Conclusion
Contra was always pegged to me as a hard platform shooter, which never really peaked my interest. However something about the cover art and a trailer I saw made me think, I have got to play this! The first level was a little slow and I found the story a little naff, but something kept drawing me back to picking up my controller and firing Contra: Operation Galuga back up. The satisfying shooting, and smooth movement packed with the, “don’t have to worry what the story is about” just felt right. This got me out of my gaming funk and allowed me just to have fun and kill a stupid amount of bad guys.
This game was reviewed based on Xbox S|X review code, using an Xbox S|X console. All of the opinions and insights here are subject to that version. Game provided by publisher.
