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Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX · LUDEX

Browse Contra franchise

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Shooter Platform Adventure

Release

Thursday, November 7, 2002

Critic score

50/100

Platform families

1

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Inside Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX

What it is

In Contra Advance The Alien Wars EX, take down massive hordes of aliens, robots, and monsters to stop the evil Red Falcon from taking over the world! Featuring all new levels and graphics from the original Super Nintendo hit, Contra's fast paced shooting action will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric · Side view

Themes

Action · Science fiction

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Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX

Tose · Konami

50Critics3.9/5Thursday, November 7, 200223.8 years ago

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1 supported

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Contra III: The Alien Wars

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Who made it

Konami
Publisher
Tose
Developer
Cing
Support

Platforms

Wii U
Gen 8
Game Boy Advance
Gen 6

Release history

Nov 07, 2002Game Boy Advance
Nov 14, 2002Game Boy Advance
Feb 21, 2003Game Boy Advance
Nov 05, 2015Wii U
Nov 12, 2015Wii U
Mar 09, 2016Wii U

Themes & modes

ActionScience fictionSingle player

Tags

aliens
post-apocalyptic
robots
run and gun
side-scrolling
cyborg
tank

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50

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Critic aggregate

3.9/5· 7 ratings

Details

Released: Thursday, November 7, 2002
Developer: Tose
Publisher: Konami
Additional work: Cing
Franchise: Contra
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric, Side view
Modes: Single player
Languages: English
Also known as: Contra: Hard Spirits
In player libraries: 8

Platforms

Nintendo

Where to buy

Nintendo eShop

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Genres

Shooter Platform Adventure

difficulty level

multiple enemy boss fights

wii u virtual console

fan translation - portuguese

fan translation - chinese

fan translation - russian