C: The Contra Adventure

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C: The Contra Adventure

Developer(s)	Appaloosa Interactive
Publisher(s)	Konami
Release date(s)	1998
Genre(s)	Third-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Media	CD-ROM
Input	Game controller

C: The Contra Adventure (シー：ザ・コントラ・アドベンチャー, C: The Contra Adventure^?) is a video game that is part of the Contra series by Konami. It was released for the Sony PlayStation in 1998. The Contra Adventure is one of two Contra games created by Appaloosa Interactive for Konami (the other being Contra: Legacy of War). The game is the second title in the series that sported three-dimensional graphics and gameplay.

1 Storyline
2 Gameplay
- 2.1 Levels
3 Fan reaction
4 External links

[edit] Storyline

The game's story follows the events of Contra: Legacy of War. It follows, Ray, the only surviving member of the Contra task force (who is originally from Contra: Hard Corps), attacking an alien invasion in the jungles of South America.

[edit] Gameplay

There are a total of ten levels in the game, which are shown through multiple perspectives, depending on the level: (traditional) sidescrolling, third person, and overhead. One of the third person sequences, the "Hunting" level, plays almost exactly the same as the interior missions in the original Contra. All the innovations that were introduced in Contra: Legacy of War are maintained in this game: memory card saving, hit-points, three-dimensional fire fights. However, the gameplay varies depending on the level and perspective used.

[edit] Levels

City Rescue - sidescrolling
Village - third-person 3-d
Canyon - overhead
Pyramid - third-person 3-d
Weightless - Sidescrolling
Hunting - third-person 3-d
Alien Lair - sidescrolling

[edit] Fan reaction

C: The Contra Adventure is generally regarded by fans of the series as the worst title to carry the name "Contra". The graphics were criticized as bland, the music was criticized as severely lacking, there are multiple digitized sound artifacts, and there are gameplay balance issues with several of the guns. Also very disappointing to long-time fans was its lack of multiplayer support. The trademark simultaneous play has been the series' main allure since its inception.