Difference between revisions of "Contra: Hard Corps"

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Contra: Hard Corps

System(s): Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

Publisher: Konami

Developer: Konami

Genre: Action

Series: Contra series

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code

ESRB

VRC

ELSPA

Contra: Hard Corps, known in Japan as Contra: The Hard Corps (魂斗羅ザ・ハードコア) and in Europe and Australia as Probotector, is a side-scroling run and gun-style shoot-em-up for the Sega Genesis by Konami. It is the only Contra installment on the Sega console aside from Contra: Legacy of War. The game is also notable for being one of the hardest games in the Contra franchise.

In the game you can control one of four characters; Ray Poward, a male soldier, Sheena Etranzi, a female soldier, Brad Fang, a cyborg genetically-altered werewolf, and Browny, a tiny robot. Each character has his or her own special weapons special to them. Also, a second player can join in at any time during the action. Each player can shoot with (aiming and rapid-fire work the same as with any Contra title or other Konami titles like Sunset Riders), change weapons with (as unlike other Contra games, you accumulate weapons), and jump with . + slides.

The game's story takes place after Contra 3 (never released on the Sega hardware) and revolves around the theft of an alien cell.

The European release replaced living humans with robots or aliens, consequently replacing Ray, Sheena, and Fang with CX-1, CX-2, and CX-3, respectively. Browny was simply renamed to CX-4. The story was rewritten to remove elements of human betrayal and the alien cell was replaced with the mechanical X-Drive. Otherwise, especially concerning gameplay, no changes were made.

Trivia

A parody of Simon Belmont, from the Castlevania series (also by Konami) is featured as an optional boss. He also has his respective theme, Simon1994RD, a remixed version of Vampire Killer.

Promotional Material

ContraHardCorps MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

US print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

NTSC-U

80

^[2]

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

PAL

50

^[3]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[4]

CD Consoles (FR)

PAL

60

^[5]

Cool Gamer (RU)

80

^[6]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

92

^[7]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[8]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[9]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[10]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)

60

^[11]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[12]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

92

^[13]

Game Players (US)

92

^[14]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[15]

GamePro (DE)

PAL

80

^[16]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

93

^[17]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

89

^[18]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

PAL

90

^[19]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

88

^[20]

Mega (UK)

PAL

88

^[21]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

87

^[22]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

94

^[1]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[23]

Player One (FR)

89

^[24]

Play Time (DE)

PAL

87

^[25]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

74

^[26]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

74

^[27]

Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)

90

^[28]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

84

^[29]

Todo Sega (ES)

89

^[30]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

NTSC-U

78

^[31]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

PAL

74

^[32]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

82

^[33]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[34]

	80
Based on 34 reviews

Contra: Hard Corps

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 50
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 181
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1994" (JP; 1994-09-08), page 20
↑ CD Consoles, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 140
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 55
↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 94
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 88
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 302
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 28
↑ Famitsu, "1994-09-30" (JP; 1994-09-16), page 41
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 92
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 51
↑ GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 78
↑ GamePro, "Oktober 1994" (DE; 1994-09-30), page 40
↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 40
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 15
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 110
↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 122
↑ Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 42
↑ Mega Fun, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-19), page 63
↑ Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 105
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 128
↑ Play Time, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 102
↑ Sega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 53
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 70
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 33
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Todo Sega, "Enero 1995" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 11
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 201
↑ Video Games, "10/94" (DE; 1994-09-28), page 96
↑ VideoGames, "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 83

[:File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf_p60-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content

[2] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 50

[3] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 181

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-10.pdf_p20-4] Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1994" (JP; 1994-09-08), page 20

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_02.pdf_p140-5] CD Consoles, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 140

[6] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 55

[:File:CVG_UK_156.pdf_p94-7] Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 94

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_25.pdf_p88-8] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 88

[:File:EGM_US_063.pdf_p34-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34

[10] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 302

[11] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 28

[12] Famitsu, "1994-09-30" (JP; 1994-09-16), page 41

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0710.pdf_p92-13] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0712.pdf_p51-14] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 51

[:File:GamePro_US_064.pdf_p78-15] GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:GamePro_DE_1994-10.pdf_p40-16] GamePro, "Oktober 1994" (DE; 1994-09-30), page 40

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_023.pdf_p40-17] GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 40

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_06.pdf_p15-18] Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 15

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_039.pdf_p110-19] Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 110

[:File:Joypad_FR_036.pdf_p122-20] Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 122

[:File:Mega_UK_26.pdf_p42-21] Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 42

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-11.pdf_p63-22] Mega Fun, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-19), page 63

[:File:NextGeneration_US_01.pdf_p105-23] Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 105

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_047.pdf_p128-24] Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 128

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1994-12.pdf_p102-25] Play Time, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 102

[:File:SegaPower_UK_60.pdf_p53-26] Sega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_39.pdf_p70-27] Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 70

[28] Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 33

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-29] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:TodoSega_ES_22.pdf_p40-30] Todo Sega, "Enero 1995" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 40

[31] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 11

[32] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 201

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-10.pdf_p96-33] Video Games, "10/94" (DE; 1994-09-28), page 96

[:File:VideoGames_US_70.pdf_p83-34] VideoGames, "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 83

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-'''''Contra: Hard Corps''''', known in Japan as '''''Contra: The Hard Corps''''' (魂斗羅ザ・ハードコア) and in Europe and Australia as '''''Probotector''''', is a side-scroling run and gun-style shoot-em-up for the Sega Genesis by Konami. It is the only ''Contra'' installment on the Sega console aside from ''[[Contra: Legacy of War]]''. The game is also notable for being one of the hardest games in the ''Contra'' franchise.
+'''''Contra: Hard Corps''''', known in Japan as '''''Contra: The Hard Corps''''' (魂斗羅 ザ・ハードコア) and in Europe and Australia as '''''Probotector''''', is a side-scroling run and gun-style shoot-em-up for the Sega Genesis by Konami. It is the only ''Contra'' installment on the Sega console aside from ''[[Contra: Legacy of War]]''. The game is also notable for being one of the hardest games in the ''Contra'' franchise.
 In the game you can control one of four characters; ''Ray Poward'', a male soldier, ''Sheena Etranzi'', a female soldier, ''Brad Fang'', a cyborg genetically-altered werewolf, and ''Browny'', a tiny robot. Each character has his or her own special weapons special to them. Also, a second player can join in at any time during the action. Each player can shoot with {{B}} (aiming and rapid-fire work the same as with any Contra title or other Konami titles like ''[[Sunset Riders]]''), change weapons with {{A}} (as unlike other Contra games, you accumulate weapons), and jump with {{C}}. {{Down}}+{{C}} slides.

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Trivia

Promotional Material

Physical Scans