WayForward get another chance to make a new Contra game, as they try to update the run ‘n’ gun formula while also honouring the original. The most positive thing we can say about Operation Galuga is ...

Konami's Contra series has had its peaks and valleys. It's coming off one of its bigger valleys in the form of 2019's dreadful Contra: Rogue Corps. In the wake of that mess, it was fair to ask if ...

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Contra has had a rough time of it over the last few years. Once heralded as the greatest of all the run ‘n’ guns, the series started to fall apart in the noughties and hit rock bottom with the ...

It’s off to a good start immediately with its developer. WayForward not only has a pedigree for retro styled games, it also has experience with the series thanks to Contra 4. Contra: Operation Galuga ...

Contra: Operation Galuga is more than just another remake of the original Contra. It’s a reimagining of the story of aliens using an island off the coast of New Zealand as a staging ground of world ...

Contra: Operation Galuga is out on the Nintendo Switch today and as part of this, there will be a patch update released in response to demo feedback. While other versions of this update are locked in ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. During the September Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced a reimagining of the classic NES game Contra for Nintendo Switch. Contra Operation Galuga is ...

Konami recently dropped new details about their next game in the Contra series, as we get a better look at what's coming in Contra: Operation Galuga. The new run-'n'-gun action game will put a 2.5D ...

Five years have elapsed since Konami last exhumed retro run’n’gun series Contra from the vaults – and the painful memories of the ineptitude of 2019’s Rogue Corps still remain with me. So Operation ...

Like returning to a beloved amusement park as an adult, Contra: Operation Galuga instantly reconnected me with the 2D run-and-gunners from the quarter-slinging arcade days of my youth. And just like ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. More than almost any other game from its era, Contra made its name on being brutally difficult: a legacy with an impact that can still be felt today.