Contra 4!

[Pineapple]

shoot its eye after it fires the laser beam (stick to whatever side of the screen it dashes away to, because it returns on that side and the laser is avoided easy plus it sets the shot up perfectly); it'll launch its back spikes and send those little fishes up, both are easily avoidable and/or shootable

as soon as all its back spikes are gone it'll die, then you're off to that fuckhole of a berg known as the City level

Wow, an actual reply. Thanks cka.
Seriously I fought the bastard for 15 minutes doing just what you said, his eye never seemed to take any damage, and I only got rid of 2 of his spikes. The battle is retardedly easy to avoid every hit, I just can't get the fucker to die.

[George]

Game is great so far. Doesn't beat out Hard Corps in any category IMO but still a shitload of fun. I can 1cc through stages 1 and 2 on easy but I choke by level 5. Started normal since I pretty much know the hazard kills for the first few levels.

I appreciate that they have Contra and Super C as unlockables, but it would have been amazing to get Contra III and/or Hard Corps in there.

[YellerDog]

Anyway. Challenge mode continues to be bad-ass. It's basically a training mode for Hard, so you're constantly dying until you absolutely master the timing. The speed-run levels are a favorite so far.

Having a 100% accuracy challenge in a Contra game is twisted.

[jyoung]

I haven't touched my DS in over two years (last time was when Mario Kart came out), but this game makes me want to pick it up again.

XBLA port, please.

[Cheebs]

Game is great so far. Doesn't beat out Hard Corps in any category IMO but still a shitload of fun.

I'll take 4's enemy and character design. 4 is way more "generic" where Hardcorps is way more "Treasure". I guess I like the generic look a bit better...

And I haven't played Hardcorps in a while but I remember it being too hard core for my taste. The difficulty in 4 is more my speed.

I probably would give Hardcorps the nod for better game overall. But damn it, I'm really close to calling this the second-best Contra. It's really that good.

[sethsez]

I don't know why people keep replying to Yoshi and dog$'s "it would have been better elsewhere" crusade. it's too stupid to bother dignifying and the reasons have been stated over and over.

And yeah, this is the second best Contra in my opinion, behind Hard Corps but ahead of everything else. The challenges can get addictive.

[Pineapple]

After learning that bit of info on the boss of stage 5 (I literally had my ds closed after I had tried beating him for 15 minutes) I realized what I had to do and finished that boss in a matter of about 45 seconds. The next level wasn't bad at all until you got to the boss who I remembered from Contra 3, but at that point I had no continues left and died within a couple seconds. This game is freaking great. There is no if ands or buts about it. People need to stop hating on great games just because they don't come out on their favorite console.
And I bet Yoshi still couldn't beat this on Easy.
I'll wait until I'm proved wrong (ie. summer of 08).

[YellerDog]

The "pacifist" levels are kicking my ass. It dissolves to just making a mad dash through the level, memorizing jumps, and hoping that that one son of a bitch doesn't respawn in the same place this time. The sense of just owning the fucker once you get the hang of it is fantastic, though.

Accuracy levels are more or less the same deal, except there's more shooting at you, and you're not going to pass if you fire back.

Just unlocked Lucia from Shattered Soldier after 20 levels. Neat!

[Yoshi]

I'm trying to leave this thread alone so that people who actually bought the game can discuss it. Yet, two of the last three posts can't leave well enough alone. If you want signed pictures of me, just ask.

[YellerDog]

High five!