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The action franchise that started it all is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an all-new adventure on Nintendo DS! Two years after saving earth from invasion by Red Falcon, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean are confronted with a new extraterrestrial menace: the terrifying Black Viper. Joined by hard-boiled mercenaries Mad Dog and Scorpion, the warriors must once again wage war against an entire army of invaders.
PRODUCT DETAILS
UPC:083717241287
Condition:Used
Genre:Action & Adventure
Platform:Nintendo DS
Region:Region Free
ESRB:Teen
SKU:DS_CONTRA_4
———This game is fully cleaned, tested & working. Includes the Disc/Cartridge Only. May have some minor scratches/scuffs.This description was last updated on October 28th, 2020.
Michael J. Krizik –
Contra 4 is a wonderful return to the more traditional Contra formula of platforming stages with running and gunning action. Despite being titled Contra 4, the game feels more like an in-between title with Super C and Contra III. It doesn’t quite stand at-level with Contra III’s over-the-top nature, but it’s certainly more advanced than the former title. The pea shooter makes its return in this game, which to be honest is the only minor thing I can criticize about this game. I don’t care very much for it since I’m not the greatest at rapid-fire input on such small devices as the Nintendo DS; to add to it I’ve been rather spoiled with machine guns in Contra games pretty much since Contra III. It can make some situations feel pretty tight if you’re not careful (I’m looking specifically at you, stage 7). Personally, I felt it more acceptable in the first two NES Contra games – which as a wonderful bonus is included in this game as unlockables. There’s also the challenge mode for some additional set-course action including some objectives like destroying all the enemies or running pacifist through sections of a stage. It’s also great to have the option for selecting which character you want to play as (including unlockable characters) so there’s plenty to like about Contra 4. At its core, Contra 4 certainly fills the Contra bill quite nicely – you’ve also got all the returning weapons like the spread gun and laser, and quite interestingly the weapons can be upgraded twice much li.
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It’s awesome! The Contra games are some of my favorite. This game goes great with the rest of the series. The graphics are incredible. However, I have to strain my old eyes to follow some of the action on the screen. It is as difficult as everyone else is saying. The music is good too. I’m really glad I got this!
Jarod Hunter –
Well a little while ago I got this game for my birthday and I didn’t even ask for it. I wanted to return it but then I decided to play it and I got hooked. This is a blast from the past that takes the concepts from the early games and give it a complete makeover with better sound,music and graphics. I noticed that some people in the one star section mostly just bitched and moaned about how hard the game is well don’t listen to them this is a great game,but it is really hard and you can’t beat the whole game on easy mode. If you do beat it on easy mode you can unlock this thing called Challenge mode where you do certain challenges. If you beat enough of them you can unlock some really cool bonus content like new charcters,interviews with the game designers,comics and my favorite is you can unlock the orginal nes games Contra and Super C. So in my finally thoughts a good game for the nintendo DS but a hard one,but its a Contra game what do you except.
B. SUGGS –
Just Like Some Of The Other Contra Games;Filled With Fun,Action & Keeps You Wanting More.They Kept It Just Like The Classics!!,..Movement And Weapons!!
Ronald –
Awesome game play challenging and addicting, a remixed version of previous Contra’s. Unlock bonus, weapon upgrades, multiple characters, new ability. A little bit on the difficult side of game play. But overall if your a fan of Contra this is a must have to your collection or if your new to the series.
Ashish Kumar Verma –
Its hard to complete but its eligible for master players I thought.
Norford –
love Contra. one of my favorite games of all time.the game-play. the action, the smart boss battles. this was a hard to find item locally so I got it off retrolio.fast shipping.excellent gameoverall happiness.
Jessica E. Chavez –
This game was awesome. I am a huge fan of the contra titles on the nes and the snes. When I heard this game was going to be released for the DS I made a reservation and I bought a DS just so I could play this game and be ready. This game brought back so many memories as I played it. The game has so many refrences from its predacessors which gives you the awesome contra feeling a lot of classic gamers know. I hear too many poeple complaining that this game is too hard, I actually found it suitable because it was difficult like all the others. My best streak on this game was not losing a single life until the last level on the normal difficulty, things start to get a little crazy in the last level. The last boss(Black Viper) at the end of the harvest yard was awesome, especially the music! I recomend this game for people who love challenging games that require lots of quick actions. Once you start getting the hang of this game you will get that Contra feeling I’m talking about. I am going for hard mode right now, so far I made it to the 5th level, its a great challenge, and you get to play with the classic contra soundtrack. Its a great buy also because you can unlock Contra and Super C for the nes, I finally get to play those great classics on the bus to school. I hope that Konami thinks about making another contra game like this one for the DS because I am very satisfied=D Oh, one more thing, you can unlock the PROBOTECTOR from the European version of contra and play as him!!.
Gus Oh –
Instead of trying to experiment with new gameplay mechanics, WayForward decided to just use the old mechanics and update the presentation. So basically you have the “feel” of the old games, but with more frames of animation, better graphics with great colors, and so on.The best thing about this game is how they managed to capture the “feel” of the old Contra. They made certain things right, like the arc of the jumps, the travel speed of the bullets, the way they blink that certain way, the noise that your character makes when he lands on a platform, or the particular noise that a bullet makes when it hits a target. They also kept a lot of the enemies in the same poses and gave them similar animations to the ones in the older games. It’s the subtle details like this that let you know that this is a genuine Contra game and not some experimental project that they just slapped the Contra name on.You see many other franchises lose sight of the little things that made a particular game stand out. They may have similar characters and other qualities that justify it as a franchise game, but the qualities that made the original special are not there. Many of the later Sonic games have been accused of this, as well as the 3D Castlevania titles, and of course the 3D Contra titles as well. Contra: Shattered Soldier, while a decent game, suffered from this as well. In contrast, Contra 4 really is a true franchise title.Overall, the game plays like a mix of Contra for the NES and C.
ginspeed26 –
Niec game