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An action-packed classic gets an inspired revamp.

Contra Returns

Classic Arcade Game Returns

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Vintage videogaming at its finest, the side-scrolling shoot-’em-up Contra (first released in 1987) has been brilliantly reimagined in Contra Returns. Blast hordes of baddies in jungle bases and mountaintop lairs, duel other players in PvP showdowns, and battle classic bosses that have received monstrous makeovers.

What we love: The mind-boggling array of over-the-top heroes and weapons. Tear through enemy troops as legendary co-op commandos Bill and Lance, or go solo as a werewolf with a machine-gun arm that decimates alien zombies. And don’t miss the awesome dialogue between campaign levels: It’s cheesier than a plate of nachos.

Zap robots while running, jumping, and hoverboarding through enemy strongholds.

Quick tip: Make the most of one-shot super weapons like the Annihilation Tracking Cannon (homing missiles!) by saving them until foes fill the screen—or for when you’re facing bosses like a giant spaceship.

Meet the creator: Contra Returns is a partnership between original Contra developer Konami and TiMi Studio Group—the folks behind huge hits like Arena of Valor and Call of Duty: Mobile.