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.

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Alternate Titles

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

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform
	Contra	NES
	Contra
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User Reviews

20 years later, Contra still shines like a brand new shell casing.	Norfolk Starling (369)
If you haven't played this game yet, I feel sorry for you.	Jeff Koerner (32)
A freaking good old action shooter	Bregalad (661)

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The Press Says

HonestGamers	Mar 19, 2005	10 out of 10	100
NES Player	2001	5 out of 5	100
The Video Game Critic	Oct 31, 2005	A	100
NES Archives	Mar 15, 2008	A-	91
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Dec 28, 2003	9 out of 10	90
MaXoE Games	2000	9 out of 10	90
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