An Action Game that will never be forgotten. A true classic!
Made by the excellent Konami, the game takes place in the future, where a dramatic alien invasion has occured. Two highly experienced combat guys are on a mission to stop them, otherwise our planet is screwed. A simple story line yes, a simple game...no.
What made this game so fun and a classic was that it had a mixture of everything, great graphics thanks to the use of the mode 7 chip from Nintendo, a great soundtrack and most important of all, excellent gameplay. For a 2-D shooter this was pretty exciting stuff when it was released, planes roaring towards you out of the screen, big dramatic aliens and cool motorbike chases. It wasnt a Mario, more like Mario on a badass trip with style.
It's not perfect by any means, its close to a perfect game at the time (1992) but it isnt a long game , only six levels but the key here is that they are very enjoyable and worth playing over and over again.
Contra III is intense, thrilling, rewarding, exciting, jaw dropping (well...in 1992 it was) , has a lovely dark theme with excelllent graphics and a moody but thumping soundtrack and is probably one of Konami's finest products. There are rumours this well may end up on Nintendo's next generation console Revolutions Virtua Console support , which is a chance to download SNES games and bring back memories, do me a favour , if this is available on the Virtua Console, bring it back into your gaming life, you will not regret it.