Being a fan of pretty much everythingretro, I could not be happier with this batch of first screens from the upcomingContra 4(notIV?) for the Nintendo DS.
In my humble opinon, the graphics could not be more perfect, triggering memories of whenContragames were nothing but super rad 2D sprites. Oh, hello, Mr. Fancy Polygonal Backgrounds. Yeah, sorry, we already made a decision. Have you met the ridiculously hot Ms. Parallax Scrolling? Thanks for coming down, though.
It’s crazy to think that just a week ago this game wasunexpectedly announcedand now has already become my most anticipated game of the year. Seriously, how much does this remind you of the awesomeness that wasContra III: Alien Wars? If I canride on some missiles while fighting a massive bossin this gameas well my head might very well explode with joy.
My only small, miniscule, teeny-tiny, almost unmentionable concern: hopefully the dual screen level set-up won’t run into anyYoshi’s Island DS“blocking” issues (mainly that the actual piece of plastic between the two DS screens obscures the vital in-game action).
Other than that, bring on the spread gun! I can envision killing my friend on a vertical scrolling level by jumping too far ahead already …
[Editor’s note/update: more screenshots and a slew of information on the game can befound over at 1UP–Nick]
