
To conclude Contra III: The Alien Wars is a game every SNES owner should have. The game has been ported to the Virtual Console for 800 points so a new generation can experiance this classic game and the difficulty it possesses. Many people saw this as taking away from what Contra is, yet I think it is a breath of fresh air and creates a new challenge to an already difficult game. Contra III also introduced the series to Top-View stages taking away from the side-scrolling levels. However like it's two predecessors the game allows two player co-op making it much easier to play than just alone.Ĭontra III unlike it's predecessors has much better sound, graphics and music helping re-birth the franchise. Like the two previous games Contra III is extremely difficult and without the Konami code you may never finish it.

Set two years after Super Contra, Contra III has you again running and shooting your way through various levels in order to destroy the evil aliens. Super NES.TM Your best bet for survival is to read the following instructions thoroughly before entering. It is the sequel to the original Contra and part of the Contra series.The game stars Bill Rizer and Lance Bean as they are sent to thwart another alien invasion from the vicious Red Falcon. You now own Contra III - The Alien Wars for your. Still starring Bill Rizer and Lance Bean it's their job to destroy the evil alien race which is taking over the city. Super Contra, known as Super Contra: The Alien Strikes Back in Japan, is a run-and-gun shooter video game by Konami, originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in December 1987. Then in 1992 Konami released Contra III:The Alien Wars for the SNES. Contra 3 is the 4th contra game, with Contra, Super C, and Operation C being the first. After the huge success of Contra and Super Contra for the NES it was only a matter of time before the SNES got a Contra game too.
