A Worthy Port to a Classic Game.
Super Contra is one of the games that would become a classic in it's own right, and it's port to Xbox LIVE Arcade is fairly well done. Over all the game is relitivily intact in terms of story, featuring the return of the Aliens from the first Contra Game, weapons, and gameplay. Dispite the fact that this isn't the NES verson, it still retains the difficulty and numerous variety of enemies that made the original game so popular. The controls in the game are extremely well done, and respond very well. The graphics and sound of the game have been improved as well, and are a lot more realistic then the NES/Arcade original.
Dispite the improvements Super Contra suffers from the same problem as the orginal Contra Port, in that it's the Arcade verson of the game, and not the well loved NES Verson. Another problem that the game suffers from is a very slow frame rate, which makes the character look like he's moving like a snail. However one of the biggest problems is this: the 360 doesn't have a Turbo Controller, and since Super Contra has so many enemies coming at you, you're likely to break the X button, in addition to your thumb, by pressing it like crazy in hopes of clearing out the enemies.
Dispite it's flaws, this is very worthy port of a classic game, and will appeal to fans of the NES and Arcade versons of the game, and fans of the Contra series in general.