Like in previous games, weapons are obtained from flying capsule pods. The player can now carry up to four different weapons, as well as a supply of bombs. The multiple weapon system from Contra III has been revamped. When controlling Browny, the player can also hover in the air by pressing the jump again during mid-air.
The character will be invulnerable while sliding and can even harm certain enemies. A new ability added to the game is a sliding technique performed by holding the direction-pad diagonally downwards while pressing the jump button. The player can also jump down from certain platforms, as well as move on walls and ceilings like in Contra III. While firing their gun, the player can switch between two shooting styles: one which allows for movement while shooting, and another that keeps the character still, allowing only to change their aim. The three buttons are used for shooting, jumping, and switching between weapons. The controls are similar to Contra III, but has been adapted to work with the Mega Drive/Genesis' three-button controller. Like in previous Contra games, up to two players can play simultaneously, but they're not allowed to choose the same character.
Another difference is the player can now choose between one of four unique player characters. Unlike previous Contra games, such as Contra III, which featured overhead segments in addition to the regular side-view stages, all the stages in Hard Corps use the standard side-view perspective. The objective is to walk through the end of each stage, shoot at every enemy that gets in the way, and fight the boss awaiting at the end.
New features include branching story paths and multiple endings. The plot takes place several years after the events of that game.Ĭontra: Hard Corps follows the same gameplay as its predecessors.
It is part of the Contra series and serves as a follow-up to Contra III: The Alien Wars. Contra: Hard Corps, released 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-scrolling run and gun-style shoot-'em-up video game released by Konami for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1994.
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