Bundle78Contra Anniversary CollectionJun 11, 2019Multi-item package
Release
Friday, January 8, 1988
Critic score
58/100
Platform families
1
Editorial overview
What it is
Super Contra is a Run and Gun-style action game produced by Konami, originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1988. It is the sequel to the original Contra and the second game in the Contra series released for the arcades. Like in the original game, the game centers on soldiers Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, who are once again assigned to protect the Earth from an army of alien invaders. The game features standard side-scrolling stages, as well as all new overhead stages in lieu of the original game's "3D" stages.
The premise
A year after the battle with the Red Falcon Organization, Bill and Lance are sent on another mission. This time, the alien forces have taken over an allied military base, possessing most of its troops. Bill and Lance must not only fight against their former comrades-in-arms, but also a new mutated form of the same alien creatures they fought during their previous mission.
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Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric · Side view
Themes
Action · Science fiction
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PC (Microsoft Windows)

DOS
Amiga