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{{Header Nav|game=Contra III: The Alien Wars|num=3|custom=[[Contra III: The Alien Wars/Enemies|Enemies]] {{!}} [[Contra III: The Alien Wars/Weapons|Weapons]] {{!}} [[Contra III: The Alien Wars/Codes|Secrets & Passwords]]}} | {{Header Nav|game=Contra III: The Alien Wars|num=3|custom=[[Contra III: The Alien Wars/Enemies|Enemies]] {{!}} [[Contra III: The Alien Wars/Weapons|Weapons]] {{!}} [[Contra III: The Alien Wars/Codes|Secrets & Passwords]]}} | ||
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|title=Contra III: The Alien Wars | |title=Contra III: The Alien Wars<br/>Contra: The Alien Wars<br/> | ||
|image=Contra III cover.jpg | |image=Contra III cover.jpg | ||
|japanese=魂斗羅スピリッツ (Contra Spirits)<br/>魂斗羅ハードスピリッツ (Contra Hard Spirits) | |||
|developer=[[Konami]] | |developer=[[Konami]] | ||
|publisher=[[Konami]] | |publisher=[[Konami]] | ||
|genre=[[Action]] | |genre=[[Action]] | ||
|systems=[[Super Nintendo]], [[Wii Virtual Console]] | |systems=[[Game Boy]], [[Super Nintendo]], [[Wii Virtual Console]] | ||
|released={{us|1992}}{{jp|1992|February 28}}{{eu|1992|November 19}} | |released={{sys|GB}}{{us|1994}}{{jp|1994|September 23}}{{sys|GBA}}{{sys|snes}}{{us|1992}}{{jp|1992|February 28}}{{eu|1992|November 19}} | ||
|players=1-2 | |players={{sys|snes}}1-2{{sys|gb|gba}}1 | ||
|ratings={{sys|snes}}{{sys|gba}}N/A | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Contra III: The Alien Wars''' takes place two years after [[Super C]] when Red Falcon and his forces invade Earth again. In the game Bill and Lance (or in the North American version, their descendants Jimbo and Sully) are sent to the front lines to stop the invasion. In Japan it was named '''Contra Spirits''', but everything else was the same. As with the previous games, for the European release, the characters were replaced with robots and the game was renamed '''Super Probotector: Alien Rebels'''. | '''Contra III: The Alien Wars''' takes place two years after [[Super C]] when Red Falcon and his forces invade Earth again. In the game Bill and Lance (or in the North American version, their descendants Jimbo and Sully) are sent to the front lines to stop the invasion. In Japan it was named '''Contra Spirits''', but everything else was the same. As with the previous games, for the European release, the characters were replaced with robots and the game was renamed '''Super Probotector: Alien Rebels'''. | ||
In [[1994]] the game was ported to the [[Game Boy]] (the overhead levels were redesigned since the Game Boy could not handle the rotation effects) as '''Contra: The Alien Wars''' in the US and '''Contra Spirits''' in Japan. | In [[1994]] the game was ported to the [[Game Boy]] (the overhead levels were redesigned since the Game Boy could not handle the rotation effects) as '''Contra: The Alien Wars''' in the US and '''Contra Spirits''' (the same name as the [[SNES]] version) in Japan. | ||
In [[2002]] it was ported again, this time to the [[Game Boy Advance]] and released as '''Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX''' in the US, '''Contra: Hard Spirits''' in Japan, and '''Contra Advance''' in Europe. Overhead levels were replaced with levels from ''[[Contra: Hard Corps]]'' without modification, causing abrupt changes in graphical quality and artistic style. | In [[2002]] it was ported again, this time to the [[Game Boy Advance]] and released as '''Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX''' in the US, '''Contra: Hard Spirits''' in Japan, and '''Contra Advance''' in Europe. Overhead levels were replaced with levels from ''[[Contra: Hard Corps]]'' without modification, causing abrupt changes in graphical quality and artistic style. | ||
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|title=Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX | |title=Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX | ||
|image=Contra Advance cover.jpg | |image=Contra Advance cover.jpg | ||
|systems=[[Game Boy Advance]] | |systems=[[Game Boy Advance]] | ||
|released={{us|2002|November 3}}{{jp|2002|November 14}}{{eu|2003|February 21}} | |released={{us|2002|November 3}}{{jp|2002|November 14}}{{eu|2003|February 21}} | ||
|ratings={{ESRB|E}} | |ratings={{ESRB|E}} | ||
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Revision as of 04:36, 17 November 2007
Contra III: The Alien Wars takes place two years after Super C when Red Falcon and his forces invade Earth again. In the game Bill and Lance (or in the North American version, their descendants Jimbo and Sully) are sent to the front lines to stop the invasion. In Japan it was named Contra Spirits, but everything else was the same. As with the previous games, for the European release, the characters were replaced with robots and the game was renamed Super Probotector: Alien Rebels.
In 1994 the game was ported to the Game Boy (the overhead levels were redesigned since the Game Boy could not handle the rotation effects) as Contra: The Alien Wars in the US and Contra Spirits (the same name as the SNES version) in Japan.
In 2002 it was ported again, this time to the Game Boy Advance and released as Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX in the US, Contra: Hard Spirits in Japan, and Contra Advance in Europe. Overhead levels were replaced with levels from Contra: Hard Corps without modification, causing abrupt changes in graphical quality and artistic style.
Plot
Story from the Contra III manual (US version):
- February 14, 2636. You are about to learn what it takes to be a descendant of commando legends Scorpion and Mad Dog. That is, now that Red Falcon would like to use your family tree as a toothpick. You're Jimbo and Sully, special forces comrades just like your fearsome forefathers were. Nowadays, your weapons are far more advanced than they were when your ancestors saved the world from being skewered on Red Falcon's fangs.
- That brutal beast is still in his prime and has had plenty of time to plot his revenge. He had swamped Neo City with six stages of the most cruel and unusual punishments ever. So run, climb, ride, soar and start blasting your way to the alien main base. Before your family name and your planet are just dirt under Red Falcon's claws.
- An ominous looking red cloud descends over Neo City, and fires a gigantic energy beam at it, completely leveling the city. The Red Falcon appears over the ruins... it's back! Understandably, the descendants of Scorpion and Maddog, the protagonists of this game, are pissed off and decide to launch a counter-attack against the Red Falcon and his invading minions. This is the third game in series and it’s considered by many people to be the best one. It takes what was started in Contra and Super C and does it better. Better graphics, better sound, and better game play.
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