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No girly-men allowed: Official Contra 4 shut-up-and-shoot Thread
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C- Warrior
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ThirstyFly said:So I'm hearing the game doesn't have the option to lock your firing direction and keep moving like in Shattered Soldier? Just the option to hold yourself in place and fire in any of the 8 directions? I'm not liking that
You can.
Press and hold the right trigger and you can shoot in any direction without having to move.
Left trigger is cycle between weapons.
C- Warrior
Banned
Seriously, playing the game on hard mode with the changed music (it plays the NES contra theme, but with better DS - enabled audio) was worth 29.99 itself.
Even if I never beat this game on normal, I don't care. Playing the first few levels is fun enough, and easily compensated for the price of admission. I hate how you -have- to see the game's credits nowadays to "enjoy" it.
Even if I never beat this game on normal, I don't care. Playing the first few levels is fun enough, and easily compensated for the price of admission. I hate how you -have- to see the game's credits nowadays to "enjoy" it.
ThirstyFly
Member
C- Warrior said:
Re-read my post. I was referring to being able to lock your firing direction and still move, not locking your position and being able to fire in any direction.
Contra 4 is like Contra 3, where you can only lock your position (so I'm told, I don't have mine yet). Shattered Soldier let you do both.
C- Warrior
Banned
ThirstyFly said:
Real men don't re-read posts. They play Contra.
ThirstyFly
Member
C- Warrior said:
Not if they live in Canada
So umm, I'm on the 2nd part of the boss of stage 6 and I seem to be stuck in an endless loop?
I don't have any weapons beyond standard gun so I can't seem to
I don't have any weapons beyond standard gun so I can't seem to
close the door on his head in time. So I just keep repeating the jump, jump, duck, fire at door circle pattern and nothing is happening.
What am I missing?
What am I missing?
Yay, finished it on easy mode. Really, really enjoyed it. Some of the levels were awesome and some of the boss fights were really awesome. At first I thought the game was more reflex/timing-based than the rote-memorization of SS, but at least on easy I'd say it's pretty much exactly like SS where it's all about memorization. Once I got the levels down I was able to blow through it and keep my awesome weapons for the bosses, which took them down ridiculously fast compared to the first time I beat them with my puny little normal gun.
My only complaint with lvl.1-7 is that
Favorite boss was definitely stage 2 and favorite level was stage 4.
Now time for normal! At this rate I'll never open up that sealed copy of Assassin's Creed I have sitting with it ^^;
Yeah, found that on gamefaqs. Would have helped if the game had somehow told me that existed
My only complaint with lvl.1-7 is that
the bosses in stage 4 and 6 were a joke on easy? Stage 4 boss only punched down and little missiles flew down. I was waiting for his real form to show up with tough patterns, but no....I guess they figure the level was hard enough so the boss should be a pushover? That missile jumping part kills me every time >_<
The stage 6 skeleton was the same thing. Fire left, fire right, fire above, repeat...what? Way too easy. And then on the 2nd form...the exact same patterns dodged the exact same ways?
Stage 5 boss was pretty easy too. Just go to the side the laser eye starts from and shoot down, then dodge the one fish that comes up and his bullet.
I'm hoping maybe these bosses will have more patterns on normal? I mean the bosses look cool, but they were just way too easy compared to the stages, which were challenging.
The stage 6 skeleton was the same thing. Fire left, fire right, fire above, repeat...what? Way too easy. And then on the 2nd form...the exact same patterns dodged the exact same ways?
Stage 5 boss was pretty easy too. Just go to the side the laser eye starts from and shoot down, then dodge the one fish that comes up and his bullet.
I'm hoping maybe these bosses will have more patterns on normal? I mean the bosses look cool, but they were just way too easy compared to the stages, which were challenging.
Favorite boss was definitely stage 2 and favorite level was stage 4.
Now time for normal! At this rate I'll never open up that sealed copy of Assassin's Creed I have sitting with it ^^;
sykoex said:
Yeah, found that on gamefaqs. Would have helped if the game had somehow told me that existed
Golden Darkness
Member
Full set of unlockables:
The following is what you can unlock from doing all the challenges in Contra 4:
Games:
Contra
Super C
Comics:
Contra III
Contra IV
Interview
Characters:
Probotector
Lucia
Sheena
Jimbo (Contra III Blue)
Sully (Contra III Orange)
Jimbo/Sully are claimed to be the actual sprite in Contra III. Low frame animations and all that.
And finally when completing, all challenges, you get a sound test and a pretty big bonus art gallery. And yes, the contra III characters voices say "It's time for revenge." and "Let's attack aggressively" when they die.
Source: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=941461&topic=39569151
Games:
Contra
Super C
Comics:
Contra III
Contra IV
Interview
Characters:
Probotector
Lucia
Sheena
Jimbo (Contra III Blue)
Sully (Contra III Orange)
Jimbo/Sully are claimed to be the actual sprite in Contra III. Low frame animations and all that.
And finally when completing, all challenges, you get a sound test and a pretty big bonus art gallery. And yes, the contra III characters voices say "It's time for revenge." and "Let's attack aggressively" when they die.
Source: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=941461&topic=39569151
ThaiGrocer
Member
God damn it. This thread is making me lose ~30 dollars. :lol
D
Deleted member 1235
Unconfirmed Member
I like the way all you guys are making up lies about the 2nd level onwards. It's clearly not possible to get past the first stage.
How in the holy god do you beat the first boss? Once he gets taller there is nowhere to stand!
*sobs*
How in the holy god do you beat the first boss? Once he gets taller there is nowhere to stand!
*sobs*
C- Warrior
Banned
catfish said:
Which first boss. The alien or the building?
Anyway, I have a question. what's the best way to defend aginst the boss at the end of level 4 (harbor) his arm attack is tough to evade...
sykoex said:You can grapple the helicopter.
I thought the 2nd part of the 1st level boss was the hardest boss in stage 1-7 on easy. Too much stuff to multi-task. The soldiers up top are the deadliest, but to kill them you have to not only time your claw ascent to avoid all their shots but also to avoid the laser beam and then you have to try to shoot them and kill them without getting hit by their shots/laser beam and then when you drop you have to worry about not dropping into their bullets and bottom laser beam.
...it's hard >_<
D
Deleted member 1235
Unconfirmed Member
sykoex said:You can grapple the helicopter.
great.
Now the game makes me feel unskilled AAAND stupid. I guess I can identify with battered wives, cause I'm totally going back for more.
Link1110
Member
The easiest way is this:Bebpo said:
Kill the first part, have laser and spreader
As soon as the first part is dead, stand in front of the bottom and shoot with the laser. Shoot it, and jump with it to keep shooting it as long as you can. Now, with the laser, use the grapple and finish the top part off asap. Then take out your spreader and shoot up and right to kill the soldiers.
I had to shut the game off right after I figured this out this morning, so I don't know if you use the spreader shooting downwards if you can kill any of the lower parts, but if you stand out of the range of the lower part's guns, and use the laser, that part shouldn't be any problem.
I love how Jake Kaufman of vgmix.com did all the music for this game. I've been listening to his stuff for years and it's great to see him doing high profile music now.
Check out his Contra 1 soundtrack remix from 1999, it still kicks all kinds of ass.
I'm not gonna direct link to the file since you guys might hammer the site, but just scroll down and click on Contravirt:
http://virt.vgmix.com/index.php?page=arrange
Check out his Contra 1 soundtrack remix from 1999, it still kicks all kinds of ass.
I'm not gonna direct link to the file since you guys might hammer the site, but just scroll down and click on Contravirt:
http://virt.vgmix.com/index.php?page=arrange
ShockingAlberto
Member
Holy shit I lost to the first boss on easy
A lot of you seem to be having trouble with the first boss.
My best tip is to use the spread gun.
First, take out the soldier, then concentrate on the turrets from the left side of the top platform. Drop to the middle platform, hold R and blast the wall diagonally so you don't get shot.
As soon as you take out the wall, pound on the shoot button from a step away and as it goes up aim diagonally at it to get a few hits off.
As soon as the helicopter comes into view, grapple the middle of it, aim diagonally, and take out ALL the soldiers and drop down to the top platform before the top wall fires. You have one chance to get this right unless you plan on dodging 100 things at once.
You're now safe from stray shots.
Take out the 2 new turrets, then the lower wall again using the same technique as before (holding down the R button and shooting diagonally so you don't have to do any dodging.
Once you take out the 2nd lower wall, you're now free to take your time and destroy the upper wall from below with your spread gun.
My best tip is to use the spread gun.
First, take out the soldier, then concentrate on the turrets from the left side of the top platform. Drop to the middle platform, hold R and blast the wall diagonally so you don't get shot.
As soon as you take out the wall, pound on the shoot button from a step away and as it goes up aim diagonally at it to get a few hits off.
As soon as the helicopter comes into view, grapple the middle of it, aim diagonally, and take out ALL the soldiers and drop down to the top platform before the top wall fires. You have one chance to get this right unless you plan on dodging 100 things at once.
You're now safe from stray shots.
Take out the 2 new turrets, then the lower wall again using the same technique as before (holding down the R button and shooting diagonally so you don't have to do any dodging.
Once you take out the 2nd lower wall, you're now free to take your time and destroy the upper wall from below with your spread gun.
Gamecocks625
Member
Does Challenge Mode keep your score where you can replay them to achieve a higher score or is it just "beat this challenge - move on to the next one"?
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
This game is SO awesome...remember when this was first announced and everyone expected this game to suck? Stuff like:
duckroll said:
ThirstyFly
Member
Did ANYONE in Canada get this yet? What the hell?!
Oh! My Car!
Member
VGPlus in the Toronto area did, at least.
Iam Canadian
and have the worst user name EVER
My EB doesn't have it either.
BigJonsson
Member
This game is rapage
Bluemercury
Member
its a bomb it kills all enemies on the screen
Finally got a chance to play it tonight. SOOO hilariously great, even though I haven't even gotten to the end of the waterfall level yet.
They did everything right. You can even disable the voice clips if you find them annoying or non-authentic.
Also, I'm SOOOO happy that jump is B and shoot is Y.
They did everything right. You can even disable the voice clips if you find them annoying or non-authentic.
Also, I'm SOOOO happy that jump is B and shoot is Y.
Father_Brain
Banned
Reilly said:
15-20 hours, all the backtracking and puzzles can get pretty intricate towards the end
The Mighty Schwein
Member
Picked this up today and I've got to say it's pretty damn awesome. Seems like pure Contra goodness all around. The "gap" takes some getting used to and I find myself taking this more slow and steady than I do with previous Contra titles because of it.
The only real problem I'm having is with my DS Lite's terribly unresponsive diagonals. :|
The only real problem I'm having is with my DS Lite's terribly unresponsive diagonals. :|