Contra is a 2D shooting game with co-op published by Konami orinally in the year 1987. The game would be reconized by it's co-op that was a rarity in games back then. The game would have several different names depending on what region you're from. The game was published on multi-platforms but would be know it's NES-version. Also the game brought us the infamous Konami code that we all know.
Plot in the game resembles the action movies of the 80's, there's not alot of dialogue but sure is alot of bullets! Basically you play as either Bill or Lance as you fight your way to the alien base and take out their leader. Gameplay or the story is not affected by which character you play.
Graphically the game looks ok it's not stunning but it's just ok. There's normally alot of bullets flying around but the game never looks confusing and you always know where you need to go.
There's different weapon types and power ups so depending on what you collect the playthrough will be different. Also there's not alot of standing around in this game since the "wall" behind pushes you forward making your pulse raise as your dodging shots and taking cover. There aren't any puzzles in Contra you just let your guns sing and run through each level. For some gamers the speed can make the game seem harder than it actually is.
To complete Contra it can take half an hour to 12 minutes. On each level there's sort of a final boss at the end but they aren't that hard except the games final boss now that can cause problems if you're trying to play as fast as you can.
Achievements are pretty easy specially if you're playing with a friend. I had a blast when I played this, definetly worth 400 MS points. There's alot of replay value here.
4.0