Contra 4 preview for Nintendo DS

This month, we've had a hands-on preview of Contra 4, Konami's latest 2D shooter coming to the DS later this year. Picking up the action from Contra III, Contra 4 offers the same run-and-gun action as its predecessors, but this time on the hand-held DS. Contra 4 will be eagerly awaited by fans of the series: for now, check out the latest news and screenshots in this month's HGZine. Find out more in our full Contra 4 preview for Nintendo DS now!

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Contra 4 preview for Nintendo DS
With so many great titles in a variety of genres, it’s surprising that the DS hasn’t really had a classic 2D scrolling shooter as yet. Platformers, action-adventures, puzzlers, strategy games, RPGs... you name it, Nintendo’s handheld wonder has it. But in terms of old-school run-and-gunners there’s nothing. Not a bean.
Except now it has. A bean, that is. Lance Bean to be exact, and his faithful comrade-in-arms, Bill Rizer – the original Contra team, to oled up and ready to deal death and suffer it repeatedly themselves. Yes, that’s right, the two Eighties commandos (based on Stallone’s Rambo and Schwarzenegger’s Predator-killer Dutch Schaefer, if you didn’t know) are back in business on a Nintendo console and riding the coat tails of Contra III and its successful stint on the Wii.