Contra III: The Alien Wars
Konami Digital Entertainment / February 28, 1992 / Rated Everyone
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In the year 2636, the alien war continues on and it's up to two
soldiers, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, to put a stop to the alien
invasion. The aliens have ravaged the Earth with their powerful organic
and technological weapons. Battle through 6 stages of non-stop
run-and-gun action collecting power-ups including bombs, flamethrowers,
spread shots, lasers and machine guns to take out the aliens. Bill and
Lance travel through war-torn cities, on air bikes, riding missiles and
ultimately into the alien base to defeat the alien boss once and for all.
This game is only playable in 2D.This classic game is part of the Virtual Console service, which brings you great games created for consoles such as NES™, Super NES™ and Game Boy™ Advance. See more Virtual Console games for Nintendo 3DS.
Contra III: The Alien Wars is a 1992 run and gun video game developed and published by Konami for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It is the third home console entry in the Contra series after Contra (1988) and Super C (1990) for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). In PAL regions, it was retitled Super Probotector: Alien Rebels and the player characters were replaced with robots. The player is tasked with fighting off an alien invasion of Earth across six stages. Four stages feature side-scrolling action traditional to the series while two are presented from an overhead perspective. It is the first Contra title to have been directed by Nobuya Nakazato who later directed other games in the series. He designed Contra III to feature more comical elements, a more cinematic soundtrack, and tighter stage design than its predecessors.
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