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February 20, 1987

Contra

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Critic Reviews18
Contra
Based on 184 Ratings
8.4
metacritic
Based on 18 Reviews
63
Release date
February 20, 1987
Developer
Konami
Publisher
Konami
Genre
Action Arcade
Platform
PC Sony PlayStation 4 Xbox One X/S Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/S Sony PlayStation 5 Xbox 360 Nintendo Wii Wii U NES Commodore 64 Arcade Cabinet J2ME ZX Spectrum MSX/MSX2 BlackBerry
Web-site
Steam

Summary

[Xbox Live Arcade] The Red Falcon organization is plotting to conquer the Earth and two commandos, Lance and Bill, must infiltrate their base. Travel through eight stages in the jungle armed with a machine gun and the ability to capture upgraded weapons including a Fireball, Laser, Rapid Fire gun and a Spread Gun. Lance and Bill are all that stand in the way of Red Falcon and their plans for global domination. [Konami]

Contra System Requirements

🤏 Minimum Requirements

OS:
Windows 10 - 64bit
CPU:
Intel Core i3-4160
RAM:
4 GB RAM
GPU:
Intel HD Graphics 4400 (VRAM 128MB)
HDD:
504 MB available space

👍 Recommended Specs

OS:
Windows 10 - 64bit
CPU:
Intel Core i3-6300
RAM:
4 GB RAM
GPU:
GeForce GTX 750Ti (VRAM 2GB)
HDD:
504 MB available space

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September 24, 2019
49
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August 8, 1994
Contra: Hard Corps
Contra
February 20, 1987
63
Contra
Super Contra
December 29, 1987
61
Super Contra
Operation C
January 8, 1991
Operation C
Contra III: The Alien Wars
February 28, 1992
68
Contra III: The Alien Wars
Contra: Legacy of War
November 29, 1996
Contra: Legacy of War
C: The Contra Adventure
August 31, 1998
C: The Contra Adventure
Contra: Shattered Soldier
October 22, 2002
77
Contra: Shattered Soldier

Contra Trailer

Critic Reviews

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  • 70
    Official Xbox Magazine UK May 31, 2024
    Of all of Konami's retro games, this is the best. Contra is manically tough, and even Live co-op play doesn't make it that much easier. If you can get to the end without continuing then we'll salute you as a hero.
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  • 70
    Gaming Target May 31, 2024
    Contra on the XBLA is well worth a look for Contra completists and other fans of side scrolling shooters, but most people will get their fill with the demo download.
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  • 70
    Game Over Online May 31, 2024
    The graphic design seems a bit smoother than you might remember it from back in the day, no doubt due to whatever tweaks Konami has done to it for the Xbox 360.
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  • 66
    GameSpot May 31, 2024
    This is an accurate emulation of the arcade version of Contra. Unfortunately, you're probably not looking for the arcade version of Contra.
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  • 65
    TeamXbox May 31, 2024
    A solid addition to Xbox Live Arcade, but it is simply just not the version of the game most of us will expect and prefer. Instead of delivering the NES build of the game, we are given the coin-op version that is designed to take quarters from your pocket, meaning it’s quite difficult, and without the thirty-lives code it gets frustrating very quickly.
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