


Much as with the NES port of the first game, this version doesn't have graphics as good as the arcade version, but the controls feel tighter. This is the US NES version of the second game in the series. There are some minor differences with the US version, but for the most part they're pretty comparable. This is the Japanese NES version of the first game in the series. This version doesn't have graphics as good as the arcade version, but the controls feel tighter. This is the US NES version of the first game in the series. Like the first game, there's some good action here, but this game is damn difficult, and the aim feels somewhat imprecise. This is the Arcade version of the second game in the series. There's some good action here, but this game is damn difficult, and the aim feels somewhat imprecise. This is the Arcade version of the first game in the series. While there are differences between some of these versions, to some extent this kinda' feels like 5 games masquerading as 10.įor those not familiar with the Contra series, these are Action-Platformers with high volumes of bullets like you would expect to see in the shmup genre, and where one hit is enough to take you out, making these games all very difficult. The problem with that number is that "10" is counting what amounts to 3 different releases of the original Contra, 2 releases of Super Contra, 2 releases of Contra 3, and 2 releases of Contra: Hard Corps. Contra Anniversary Collection is a collection of 10 games from early in the Contra series.
