''C: The Contra Adventure'' is a 1998

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game developed by

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and published by

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for the

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. It was the second of two ''

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'' games Konami of America co-produced with Appaloosa, following '' Contra: Legacy of War'' in 1996. ''C: The Contra Adventure'' was never released in Japan, Europe, or Australia.

Story

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temple somewhere in

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, and shortly afterward, the temple is occupied by an alien life form staging an invasion, as the natives begin to disappear and the local wildlife is devastated. Tasha, a member of the elite Contra Force, is sent to infiltrate the occupied temple, but goes missing during the operation. Ray Poward (having previously retired after the events of ''Contra: Legacy of War''), is brought back into action to re-establish contact with Tasha and neutralize the alien invaders.

Gameplay

There are a total of ten levels in the game, which are shown through multiple perspectives, depending on the level: 2-D side-scrolling (referred to as "Classic Contra" in the game manual), third-person (free-roaming and linear), overhead (360 degree movement), and a special "Weightless Elevator" view, which alternates between multi-directional and 3D shooting on a single screen. One of the third-person sequences, the "Hunting" level, plays almost exactly the same as the interior missions in the original ''

''. All the innovations that were introduced in '' Contra: Legacy of War'' (memory card saving, hitpoints and three-dimensional fire fights) are maintained in this game. However, the gameplay varies depending on the level and perspective used. Three difficulty levels (Easy, Normal and Hard) are available at the outset of the game, though the game ends after the Pyramid 1 stage if playing on Easy.

Reception

''C: The Contra Adventure'' received several negative reviews during its release.

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gave the game an overall score of 3.6/10.0, stating that "It's hard to believe that Konami would release yet another sorry game with the ''Contra'' name on it". Randy Nelson of

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gave it a 1.0, saying "Definitely not the game ''Contra'' fans have been clamoring for". Jeremy Parish and Sam Kennedy, in their ''Contra'' retrospective for

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, wrote " 'C: The Contra Adventure''managed to be even worse than ''Legacy of War'', giving tthe distinction of being the worst game in the series".

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's review of the game was more positive, stating "although flawed, ''C: The Contra Adventure'' carries on the franchise with style, picking up bonus points for the variety of its gameplay modes".

References

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