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Contra III: The Alien Wars

81/100 · 126 ratingsAdventure · Shooter

Contra III: The Alien Wars is an Adventure and Shooter game released Feb 28, 1992 for Nintendo and other platforms.

Where to play: Contra III: The Alien Wars is available on Nintendo eShop. Use the store links above to grab it on your platform of choice.

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This game is action from beginning to end, do not think that you will have a moment of peace, even because Aliens are at war with planet earth, and resting will be your least concern.

Set in the futuristic year 2636, two years after the events of Super Contra (Previous version released for the NES). The protagonists Bill Rizer and Lance Bean are called once again, against an alien invasion. Taking advantage of Super NES technology, in this game the graphics are improved compared to previous games. It is considered by many the best game of the Contra series. This game offers a lot of weapons, at first you have a precise but very weak machine gun, some of the weapons are: missiles, flamethrowers, laser, shot that reaches a wide area, extremely strong missile, among others, each with Their advantage and disadvantage. The game bosses are a strong point of Contra III, they are very scary, big and well made, each with a different skill and different ways to be defeated, which leaves the game very unpredictable, you never know how to defeat that boss , And dying in them is almost certain. In most phases there is also a mini-bosses, this is very easy to defeat. The gameplay is excellent, the joystick commands respond perfectly, the characters shoot in any direction, lay on the floor, jump, scale the wall, do almost everything. The graphics are great and original and the Aliens are different from what we are used to seeing and have a horrifying look.

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Quick answers about Contra III: The Alien Wars

What platforms is Contra III: The Alien Wars on?

Contra III: The Alien Wars is available on Nintendo and other platforms.

When was Contra III: The Alien Wars released?

Contra III: The Alien Wars was released on Feb 28, 1992.

Where can I play Contra III: The Alien Wars?

You can get Contra III: The Alien Wars on Nintendo eShop. The store links on this page point to the official pages.

How is Contra III: The Alien Wars rated?

Contra III: The Alien Wars holds a player score of 81/100 (8.1/10) from 126 ratings.

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