» Profile
» Inbox
» Updates
» My People
» My Games
» Comments

» Red, Blue, Yellow
» Gold, Silver, Crystal
» Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald
» Diamond, Pearl

» All 493 Pokemon

Contra 4

RSS

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: Nov 13, 2007
Developed by: Konami

Multiplayer Modes:

Online

2 player CO-OP

9 AWESOME
Read the review

Latest Stories

A brief history of missile rides

How we learned to stop worrying and love gaming's most impossibly extreme sport

DS Feature - Aug 19, 2009

Videogame hearts you can KILL

Hate Valentine's Day? Take out your romantic frustrations on these pulsating love muscles

DS Feature - Feb 12, 2009

10 games that need the Mega Man 9 treatment

Throwback to the Future! These classics are begging for a 2-D retrofitting

DS Feature - Aug 12, 2008

The 21 Hardest Nintendo games ever

Abandon hope all ye that enter here...

DS Feature - Mar 10, 2008

Cheats from CheatPlanet

Get 10 Lives In Super Contra

Nov 21, 2007

30 Extra Lives

Nov 21, 2007

Challenge Mode Unlockables

Nov 21, 2007

Upgrade Weapons

Nov 15, 2007

Unlock Challenge Mode

Nov 15, 2007

» All 5 Contra 4 Cheats

FAQ's and Guides from CheatPlanet

Contra 4 FAQ

Jan 23, 2008

» All 1 Contra 4 FAQ's and Guides

Features

A brief history of missile rides

How we learned to stop worrying and love gaming's most impossibly extreme sport

Aug 19, 2009

Videogame hearts you can KILL

Hate Valentine's Day? Take out your romantic frustrations on these pulsating love muscles

Feb 12, 2009

10 games that need the Mega Man 9 treatment

Throwback to the Future! These classics are begging for a 2-D retrofitting

Aug 12, 2008

The 21 Hardest Nintendo games ever

Abandon hope all ye that enter here...

Mar 10, 2008

Gaming's biggest movie rip-offs

Can't get the license? Make the game anyway!

Jan 7, 2008

» All 5 Contra 4 Features

News

Contra 4 dev working with WiiWare

Wayford Technologies working on LIT

Mar 6, 2008

Gaming's biggest movie rip-offs

Can't get the license? Make the game anyway!

Jan 7, 2008

GameFly: Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect Unshakeable

This week's top rental charts from U.S. game rental company GameFly, representing the most requested...

News from N4G Dec 4, 2007

Contra 4 Dated And Box Arted

Wayforward's Contra 4 is bringing back old school, Red Falcon ass-kicking action to the Nintendo DS...

News from N4G Oct 4, 2007

Exclusive WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2008 screens and...

New issue of free PSP/DS magazine has new screens of WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2008, preview and...

News from N4G Aug 16, 2007

Contra 4 will kick your ass

New video of the toughest game in the series

Jul 20, 2007

E3: Hands on with Contra 4 on DS

Pocket Gamer got some hands on time with the game during E3 and it seems clear that Contra 4 will...

News from N4G Jul 13, 2007

4-player co-op mode confirmed for Contra 4

The August 2007 issue of Nintendo Power confirms what we've all hoped for, Contra 4 for the DS will...

News from N4G Jun 30, 2007

Contra 4 explodes onto DS

Two players, two screens and one grappling hook

Jun 20, 2007

Konami anounces Contra 4 for Nintendo DS

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced Contra 4 (working title) for the Nintendo DS....

News from N4G Jun 20, 2007

» All 10 Contra 4 News Stories

Review

The alien-blasting, run-and-gun legend returns - complete with "the code"

Nov 19, 2007

Nov 19, 2007 Playing like a long-lost gem, Contra 4 recaptures the best of an era, while introducing todays gamers to the real meaning of "challenge" (swearing like a sailor with no shore leave, if you can't stand tough games). Picking up where the SNES Contra 3: Alien Wars left off, Contra 4 is just as much a re-imagined remake as it is a sequel. Veteran players will recognize locations and enemies from the prior titles, making a run through feel like a trip down memory lane. Dont be fooled ...

» Full Contra 4 Review

Previews

Contra 4: Hands-on

Run, gun and swear in frustration - your favorite super-hard game is back

Sep 4, 2007

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

» All 1 Contra 4 Previews

ESRB Rating