The Contra that doesn't exist anymore - Contra Evolution | Full playthrough
2Originally made for Chinese mobile phones in 2010. It later got an arcade release and then a short release on IOS and Android. This version has been converted for play on PC.
This is just a remaster of the original NES version of Contra before remasters were popular.
I will go through the differences assuming you’ve played the NES version.
The graphics and music have an obvious uphaul. It looks really nice but only if the gameplay window is small. The resolution is terrible if the gameplay is made to fit a full screen. This might have something to do with the conversion though as I can’t imagine the arcade would look this bad.
There are all the same weapons, but additionally a homing missile. This weapon is very weak though and normal enemies will need a lot more shots to defeat. You can save multiple weapons (I think even all of them) and swap between them. You lose the weapon when you die, and lose all of them if you lose a continue.
This design decision is where the problem of the game lies. Because the game pretends to be generous with the multiple weapons storage, they have nerfed the main weapon significantly. As if it wasn’t weak enough in the original. Even the weapon storage boxes take multiple hits to break, when it was always one hit with any weapon.
The bosses also take far more hits to defeat than in the original. Couple this with the weak main weapon, and you have a laborious slog to get through. The worst thing is that, they have added a time limit to complete the level. If you don’t complete the grind of a boss at the end in time, you will have to start the level again.
The levels themselves are almost identical to the original apart from some extra rooms in the 3D stages. I’m not sure why they thought they weren’t long enough. They also include 3 bonus stages just to score points. They are set in a 3D room and you just need to break the targets in the time limit.
There are 4 characters to choose from. I have no idea who the extra 2 female characters are in relation to the series but they are crap. They have slow and weak weapons so I just stuck with the trusty old beefcakes.
Because this version of the game is a kind of hack, you can only use keyboard or an Xbox 360 controller. I used the controller but was only allowed to use the analogue stick rather than the d-pad. This led to multiple deaths as the controls weren’t slick enough. If I wanted to turn left, it would just keep walking and a few times I walked off a platform to my death.
At least this version gives you infinite lives to compensate for all the added difficulties.
This game is still good but they shouldn’t have messed with the formula. A graphical update would have sufficed, but then again, what would be the point in making the game in the first place.
Rating – 6/10
Emulated version played on PC
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