
Mode 2 allows you to lock your character into place in order to pinpoint an area to shoot from. This is the style of gameplay you are most likely exposed to if you’ve played any of the other Contra games prior. Mode 1 which allows you to move while shooting. You have to really time this correctly or you’ll end up taking a death.Ĭontra Hard Corps adds to two modes of shooting, Sliding is also useful as an attack on an enemy. This can also be used to move faster than you normally would when walking. You can slide to avoid tricky situations. This makes for a really cool experience during some of the boss battles. In addition to the different weapon choices you can choose from, you also are rewarded with grenades that can be carried and used to blow up multiple enemies on the screen.Ĭontra Hard Corps allows you to jump and grab onto walls and ceilings. This really improves the replay value as most run and gun shooters feature palette swaps with no other distinguishable differences between characters. Who has the ability to double jump and slowly land back down.ĭon’t let the cosmetic differences fool you, each of these characters has a different set of weapons, giving you a variety to pick from as you get more seasoned with the gameplay. BrownyĪnd finally Browny, a small sized combat robot. This one blows my mind because I haven’t seen anything like this before in a contra game.

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Sheena – A female soldier who is skilled in guerrilla tactics. This is the character that is reminiscent in the past contra games. Ray - the blond haired blue eyed male solder. You get to pick between your choice of four different characters, Ray

The gameplay stays in line with the contra series, you have adrenaline-fueled action-packed gameplay, that drops you into a stage and forces you to keep moving as you progress through each stage. I hope you guys enjoy my review of Contra Hard Corps. In today's review, well be taking an in depth look at this legendary Sega Genesis game. I was first confused by the title of the genesis release and always called it Contra Hard Corps rather than Contra Hard Core, now that that’s out of the way we’ll stick to Contra Hard Core for pronunciation. Another true classic for years to come.įast forward a couple of years, in 1994 when Konami had yet another release up their sleeves on a 16 bit console with Contra Hard Corps on the Sega Genesis. Contra 3 The Alien Wars was released on the super Nintendo in 1992 as a sequel to the NES counterparts.īeing a killer app on Nintendo’s new console, it delivered on fantastic graphics, larger sprites and a unique approach to Nintendo’s new mode 7 graphics.
