These generally range from a standard machine guns, homing missiles, grenade launchers, etc., with a fifth slot reserved for bombs. Player characters have four main weapon slots.
Although Contra Force is technically the first game that allows the player to choose other characters, Contra: Hard Corps is the first legitimate Contra game that allows the player to select their character at the start of the game, as well as when they use a Continue.The game follows its predecessor, Contra III: The Alien Wars, in many aspects, but also introduces several new gameplay mechanics, including: Through their efforts, the Hard Corps manage to thwart Bahamut's plans and restore peace once a more. Geo Mandrake to create a biological weapon using the stolen alien cells as a form of leverage to overthrow the present government. They discover that retired Colonel Bahamut is implicated and that he has conspired with Dr. The Contra Hard Corps, comprised of Ray Poward, Sheena Etranzi, Brad Fang and Browny, are assigned to the investigation. Alien cells kept at a military research facility are stolen in a terrorist attack. I just picked Hard Corps as the subject of the cover illustration because a cyborg werewolf and a combat aerobics instructor are more interesting to draw than a couple of meat-slab dudes.ĭirect download | Retronauts on iTunes | Retronauts on LibsynĮpisode description: Jeremy Parish, Bob Mackey, Ray Barnholt, and Shane Bettenhausen use the Konami Code to tackle the challenge of recapping the Contra series, just in time for the latest entry in the franchise.Set in 2641 A.D., five years after the " Alien Wars". Aliens, spread guns, friendly robots: It's all here.ĭespite the cover art, this episode is not strictly about Hard Corps. Because that game was a steaming pile.įrom the arcade original through Hard Corps Uprising, we look back at the trends and concepts that have defined Contra. To mark the occasion, Bob and I invited Retronauts regulars Shane Bettenhausen and Ray Barnholt into the studio to discuss the series' legacy.
but nevertheless, it's nice to see Contra back in action. Early word on Contra: Rogue Corps is, shall we say, mixed. This week, a new entry in the Contra series-the first in nearly a decade-hits all the current consoles, plus Steam.
Mission control for retronauts former EIC of 1UP.com and taking dapper (and frogs) back from the Nazis.Īpparently Konami isn't as done with making video games as we all thought.
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