Contra: Shattered Soldier

Contra Shattered Soldier is a fun PS2 game. There are no doubts there. The action is very straight forward, and the objective is clear--shoot everything in site!

Only available on the PS2, Contra: Shattered Soldier tells a strange story about two guys trying to save the world. But the story is not what this game is about. This
game is about ACTION. LOTS OF ACTION. And that is what you get with CSS. You can play with up to two players, just like the NES Contra, and all of the awesome shooting action of that game is here, only bigger and much better looking. You might see a gigantic eyeball up ahead that wants to kill you, but then it gets squashed by an even bigger monstrosity. The game is extremely difficult. I can't get this point across enough. Even if you memorize all of the patterns of the enemies and bosses, you will still have to have quicks wits and quicker reflexes to stop them. The game is also very fast-paced. You must think fast or you will die. It's not too bad on easy mode because you get a lot of lives. You could probably beat the game on easy mode. I still haven't.

Graphics- 8.0 out of 10
Sound and Music- 8.0 out of 10
Gameplay- 9.0 out of 10
Presentation- 9.9 out of 10

Overall- 8.9 out of 10

Contra: The Alien Wars

Contra The Alien Wars for Game Boy. Also known as "Probotector". This 1994 game from Konami is set in A.D. 2636. I find this game to be a really fun action game for the Game Boy.

The story begins with aliens invading and causing massive problems to the city. "It's time for revenge". This game is the Contra III for the Game Boy. This game does not have very many levels, but if you play on a harder difficulty more levels are present. The different settings of difficulty: easy, normal, hard, maniac. There is also a sound test that features: Mono (one speaker?), stereo (two speakers) and fx (only sound effects). There is also a song test mode in the options.

The game play is much like all the other Contra games. He may run a bit slower but the jumping and shooting are all the same. I like the option of difficulty. This game can be played on easy or hard. The sound and music are really good for a Game Boy system. With 10 songs. The presentation is basic, not much going on. The graphics are OK. Very much like the other Contra games and it plays well.

Graphics: 7 out of 10
Sound and Music: 8 out of 10
Game play: 7.2 out of 10
Presentation: 3 out of 10

Overall: 8.1 out of 10