Each gun also has an alternate mode so in total you really have six guns that you can switch between at any time. A flamethrower, grenade launcher, and a machine gun. This time around, you have three guns at the start of the game. The most notable way they have done this is with the weapons.īefore, you would have a standard gun and collect different guns as you play through each level. Contra: Shattered Soldier goes back to the 2D shooter style of gameplay that we know and love and they have managed to make it feel familiar, but at the same time changed things up enough to make this also feel like a new kind of Contra experience. When it comes to the gameplay this is what we all really wanted from a next-gen Contra game. There are some techno ones that I really could do without. Most of the tunes here are rather forgettable and while I like some of the rocking music tracks. The game has a real futuristic look to it and that is cool. However, they have made most of the game of what looks like polygons, and while I love the sprite work of Contra III on the SNES.

For this game, while they have gone for a 2D look. The game is played entirely in 2D from a side-view perspective, but with fully polygonal graphics, although some segments in which the player rides a snowboard or a motorcycle are viewed from a front or rear-view perspective.I really like how Contra: Shattered Soldier took the game back to its 2D roots after the mess that was Legacy of War on the PlayStation which I did not like much at all. Shattered Soldier returns to the classic game system employed by the series prior to Contra: Legacy of War. He was given a sentence of 10,000 years in cryogenic prison.

Bill Rizer, the hero of the Alien Wars, was held responsible for the incident, as well as for murdering his partner, Lance Bean, who reportedly tried to stop him. 80% of the planet's population was completely devastated by a malfunctioning hyper-magnetic weapons grid during development.

2642, Earth remains scarred from previous alien conflicts as environmental problems grow beyond humanity's control. Massive, screen-filling boss characters do everything they can to keep you from proceeding through the multiple action-packed missions, while environmental threats such as swarms of bugs, aggressive enemies, and alien encounters keep you on your toes. This time, you can carry three weapons-machine gun, flamethrower, and grenade launcher-as you battle enemies either solo or cooperatively with a friend. Game description: All of the action and adrenaline of the Contra series comes to the PlayStation 2 with Contra: Shattered Soldier. Game review links: IGN: 8/10, Metacritic: 78/100 Publisher(s): Konami (US, JP, KO, EU), SCEA (US)

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