Contra 3: The Alien Wars

1992

action game, post-apocalyptic video game

Developer

Konami

Publisher

Konami

Platforms

SNES

Game modes

single-player video game, co-op mode

Released

1992-02-28

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 Contra (1990) for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). In PAL regions, it was known as Super Probotector: Alien Rebels, because due to Laws of Germany prohibiting the sale of violent games to minors, the main characters had to be replaced with Probotectors (robots) named "RD-008" and "RC-011", while the Japanese version is called Contra Spirits, with Bill and Lance being featured like the American version. 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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