Contra 4


Finally, a retrospective done right - one-hit kills and game over screens galore. A must-have for DS owners.

Available on: DS
Genre: Shooter
Release date: November 13, 2007
Developed by: Konami 
Multiplayer Modes:
Online
2 player CO OP
9 Awesome
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Sept 4, 2007 Preceding a hands-on demo with Konamis Contra 4, we were told its release would commemorate the classic run-and-gun franchises 20 year anniversary. Cool. We then got some back-story on original Contra commandoes Mad Dog, Scorpion, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean tackling an all-new extraterrestrial threat - the Black Viper. Fantastic. But hell, this is a Contra game, not a storybook so we really just wanted to be dropped into the jungle, armed with a damned spray gun. Still, despite a » Read Full Contra 4 preview
ESRB Rating
Contra 4 is rated:
Teen
Blood and Gore, Fantasy Violence, Language