WiiWare - Contra Rebirth

[pentarou]

Looks like it takes a lot of inspiration from Contra III, I really hope this makes it to Pal land!

http://kotaku.com/5245136/konami-gives-birth-to-contra-on-the-wii

[fuse]

4 days time! This looks like a very good reason to stop neglecting my Wii.

[MattyD]

This has better be good. And get a US release so I can download it...

[The Mole]

4 days time! This looks like a very good reason to stop neglecting my Wii.

You mean no Little Kings Story, Madworld, HOTD:Overkill, Excitebots?

[fuse]

Didn't say it was anyone's fault but my own! Besides, none of those 4 are released on NTSC-J format - I would've got Madworld and HOTD:Overkill on day 1 had they been...

[Soundwave]

Oh please let this come to th US store.

I'm currently WAY too addicted to Contra 4 on my DS.

Alien Wars was always one of my best SNES games & 4 has carried on the tradition so well & I have high hopes this will do the same.

Neil

[Leon Retro]

Looks very much like ContraIII. I think it will get a US release.

[JazzFunk]

Who's it by? As much I enjoyed the US-programmed Contra 4, I have to concede that it still fell short of SNES Contra 3 and the MD Contra/Probotector game.

I mean, is this a proper (like, y'know, proper) Konami Contra game???

[Spatial]

Re-confirmed for other regions and coming some time in August

http://www.console-arcade.com/2009/07/03/contra-rebirth-confirmed-for-other-wiiware-regions/

[Spatial]

Bit later than expected but it's out today in Europe and Monday in the US

1000 Nintendo points and it's yours.

[vertigo]

Downloaded it today.
Anyone got any idea how to make the debug menu code work?
It's apparently press +, 1 and 2 on the title screen and you get into the debug menu, but it's not working for me on my US version.

[vertigo]

Played it for a little while, credit fed up to level 3.
The game itself is ok although levels feel short and it doesn't have the inventiveness of Contra 3.
The popcorn enemy design is so very bland and everything looks quite chunky, even though there's double the resolution to play with.
All a bit odd really, but it's still Contra and it's not broken by having 3D bits that may or may not be deadly depending on the angle.
From what I've played so far, Contra 3 plays and looks better, even with half the resolution.

[yesteryeargames]

They will never better Super Probotector!!!

[vertigo]

Indeed. Contra 3 FTMFW.