Contra: Rogue Corps Review – Cybernetic Pandamonium

I, like many others, watched with befuddlement as a brand new Contra was revealed during a Nintendo Direct. Sure, Konami has been back on the radar with games like Super Bomberman R and its line of Anniversary Collection sets, but it’s still weird to see Contra of all things popping back up. With nearly a decade passing since the…

  • Contra gets silly (sillier?) and has plenty of fun with itself without jumping the shark or channeling Duke Nukem
  • Awesome multiplayer options
  • Panda
  • The exp grind takes too long
  • There's a "stun specific enemy type, do finishing move" gimmick that doesn't come up often, but hurts the pace
  • Bosses can also take a long time to take down, especially the easier ones?

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