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Contra blasts onto XBLA

Weighing in at 400 points and just over 32MB, The classic side scrolling shooter contra is now available on XBLA. From xbox.com:

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In Contra, the world has been invaded and only two soldiers stand between the alien menace known as Red Falcon and the total annihilation of humanity. Lance and Bill, two veteran Special Ops soldiers, must fight their way through jungles, steel fortresses, and frozen tundra to rid the world of Red Falcon and all its minions.

Using high-tech weaponry such as the Mini Laser, the Fireball, and the dreaded Spread Gun, it's time to teach some alien scum not to mess with Earth. Enhanced for Xbox Live Arcade, the new version of Contra includes online multiplayer to play with your friends, leaderboards to go for your best score, achievements, updated graphics, and new sound effects .

 

  • New visuals: Enjoy enhanced artwork including rendered new bullet effects and explosions.
  • New sounds: Experience the fresh sound effects and tunes.
  • New modes: Battle co-op with a buddy over Xbox Live.
  • Classic action: Play through eight levels of ever-increasing challenge and excitement.

 

administrator – Wed, 2006 – 11 – 08 18:16
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Anyone get Contra yet?

Hexx
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I'm interested in if it has 2 players over Live in 1 game or if it's that weaksauce Frogger stuff

Wed, 2006 – 11 – 08 20:24
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I haven't tried it yet

administrator
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I haven't tried it yet (stupid work), but I'm next to positive it's real co-op over live

Wed, 2006 – 11 – 08 20:26
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yeah, it has online co-op,

trent82
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yeah, it has online co-op, but it is completely messed up. the 2 players don't stay synchronized resulting in a frustrating experience. it seems that the problem starts in the first tunnel and continues to get worse as you progress.

for example, i was at the beginning of the snow level and my partner appeared to be with me, but he was shooting straight up in the air at absolutely nothing. the reason my partner is doing this is because they are still on the previous level on their screen fighting a boss that is above them. and on their screen, my actions seem equally unusual.

a patch is needed.

Wed, 2006 – 11 – 08 20:31
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I gotta be honest, I bought

Ice2Dragon
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I gotta be honest, I bought this cuz it was cheap and seemed like it would be great, as though Ive been a contra fan for years, but this was a horrid port.. synch for co-op online gets lost almost 99 percent of the time in either the first tunnel or the waterfall level.. and the single player is very short..


What a waste of 400 points :(

 

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Sat, 2006 – 11 – 11 12:53
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