Tag: Konami

Neo Contra
June 20, 2017 No Responses

Neo Contra

Developer: KCET    Publisher: Konami    Released: 10/19/04    Genre: Action Contra saw some dark days but Konami was able to right the ship with Contra: Shattered Soldier. Although it was incredibly difficult it had everything you could want in a next generation...
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Contra: Shattered Soldier
June 19, 2017 one Response

Contra: Shattered Soldier

Developer: KCET     Publisher: Konami     Released: October 23, 2002     Genre: Action At the end of the PlayStation era Contra as a series was in danger of fading away.  What once stood for some of the most bad ass action games...
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C: the Contra Adventure
June 16, 2017 No Responses

C: the Contra Adventure

Developer: Appaloosa    Publisher: Konami    Release: 08/31/98   Genre: Action Anyone who had the misfortune of playing Contra: Legacy of War was scarred. The game was so bad it single-handedly ruined the series legacy of excellence. Yet two years later...
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Contra: Legacy of War
June 14, 2017 No Responses

Contra: Legacy of War

Coming off the back of Hard Corps Contra enjoyed a new wave of popularity and quality.  That game was one of the best action games of that era and raised the bar for its genre.  Going into the 32-bit era...
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Contra: Hard Corps
June 12, 2017 2 Responses

Contra: Hard Corps

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 08/08/94  Genre: Action Contra Hard Corps is the epitome of the Contra series in many ways and one could argue the best title in the series. If you were speaking of the Japanese version I...
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Contra Force
June 9, 2017 one Response

Contra Force

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1992     Genre: Action Words cannot describe how disappointed I am with Contra Force. When I first saw it in magazines I was excited but could not find it in stores anywhere. Which makes sense a...
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Contra III: the Alien Wars
June 8, 2017 9 Responses

Contra III: the Alien Wars

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: April 1992     Genre: Action If I had to sum up Contra III in one sentence it would be an action movie in video game form. Many shooters that have tried distilling the high octane thrills...
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Super C
June 6, 2017 No Responses

Super C

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 04/90   Genre: Action It is funny when I look back on my initial impression of Super C. Don’t get me wrong I knew it was great but I did not think it was anything...
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Contra
June 5, 2017 12 Responses

Contra

There is something about that innocent period before video game magazines proliferated the market that I kind of miss.  Back in the day before Nintendo Power and EGM you bought games based on the back of the box.  While there...
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Spotlight: Contra
June 4, 2017 No Responses

Spotlight: Contra

Its time once again to shine the spotlight on another beloved series.  For many of us Contra was the action series of the 80s and 90s.  What started out as a decent arcade game became a beloved classic on the...
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