Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 72 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 840 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay for the most part is fun, it is a Super Contra Clone, a pure run and gun to its core.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Expect to hear familiar NES-style sound effects as they are here in abundance.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphic art style is very good it definitely does a good job in capturing the feel, look and the spirit of a contra game with plenty of nice locations to look at.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's local and online co-op with the netplay being quite decent, so if you have a friend who isn't afraid of a challenge gift them a copy of the game and enjoy some glorious fun.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The weapons all feel really great ranging from the default one to the mighty Spread shoot.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I haven't managed to play the game in multiplayer yet but I can imagine it being even more enjoyable (depending on your respective skill levels).
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay63 reviews
Audio45 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Co-op42 reviews
Combat21 reviews
Multiplayer15 reviews
Divided opinion
Story75% still recommend
Characters100% still recommend
Performance67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty85% still recommend
Controls69% still recommend
Interface70% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$4.99
The lowest we've tracked is $1.24.
4 points recordedtoday · $4.99
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