Listen up soldiers! Red Falcon is on the move again and positioning his army of alien scum for a global assault. Contra ReBirth on WiiWare is scheduled to attack on August 2009 in Europe, Austrailia, and the U.S. Exactly when? I dont know? Snap out of it soldier! I only have two balls and they're not made out of crystal. This thread is to celebrate and anticipate (in a manly way of course) the return of 2D Contra on a home counsel (Wii). So rip your shirts off (women are encouraged to do the same), put on your war paint, and Lock and Load!!!
Manly Images:
Big Guns! Big Muscles! Big Explosions!!! Big Impressions!
"The first thing you'll notice upon loading this game is the particular hand-drawn art ****used in the cutscenes and, to some extent, in the game itself. Take heed, for the opening stills of a nearly-naked Bill Rizer may bring forth vivid images of Greg Valentino in his "prime". That said, the in-game sprites of our overly muscular warriors are very smooth and so are those of their opposition. The action moves at a brisk pace despite constant explosions and an endless stream of foes and bullets; not once did slowdown of any kind rear its ugly head. In apparent tribute to Konami's first 16-bit games, enemies and debris will often fly toward players using Mode7-like sprite scaling, injecting even more retro goodness into a title that just thrives on that factor. Fan service is everywhere to be found; rest assured that you'll be riding a fair amount of rockets. My favorite part actually comes from the very first seconds of play, as our heroes catapult themselves into an enemy spaceship, in outer space... from a helicopter.
But certainly, you'll also instantly recognize that just as much effort was put into making sure that Contra Rebirth also sounds the part. The tracks are pretty much all remixed and highly-influenced versions of previous Contra games. Here's an interesting fact: WayForward (wisely) asked Jake Kaufman (aka virt) to compose all music and sound effects for Contra IV. History sort of repeats itself here, as Chibi-tech, another American chiptune composer (and longtime friend of virt, hence the connection) is listed in the staff credit, alongside Hitoshi Sakimoto's Basiscape Ltd... it's a small world after all. His involvement is not entirely clear, but talk about moving up in the industry! Definitely the most interesting part about the soundtrack is that it features a distinctly heavy MegaDrive/Genesis sonority that is sure to please Hard Corps fans." -Siliconera
Watch manly videos of bare chested men with guns!
Here are some manly sigs I made to support the Alien War Relief Fund!
Each one is a tribute to the legendary games of the Contra series.
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