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Super Contra

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Game Info

Publisher: Konami

Developer: Konami

Genre(s): Action, Shooter

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)

Release Date: July 25, 2007

Summary

The fight for freedom continues in Super Contra! The alien menace, Red Falcon, has fought back and it's up to Lance and Bill to stop them. Play multiplayer over Xbox Live with upgraded graphics and sound. Do you have what it takes to save the world again? Enjoy the authentic original gameplay of the arcade classic. Super Contra features two player co-op gameplay, just like the original. Play co-op on the same console or on Xbox LIVE. Communicate with your buddy by voice using the Xbox 360 headset. Xbox LIVE Leaderboard statistics are kept for Arcade (single player—high score, all time and weekly) and Xbox LIVE co-op (high score—all time and weekly). Score 12 achievements worth 200 gamer points with a range of simple, challenging, and hard achievements. [Microsoft]

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What The Critics Said

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Worth Playing

It's got all of the classic gameplay of its predecessor, and most of the graphics are terrific. Couple this with some excellent music, and you definitely have a winner. Unfortunately, the incredibly high level of difficulty is going to turn off almost everyone except the most hardcore of gamers.

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Team Xbox

It’s extremely challenging and demanding, so those looking for a more casual shooter might be best served going for another game. Additionally, the lightweight “enhanced” graphics and audio don’t bring the game as far into the next-gen era as some XBLA titles have done.

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Official Xbox Magazine

Old-time arcaders will dig the ramped-up challenge: Super's tough even with a partner, and we had to lower the difficulty and hoard the spread gun - our sidearm soulmate - to beat all five levels solo. [Sept 2007, p.76]

GameSpot

Super Contra's blistering level of difficulty makes it best suited for those looking for an exceptionally punishing arcade run-and-gun experience.

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Games Radar (in-house)

With limited continues and a good level of challenge, this game definitely won’t be a cakewalk. Just don’t expect anything that spectacular, either.

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GameZone

Super Contra should only be downloaded by the most experience arcade players. Its difficulty will make the learning curve too high for novice players giving it a run-through for the first time.

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X360 Magazine UK

Insanely hard. [Issue#24, p.101]

IGN

From ugly borders and out of place visual effects to choppy net code, it's clear that a lot more work could have gone into this title.

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Official Xbox Magazine UK

Another cheap money-spinner. [Nov 2007, p.107]

Eurogamer

Super Contra might appeal to the extreme hardcore retro apologists out there with oceanic reserves of patience and superhuman skills. It's certainly a challenge, and if that sounds like you, go for it. But if you're a mere mortal and squeal when the going gets tough, then the chances are you'll agree that the sequel is just too damn bloody minded by design to warrant much attention 19 years on.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 5.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

B. K. gave it a0:
This game is lost in the past. Outdated graphics and gameplay, mixed with the missing widescreen support. This game was pushed out for the sake of pushing it out, and no effort was made to make it the best game it could possibly be. Take pride in your creations.

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