In actuality, "Mad Dog" and "Scorpion" were the names used for Bill and Lance for the North American NES games. In the timeline presented in the instruction booklet and official website, the events of Operation C are interpreted as a previous mission of Mad Dog and Scorpion –two new characters created specifically for Contra 4– against Black Viper. The alien Black Viper was originally mentioned only in the North American instruction booklet of Operation C, whereas the original plot of that game (released as simply " Contra" in Japan) was about an unnamed superpower creating new weapons using an alien cell. However, the game's producers took a number of liberties with the established canon by integrating elements of the American localizations of the older games, thus fusing the two versions together. The continuity of Contra 4 is based on the Japanese canon that was adapted into the English localization of series with the release of Contra: Shattered Soldier. After strange readings are detected at the Galuga archipelago (the setting of the original Contra), the Earth Federation sends their four strongest Contra Force commandos on a final strike mission to destroy Black Viper and its army of aliens, robots and mutants. However, a similar alien entity calling itself Black Viper begins launching attacks against the human race, causing mass destruction over the planet. With the Red Falcon alien threat defeated and the Alien Wars finished, the Earth is peaceful once again. The plot is set in 2636 A.D., six months after the events of Contra III: The Alien Wars. No European or Australian version of the game has ever been released. Contra 4 was produced by Konami Digital Entertainment in America and developed by WayForward Technologies, making it the first Contra game developed from an American company, as well as the first original Contra game for a portable platform since the 1991 Game Boy game Operation C.Īs the game's title indicates, Contra 4 was designed to be a direct sequel to the Contra games for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super NES ( Contra, Super C, and Contra III: The Alien Wars), with a gameplay model similar to those games, and was also in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the original Contra.Ī mobile phone port was released on November 19, 2007. The game was released in North America on November 13, 2007. 8-way directional pad + 4 buttons Contra 4 ( 魂斗羅 デュアルスピリッツ, Kontora De~yuaru Supirittsu ?, Contra: Dual Spirits) is a 2D action game for the Nintendo DS and the eleventh original installment in the Contra series.
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