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The alien Red Falcon is back, and planning on taking over the planet Earth. Now it's up to Scorpion and Mad Dog to battle through five levels and save the planet. Super Contra is the sequel to Contra. Gameplay is a combination of side scrolling/platform and top down view. This was the last in Konami's widely acclaimed Contra series that were translated to the PC, There's plenty of weapons that can be collected, with the same aiming and jumping controls. There are a wide variety of enemies to defeat, starting with earthly locations, and progressing to more alien. To help out, weapon upgrades can be found as the game progresses. Two players can play simultaneously, or one player can attempt to take on Red Falcon himself. As the game progresses, its obvious how the motifs of each level changes... at first human and militaristic, later hideous and very alien. There are two overhead levels, much like Commando. The flamethrower has been made more powerful (it shoots flame balls that burst on contact with a surface). The best improvement is that the game as a whole seems much less frustrating. It's still difficult, but many of the unfair deaths in Contra aren't here any more. This is no cakewalk, though: the bosses are still tough, and very huge.
See also: Konami Collector's Series: Castlevania & Contra |
