel has the same basic idea: a 2D side - scrolling action platformer that, while it has influences from all the aforementioned
games, is also reminiscent of other old school classics such as
Contra and Metal Slug, as well as newer bullet hell shooters.
Electronic music, an oldfashioned interface and hand - drawn layered backgrounds conjure memories of such»80s platform shooters as Metal Slug or
Contra, but stepped up to HD and buffed until the
game is 90 % polish.
When it comes to the reimaginings of our old favorite
games, few developers have proven more qualified to add new flavor to aging classics then WayForward, producing award winning reboots like
Contra 4, A Boy and His Blob and BloodRayne: Betrayal, all of which were critically acclaimed as successful tributes to their original predecessors.
What's significant here is that
Contra III is a Super NintendoÂ
game and currently there are no SNES
games on the Nintendo 3DS virtual console.
If Yacht Club Games made either a Metroid, a Mega Man, a Mario RPG, or a
Contra style
game, I might as well let them take my wallet!
Gameplay takes a mix of shooter based video
games with side - scrolling action, in a sense it reminds us of Gunstar Heroes with a mix of
Contra.
«We've created
games inspired by Donkey Kong, Mario Bros 1 - 1, Ironman Stewart's Super Off Road, Gauntlet,
Contra and Joust to name a few,» the
game's executive producer John Vignocchi told Polygon at a preview event.
Is also reportedly the sequel to the Genesis
game,
Contra: Hard Corps.
Final Fantasy, Megaman, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Metalgear,
Contra, Metroid, Castlevania, Zelda, Mario, Ninja Turtles, PacMan — every legendary
game has roots in Nintendo
Hard Corps: Uprising Developer: Arc System Works A sidescrolling run - and - gun
game, this is basically
Contra in every way except for its title.
Bleed 2 plays exactly the same and will remind
gamers of retro classics like Mega Man, Metal Slug, and
Contra.
I've yet to beat
Contra without losing a life, but man - o - man, am I revved to dig out my old
games.
Weapon of Choice may owe its heritage to such classics as Metal Slug and
Contra, but in no way should it be looked over because these
games and their many spin - offs and sequels are still around.
In the passenger seat sits a Nintendo DS flipped open with the words «
Game Over» written on them in brawny
Contra text.
@ Blaq I can deal with that this could be just Volume 1 as many more great
games are missing: Castlevania Bloodlines Thunder Force 3 and 4 Comix Zone Megaman Wily Wars TMNT Hyperstone Heist Eartworm Jim MUSHA
Contra Had Corps Vectorman Pulseman and more
These aren't even remixes of music from the actual
game, they're just generic rock versions of older
Contra music.
Contra 3 has one of the best soundtracks to ever grace a video
game, this here is just butchery.
Famous
games, like Punch Out, even without the code,
Contra, the Metal Gears of the world, even Kung Fu, one of the original eight - bit titles, you'd get to a certain level but you couldn't get past it without buckling down and putting some hours into the
game.
The artwork above and below shows off what must be some concept art for it and pretty much confirms the
game as a
Contra style shooter.
Pay what you want for this Hand - Drawn
Contra Guide & Art Book based on the classic Nintendo Entertainment System
game.
A lot of classic Konami
games come to mind (Castelvania,
Contra) which usually hide the main characters» face entirely during gameplay.
Contra and Gradius series started in arcades, Castlevania The Adventure Rebirth isbased on the
Game Boy
Game and all 3
games have SNES / Genesis - inspired graphics.