MobyRank MobyScore
Commodore 64
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2.5
Amstrad CPC
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2.5
ZX Spectrum
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1.8

Description

In the year 2631, a small meteorite has fallen into the Galuga archipelago, located 20km northeast off the coast of New Zealand. Two years later, a terrorist group known as Red Falcon has seized the island in preparation for an alien invasion. The earth's marines sent two members of their elite Contra unit, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, to neutralize the terrorists.

As either, Bill (player 1) or Lance (player 2), the player must get to the end of each stage, shooting everything in sight, while avoiding enemy fire themselves. The player can upgrade their standard-issue rifle into one of four different weapons, including the powerful spread shot.

Alternate Titles

  • "魂斗羅" -- Japanese spelling
  • "魂斗罗" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
  • "Probotector" -- European NES title
  • "Kon To Ra" -- Japanese gikun phonetic title
  • "Gryzor" -- European Arcade/Computer title

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User Reviews

Congratulations! You've designed the best run-and-gun platformer in the universe. Consider yourselves heroes. NES J. P. Gray (111)
20 years later, Contra still shines like a brand new shell casing. NES DarkBubble (369)
If you haven't played this game yet, I feel sorry for you. NES Jeff Koerner (32)
A freaking good old action shooter NES Bregalad (671)

The Press Says

NES Player NES 2001 5 out of 5 100
HonestGamers NES Mar 19, 2005 10 out of 10 100
MaXoE Games NES 2000 9 out of 10 90
Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Mar, 1988 9 out of 10 90
Video Games NES Mar, 1991 88 out of 100 88
The Games Machine (UK) Amstrad CPC Feb, 1988 82 out of 100 82
Video Game Talk Xbox 360 Nov 08, 2006 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Game Chronicles Xbox 360 Jan 31, 2007 6 out of 10 60
TalkXbox Xbox 360 Feb 06, 2007 54 out of 100 54
Defunct Games Xbox 360 Dec 06, 2006 50 out of 100 50

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Trivia

Contra's infamous code for 30 lives (see Tips & Tricks), has become a minor part of video game geek culture, appearing on T-shirts and referred to in movies and television shows, and being mentioned as one of the greatest gaming moments of all time by the magazine Game Informer.


This entry was contributed by JRK (9523), Martin Smith (64028), Servo (52051), Ben K Bronze Star Contributing Member (20330) and The Ring Hawk (673)
 

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