Contra 4 for the Nintendo DS is the 20th anniversary of Contra and brings to the table a very decent game that stands alone and is not a remake of any of the previous titles. There are 9 brand new levels, (the jungle, laboratory, base, harbor, ocean, factory, city, alien hive and harvest yard) that definitely take cues from some of the original titles, but have their own sense of style. You still control the usual suspects; Lance, Bill, Scorpion and Mad Dog, but this time you are up against the Black Viper and a new set of alien scum.
The game is broken into three difficulties: easy, normal and hard, although there is nothing easy about this title. Contra 4 lives up to it’s predecessors and is a very challenging game. On my first run through on normal I barely made it through the first stage using almost all of my continues. Contra brings you some hard hitting side scrolling running and gunning right ot your DS, as a huge Contra fan I had to get my hands on this and so far I am very pleased and recommend this for any DS owner. You can now play wireless 2 player co-op action with a buddy, which should help you get through the game and unocking some of those bonuses in the game.
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