E3 Update: Contra 4 for the DS

Fans of the Contra Series wont be disappointed by the way the producers have taken the series. After a decade and a half, Konami is releasing Contra 4for the DS later this year. Utilizing the DS’ dual screen, the classic 2D sidescroller promises to deliver all the good things that made it a hit plus a few new features for the two screens.

Producer William Oertel was interviewed during the E3 and he had a lot of good things to say about the game’s development. He mentioned a few new enhancements which took advantage of the DS’ strengths and a few new features such as the grappling hook, a few new vertical levels, and larger than life bosses that would hopefully appeal to new gamers as they would to old fans of the game.

Also released was a heavy weapons gameplay video which brought a tear to my eye as this writer recalled fond memories of the earlier titles. Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, BABA, Start… enjoy those beloved memories of old!

The second video after the jump!

Fans of the Contra Series wont be disappointed by the way the producers have taken the series. After a decade and a half, Konami is releasing Contra 4 for the DS later this year. Utilizing the DS’ dual screen, the classic 2D sidescroller promises to deliver all the good things that made it a hit plus a few new features for the two screens.

Producer William Oertel was interviewed during the E3 and he had a lot of good things to say about the game’s development. He mentioned a few new enhancements which took advantage of the DS’ strengths and a few new features such as the grappling hook, a few new vertical levels, and larger than life bosses that would hopefully appeal to new gamers as they would to old fans of the game.

Also released was a heavy weapons gameplay video which brought a tear to my eye as this writer recalled  fond memories of the earlier titles. Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, BABA, Start… enjoy those beloved memories of old!