Contra

by Konami

1988

ShooterPlatform

Sci-Fi

Great

ShooterPlatform

Sci-Fi

Great

About

Contra is the NES port of the homonymous 1987 arcade game. It is a run and gun action game developed and published by Konami. The NES port was originally released in North America, and it lacks the cutscenes and other details present in the Japanese version which was released a week later.

Publisher: Konami
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Perspective: Third person, Side view
Age Rating: E — Everyone
Released: Feb 02, 1988 — NES

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