Contra: Hard Corps: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Contra: Hard Corps (1994) is a shooter, platform video game developed by Konami, available on Genesis/MegaDrive. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 87/100 on IGDB.

What is Contra: Hard Corps about?

Kickin' cyborg butt... That's what it's all about, dude. Jack into this game of genetic engineering gone bad. Real bad. It's five years after the mother of all wars ended - and things still aren't right. Your job is to fix it. The ever-popular Contra series makes its Sega Genesis debut with a pulse-pounding new storyline. At 16 megs, HARD CORPS pushes the technology to bring you over ten gut-wrenching levels with huge boss characters, great graphics and dynamic sound. Find high powered weapons such as the homing gun, crush gun, needle laser or mine setter. Do you think you can handle it? Trust me, you can't. You still here? Okay, then get ready for the fight of your life. Pick one of the four heroes and begin your search across many dark levels of doom. The ending changes, depending on the paths you choose - but every pass crosses boss characters that will blow you away. Literally!

Key details

Contra: Hard Corps was released in 1994 and supports single player, multiplayer, co-operative. Platforms: Genesis/MegaDrive. Developer: Konami.

Should you play Contra: Hard Corps?

With a 87/100 aggregate score, Contra: Hard Corps ranks among the best-reviewed games in its genre and is widely considered a must-play.