Contra III: The Alien Wars
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Contra III: The Alien Wars

80
Critic Rating
#Shooter

About

This game is action from beginning to end, do not think that you will have a moment of peace, even because Aliens are at war with planet earth, and resting will be your least concern.

Storyline

Set in the futuristic year 2636, two years after the events of Super Contra (Previous version released for the NES). The protagonists Bill Rizer and Lance Bean are called once again, against an alien invasion. Taking advantage of Super NES technology, in this game the graphics are improved compared to previous games. It is considered by many the best game of the Contra series. This game offers a lot of weapons, at first you have a precise but very weak machine gun, some of the weapons are: missiles, flamethrowers, laser, shot that reaches a wide area, extremely strong missile, among others, each with Their advantage and disadvantage. The game bosses are a strong point of Contra III, they are very scary, big and well made, each with a different skill and different ways to be defeated, which leaves the game very unpredictable, you never know how to defeat that boss , And dying in them is almost certain. In most phases there is also a mini-bosses, this is very easy to defeat. The gameplay is excellent, the joystick commands respond perfectly, the characters shoot in any direction, lay on the floor, jump, scale the wall, do almost everything. The graphics are great and original and the Aliens are different from what we are used to seeing and have a horrifying look.

Playtime Estimates

Main Story1.6h
Main + Extra2.1h
Completionist3.7h
All Styles1.7h
Confidence: 100%Updated: 9/7/2026

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Multiplayer

Local Max2 players
Local Co-opUp to 2
Campaign Co-opYes
Split ScreenLocal

Languages

LanguageSupport
EnglishInterface

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Game Info

Release Date2/28/1992
DeveloperKonami
PublisherKonami
PlatformsArcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
GenresShooter, Adventure
IGDB Rating80/100 (126)

Game Modes

Single player
Multiplayer
Co-operative
Split screen

Themes

Action
Science fiction

Perspectives

Third person
Bird view / Isometric
Side view

Release Dates

New Nintendo 3DSMay 12, 2016
New Nintendo 3DSMay 19, 2016
New Nintendo 3DSMay 9, 2016
Super FamicomFeb 28, 1992
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemApr 6, 1992
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