New Contra game on WiiWare next week
- September 04, 2009 00:00 AM PST
Konami is bringing the greatest 2D run-n-gun game back again this Monday, when Contra Rebirth lands on WiiWare.
After a successful return to 2D form in 2007 via Contra 4 on the DS, I expected Konami would announce another retro-styled shooter in the series. What I didn't expect was that the release would come so soon after the announcement, as Konami announced today that a WiiWare-exlcusive Contra game will be debuting next week.
Contra 4 came out on the DS in late 2007, recieving a 4.5 and an Editor's Choice from yours truly. Hopefully, this game will continue the near-perfect dynasty of Contra on Nintendo platforms, instead of sinking to the depths of the putrid PlayStation Contras. Here are the details from Konami:
KONAMI UNVEILS NEW GAME TRAILER, SCREENSHOTS AND DETAILS OF CONTRA REBIRTH FOR WiiWARE
New Addition to the Popular Arcade Shooter Franchise Will Be Available on WiiWare Next Week
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today revealed a new game trailer, screenshots and details from the soon to be released Contra Rebirth. This arcade-shooter will be available on WiiWare next week. In Contra Rebirth, Chief Salamander and his Neo-Salamander Force travel back to 1973 AD to invade Earth. They land in Central America and take control of the Shizuoka ruins on the Yucatan Peninsula. There, the aliens plan the destruction of all the "Contra" on Earth. The Galactic President calls on Lance Bean, a member of the elite "Contra" warriors to save the Earth, but his sudden disappearance jeopardizes the safety of the planet. Now, Bill Rizer and the samurai, Genbei Yagyu are the last hope for Earth and must pick up their weapons and defeat the evil Neo-Salamander Army before all is lost. Experience the fast paced action packed 2D side scrolling adventure that pioneered the Run'N Gun Genre.
Key Features:
--2 player local co-op game play
--Classic Contra firepower, including the popular Spreadshot
--2 unlockable characters
--Retro 2D sprite, action side scrolling game
--Story follows the classic Contra theme
Contra 4 is one of my favorite DS games, so I have somewhat high hopes for this game. I wish the developers of the DS game were working on this one, though.
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Yea...My wii has been collecting dust for the past 3 months...I am beginning to believe that this was just a fad...I have had friends selling their wiis back to get other systems and games.
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The graphics look kinda bland and overly cartoony for a Contra game.. hopefully the gameplay holds up at least.
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sounds like fanboys are jealous that wii owners get a contra game and they don't. I have a Wii but don't play it that much. Maybe I'll try this out. Its usually the games that look like this that end up being the most fun.
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Awesome news. I've been playing Contra 4 a lot lately.
Continuing franchises the 'Mega Man 9' way is awesome.
Alien Wars FTW
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donkeykong57 wrote:
Awesome news. I've been playing Contra 4 a lot lately.Continuing franchises the 'Mega Man 9' way is awesome.
Alien Wars FTW
Konami also released a Gradius Rebirth game.
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I do! beats owning a playstation that freezes on you and you end up wasting your gasoline to take it back where you bought it to fight with the a$$ holes that sold it to ya, for them to swap it out and have do the same thing on ya. Musical playstions is not my choice of games to play!
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The graphics look overly cartoonish but that doesn't really matter. All I want is awesome multiplayer gameplay. Speaking of which, on the bullet points at the bottom it says it has "local 2 player co-op". Does that mean you can't play two player multiplayer online? Cause if not: FAIL!!!
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