![]() Sheena is a female soldier and guerilla specialist. Each character has their own appearance and weapon set among other differences. Ray is your standard soldier, similar to Bill and Lance, and his arsenal consists of many of the classic Contra weapons we all know and love, including the spread shot. Instead of playing as the normal Contra protagonists, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, you have the option of four different characters. The different stages and endings are a great incentive to replay, that is if you can even get past the second or third stage, which we normally can’t. There’s one secret area leading to a secret ending and there’s five endings total. You actually get to make choices throughout the story which also means there’s branching paths. A terrorist group led by Colonel Bahamut has stolen an alien cell recovered from the war and they want to use it to produce weapons. The story is set five years after the events of Contra III: The Alien Wars. However, unlike previous games, Hard Corps does focus on the story, complete with characters and even brief cut scenes with overlapping text. Contra veterans should be used to this and wouldn’t expect anything different. Just like all the mainline games, Hard Corps employs one-hit kills. A second player can ease the burden but even when I teamed up with Jeremy, we still got our asses handed to us. ![]() Both games have their ups and downs but one thing that’s definitely certain is that both games will kick your ass.Ĭontra: Hard Corps has no difficulty modes. It was the first Contra game to be released for a Sega console and it often contends with Contra III for being the best game in the series. Developed and published by Konami, Contra: Hard Corps was released for the Sega Genesis in August, 1994. No hand holding, no forgiveness, pure punishment for any mistakes. Most of the games consist of trial and error gameplay and every death is your fault. You shoot aliens, dodge projectiles, and try not to break your controller in frustration. The Contra series has always been known for its brutal difficulty and awesome side scrolling set pieces.
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