Mercenary Kings: Reloaded is a 2D side - scrolling run «n gun shoot»em up game similar to the Metal Slugs and
Contra series.
The iOS App Store can be a hotbed of crazy IP - infinging releases, and you may not know it but Konami's
Contra series is one of the most popular targets.
In porting that experience to Nintendo's 16 - bit bombshell, Konami ended up with what's arguably considered the best installment
the Contra series has to offer — one I urge you to revisit alongside your most battle - ready bestie when the miniature machine drops later this month.
Hard Corps: Uprising is another game in the long running
Contra series.
The Contra series is hard — REALLY hard!
Legacy of War was an attempt to bring
the Contra series into the 3D age — key word being «attempt.»
The game will have players assume the role of an ant as they fight off swarms of wasps, termites, spiders and more in order to protect their colony through action platforming akin to
the Contra series.
It is part of
the Contra series and serves as a follow - up to Contra III: The Alien Wars.
Hard Corps: Uprising, developed by Arc System Works and published by Konami, is the latest in
the Contra series, available now for 1200 Microsoft Points.
Value: G.I. Joe is a movie tie - in strangely reminiscent of Konami's
Contra series.
Not exact matches
Neo
Contra integrates all of the classic shooting gameplay elements that have come to define this renowned
series while bringing the experience to a 3D world.
Set in the distant future, Neo
Contra continues the adventure of the legendary hero, Bill Rizer, and introduces a visually striking new character to the
series - Genbei Jaguer Yagyu, a mysterious Samurai.
Responsible for previous reinventions in a similar vein such as the Wii's A Boy and his Blob, the DS version of
Contra and this year's BloodRayne Betrayal, WayForward's Silent Hill brings multiplayer to the
series for the first time.
Several of the stages are obviously inspired by
series such as
Contra and Dance Dance Revolution.
Collin Farrell is set to reteam with his «Lobster» director Yorgos Lanthimos for a new Amazon limited
series about decorated US marine Oliver North and his involvement in the Iran -
Contra affair.
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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.
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!
It is highly influenced by games from 8 - bit and 16 - bit era, including
Contra / Probotector
series, as well as titles like Abuse and Doom Troopers.
The Silent Hill
series continued to intrigue, as did Metal Gear, and
Contra saw a glorious return with Shattered Soldier.
And as is a hallmark of the
series,
Contra 4 retain two - player simultaneous gameplay.
Distilled down to its core RHC is a 2 - D platforming shooter in the vein of many a classic in the days before the dawn of simulated 3 - D; at times showing strong resemblance to both the
Contra and Metroid
series.
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The
series» music is composed by noted chiptune musician Jake «Virt» Kaufman,
Contra 4 and Red Faction: Guerrilla.
While the absence of shirtless men and the
Contra name in its title has left
series fans worried, Hard Corps: Uprising will likely win over a lot of gamers with this awesome anime intro (and even more awesome music!).
Honerable Mentions: Ecco the Dolphin, Madden 95, NBA Jam: TE, The entire MK
Series, Sonic 1 - 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, X-Men, Eternal Champions, Cool Spot, the Road Rash
Series, Vectorman 2, Earthworm Jim, Rock & Roll Racing, Shinobi III, Sunset Riders, M.U.S.H.A., NHL» 96, Mutant League Football, Aladdin,
Contra: Hard Corp
Gunstar Heroes» side - scrolling platform - shooter gameplay was flavor of the month on release, well - represented by Konami
series like
Contra and Rocket Knight.
Contra III: Alien Wars was the first of the
series to be released on a home console instead of the arcade.
Contra as a
series are games my brother and I have played since the beginning of our video game days.
More than that, it's so easy for
series to slip into a groove when they're constrained to a single hardware line - consider how unique the Mega Drive entries in the
Contra and Castlevania
series ended up, ditching or rethinking motifs to refresh themselves.
Tokyo - based video game developer Konami is teaming up with Beijing - based film company Starlight Film to develop a live - action film and TV drama
series based on the classic side - scrolling action shooter video game
series,
Contra.