Neo Contra

PlayStation exclusive

Neo Contra is the sequel to Contra: Shattered Soldier. The game is a 3-D Shooter with lots of action and huge boss battles. Unlike Shattered Soldiers this game has a top-down perspective. The game is set in the future with Bill Razer's return.

Released: 19 October 2004
Platforms: PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3
Genres: Run and gun Shooter
Developers: Konami
Publishers: Konami
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB M

About

Neo Contra (ネオコントラ, Neo Kontora) is the tenth video game in the Contra series published by Konami. It was developed by Team Neo Kijirushi, a group of staff members within Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, and released for the PlayStation 2 in 2004. The game is a direct follow-up to Contra: Shattered Soldier, but returns to the multidirectional shooting format and departs from the traditional scrolling shooter formula used in previous games. It was the first game in the series to receive an M (Mature) rating from the ESRB and was the only installment to receive this rating until the release of Rogue Corps in 2019.

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Gameplay

Neo Contra returns the series once again to three-dimensional gameplay. However, unlike the titles developed under Appaloosa Interactive, players only need to aim in the third dimension on rare occasions. Additionally, this title moves away from the boss-oriented gameplay of Hard Corps and previous 32-bit titles in favor of longer free-form shooting sequences that are interspliced with boss encounters; in this regard, it is more reminiscent of the 8-bit and SNES Contra games.

Additionally, gameplay varies depending on the level and camera angle presented (the camera cannot be user-controlled). Most of the game is played from an isometric perspective, although some portions are side-scrolling or overhead-behind. The player cannot jump; instead, two new defensive moves, dash and spin, allow for the player to effectively evade enemies in the new dimensions. Dash gives the player a quick burst of speed to evade hostiles, while spin provides the player with brief invulnerability. The hit-ratio system introduced in Shattered Soldier has been kept in this title.

Story

, when the Earth has been transformed into a prison planet, home to criminals and political rebels. From this underworld society rises a new order called "Neo Contra". This new government quickly shows its true colors, as it has plans other than restoring normal civilization. Executing these nefarious plans are four renegade Contras (elite warriors), who are called the Four Elite, united under the command of the mysterious Master Contra.

Thus, Bill Rizer is partnered with Genbei "Jaguar" Yagyu, a samurai, and the two are sent to Earth to deal with the Neo Contra threat. After defeating the Four Elite, the heroes discover the truth behind "Neo Contra", which is a facade for "Project C", a plan to create a half-human AI from Bill Rizer's DNA, as an ultimate weapon, which is now embodied in Master Contra. Bill Rizer himself is revealed to be only a clone of the original Bill Rizer, a side-objective of "Project C". With the help of Mystery G, an elder Contra operative, the heroes manage to defeat Master Contra and put an end to "Project C".