Description
In 1957 a large object from outer space crashed into Earth's Amazon
basin, near ruins of the lost Mayan civilization. Scientists world-wide
heralded the incident as a trivial cosmic occurrence, and thus the
collision was soon forgotten.
Now, thirty years later, rumors
of an evil force have swept into the Pentagon's front office, and tales
from frightened villagers of a hideous being with an army of alien
henchmen are sending chills down the spines of top military brass.
Unwilling
to upset current political stability, an all-out assault on the region
has been overruled, and instead, two of America's most cunning,
courageous and ruthless soldiers from the Special Forces elite commando
squad have been selected to seek out and destroy these alien intruders.
Congratulations, pal, you're one of the chosen. But before
you take pride in being the best, be warned. You're about to come face
to face against Red Falcon, the cruelest life-form in the galaxy. He
arrived on Earth thirty years ago (that's six months time in an alien's
life) to establish a foothold from which he will attempt to conquer our
world and then use it as a stepping stone toward his ultimate fiendish
goal: domination of the entire universe.
Needless to say,
playing hero won't be easy. But you have no choice -- you must be a
hero. Because if you fail, life as we know it will cease to exist, and
the vile Red Falcon will rule forever. If you succeed, well...it
doesn't matter, because I doubt you will.
A conversion of the
arcade game, Contra is a classic side scrolling platformer. The game is
considered to have improved on platformers by including such concepts
as directional shooting and climbing.
Last year when I decided to rebuy the NES, the first game that I purchased was Contra. I remembered the fun I used to have as a little kid in this game, even though I was lucky if I could even get to level 3 at the time without the Konami code. Well, finding a good deal on it off the internet, I quickly bought it, and I must say that no matter what age you are, this game is great! Out all of the Konami series, I may actually like Contra the best! Frank
