Contra III: The Alien Wars/Gameplay

Game modes
You can change modes either at the title screen or the game over screen (if you use a continue).


 * Single Player: You play the game by yourself
 * Two Players A: A split-screen two player mode
 * Two Players B: A co-op two player mode

Difficulty settings

 * Easy: All projectiles, beams, and flames will move slowly. Every enemy and boss is relatively easy to defeat; and almost all enemies will just walk across the screen hardly firing at you.
 * Normal: All projectiles, beams, and flames will move somewhat faster than they did on easy; every enemy and boss will fire at you more often. Boss take more shots to defeate and some will have extra attacks. New enemies will appear.
 * Hard: All projectiles, beams, and flames will move a lot faster than they did on normal; every enemy and boss will fire at you more often and more accurately; enemies will reappear quicker. Bosses are a lot tougher to defeat may have extra attacks. There is an additional boss at the end of the game as well as a different ending.