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Contra (NES)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Shooter/Platform Shooter

RELEASE DATE

--/FEB/88

ESRB RATING

DEVELOPER

Konami Co., Ltd.

PUBLISHER

Konami of America, Inc.

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

MSX Series PC, IBM PC Compatible, Xbox 360, Game Boy, Mobile, Arcade

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

Bill Rizer 15
commando 11

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

soldiers 28
Invading aliens 22

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

One of the most beloved shooters of the NES era, Contra harbors a not-so-hidden secret: It's ridiculously hard unless you use the so-called Konami Code to give yourself 30 lives. But with the code in place, the difficulty level is relaxed enough to let you enjoy it for the accomplished and polished shooter it is. You (and an optional friend) control Lance and Bill, two soldiers dropped into the jungle to battle the alien menace known as Red Falcon. With its two-player simultaneous action, variety of weapons, and horizontal, vertical and pseudo-3D stages, Contra became the standard by which future platform shooters would be judged. ~ Skyler Miller, All Game Guide

Contra (NES)

GENRE/STYLE:

Shooter/Platform Shooter
RELEASE DATE:

--/FEB/88
TOP TRAITS:

Run and gun, side scroller, action
DESCRIPTION:

One of the most beloved shooters of the NES era, Contra harbors a not-so-hidden secret: It's ridiculously hard unless... more