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Contra III: The Alien Wars

SNES · Released February 28, 1992 · Developed by Konami · Published by Konami

81Total 81Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeSplit screen
ShooterAdventureActionScience fiction
Loose
CIB
Sealed

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Summary

This game is action from beginning to end, do not think that you will have a moment of peace, even because Aliens are at war with planet earth, and resting will be your least concern.

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IGDB Rating
80.50 / 100
126 ratings
Total Rating
80.50 / 100
126 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative · Split screen
Perspective
Third person · Bird view / Isometric · Side view
Themes
Action · Science fiction
Developer
Konami

Also known as

AliasContra 3: The Alien WarsAlternative spelling
JapanContra SpiritsJapanese title - romanization
AliasContra IIIAbbreviation
AliasContra 3Alternative spelling

Release history (15 entries)

DatePlatformRegion
Feb 28, 1992Super Famicom
Apr 6, 1992Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Dec 31, 1992Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Dec 31, 1992Arcade
Jan 16, 2007Wii
Jan 19, 2007Wii
Jan 19, 2007Wii
Jan 29, 2007Wii
Apr 26, 2008Wii
Nov 27, 2013Wii U
Nov 28, 2013Wii U
Jan 7, 2014Wii U
May 9, 2016New Nintendo 3DS
May 12, 2016New Nintendo 3DS
May 19, 2016New Nintendo 3DS

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Storyline

Set in the futuristic year 2636, two years after the events of Super Contra (Previous version released for the NES). The protagonists Bill Rizer and Lance Bean are called once again, against an alien invasion. Taking advantage of Super NES technology, in this game the graphics are improved compared to previous games. It is considered by many the best game of the Contra series. This game offers a lot of weapons, at first you have a precise but very weak machine gun, some of the weapons are: missiles, flamethrowers, laser, shot that reaches a wide area, extremely strong missile, among others, each with Their advantage and disadvantage. The game bosses are a strong point of Contra III, they are very scary, big and well made, each with a different skill and different ways to be defeated, which leaves the game very unpredictable, you never know how to defeat that boss , And dying in them is almost certain. In most phases there is also a mini-bosses, this is very easy to defeat. The gameplay is excellent, the joystick commands respond perfectly, the characters shoot in any direction, lay on the floor, jump, scale the wall, do almost everything. The graphics are great and original and the Aliens are different from what we are used to seeing and have a horrifying look.

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