Another shock throughout yesterday’s Nintendo Direct E3 present: Contra: Rogue Corps is the newest in Konami’s long-neglected sequence of hard-as-nails arcade shooters, and the primary to return to PC for the reason that DOS period. Ditching the side-scrolling model of most good games within the sequence in favour of a roaming digicam, and as much as four-player by way of on-line co-op, it looks as if an odd approach to revive the Contra identify. The new game lands on September 26th. Below, the debut trailer, that includes a Twisted Sister tune, a cyborg panda, and a complete lot of overt wackiness. Plus some weapons and explosions.
As a sequence, Contra — aka Probotector in Europe — has had some nice highs, just like the amazeballs Contra: Hard Corps on the Mega Drive. Also some very low lows, and from what I’ve seen of this new one within the trailer, I’m not wildly optimistic. It most reminds of the the wonky Contra: Legacy Of War on PSX. I don’t thoughts that the game has a foolish sense of humour, as Contra Rebirth on the Wii was surreal and hilarious and opens with a helicopter touchdown on an area station, however the tone right here feels off. Contra is at its funniest when its lunacy is unremarked on, not giggled at in cutscenes.
The proof is within the pudding, and I don’t need to cross judgement till I’ve performed it myself. Still, even when this one does fall flat, we’re in the course of a Contra-adjacent deluge. On prime of the PC launch of the Contra Anniversary Collection on Steam, we’ve obtained three extra non secular successors on the best way. Top billing goes to Blazing Chrome, however price a glance is the heavy metal-themed Valfaris (with a demo on Steam) plus Iron Meat, with a demo on Itch. Konami are possibly a bit late to their very own social gathering right here, however the subsequent few months appear to be they’ll be a good time anyway.
Contra: Rogue Corps launches on September 26th on all present programs, and can price $40 when it surfaces on Steam. You can learn a bit extra on its official page here.
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