The Contra 4 thread of manliness
 

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Boxart
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Specs
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Developer: WayForward Technologies
Publisher: Konami
MSRP: $29.99 USD
Aliens Landing: November 14
Players: 2 - co-op (1 cart per system)
Player Deaths: Far too many

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Story
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Two years after Red Falcon's defeat in the Alien Wars, Black Viper arrives blah blah blah who cares, grab your gun and don't stop shooting.

If you really care read it at the official site.

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Contra 4 - 20th Anniversary
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Unlockables:

* Contra NES
* Super C NES
* 5 hidden characters
* Challenge Mode
* Virtual Museum of the history of the Contra series
-- Art, information about the games from US, JPN and EU, interviews
-- 2 digital comic books from the original Contra artist
* Manly chest hairs

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About the game
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It's Contra 4. You play as one of four commandos; Bill Rizer, Lance Bean, Mad Dog, or Scorpion though 9 levels of exploding aliens. Wipe them out or die (many times) trying.

Choose from 7 power-ups (6 of them are guns, the way it should be), each with an upgraded version to blast enemies to a fine thin mist. Weapon spoilers ahead so don't read if you really care about something like that.

Homing (H): Missiles that seek out nearby enemies. Upgrading fires a swarm of 3 homing missiles.
Machine Gun (M): Hold down the B button and shoot rapid fire shots. The upgraded version shoots two larger red balls at the same time for twice the kills.
Laser (L): Long beam which goes through enemies. Its upgrade gives you a thicker laser.
Flame (F): A unique bullet that fires in circles about the height of your commando. This shot allows you to hit enemies that usually require you to duck before you can hit them. Its upgraded version is Super C's Flame weapon where the shot bursts into 4 directions upon impact.
Barrier (B): The only non-gun upgrade in the game. This makes you invincible for a short period of time. You won't need it if you never die (ie for wussies only).
Crush (C): Missiles with limited range that explode shortly after launching. The after-effect of the explosion continues to cause damage for a short period of time. The upgraded version gives it range that covers both DS screens.
Spreader (S): Classic weapon that fires 3 bullets that cover more area, killing more aliens. Upgraded version gives you a 5 bullet spreader.

Both DS screens are used for gameplay allowing more enemies, more platforms, more guns, more bullets, more things that explode and more deaths.

A Grappling Hook is added to the game which allows you to reach higher platforms, monkey bar areas, heaven, or whatever else is overhead.

The vertical 'forward-running' corridors of the first Contra make a return.

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Screenshots
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As you can see, its very Contra 3 inspired. The difficulty is extreme, especially if you're not a classically trained gamer.

Hell Yeah!

Wow, that is badass... makes me really want a DS now.

Just look at those 1995 graphics.

Imagine the cheesy sounds.

Gentlemen, we there is a god.

That looks amazing!! I still play contra all the time, one of the greatest games every made. Why they ever decided to turn it into a 3d game I do not know (ps1 and the new ps2 one.)

Contra Hard Corps for SEGA was pretty sweet.

oh man that makes me want to buy a DS. I loved contra, especially contra 3.

This might have to be my first DS cart purchase since Brain Age. Hmmm...