Unique to the Androidt version is the ability to change the screen orientation between horizontal and vertical (by rotating the phone or other Android-based device). The difficulty of this final battle therefore contrasts the drastically easier remainder of the game. Despite a great concept, the battle is poorly executed due to bad collision detection (the alien queen can kill the player from a few feet away without contact), the cramped battlefield and the boss itself being overpowered (it takes too many shots to kill and it becomes more difficult to attack the more it’s weakened). The final boss is the primary flaw of Contra 4: Redux. The new content consists of padding (switching between characters within levels), lack of substance (the guns one is useless and the other is mostly overpowered) and bad programming (the final boss). It features the best gameplay speed, higher quality graphics, as well as simultaneous music and sound (with a greater number of sound effects used than on other platforms).ĭespite the interesting innovations and additional content, Contra 4: Redux is ultimately disappointing and not worth purchasing, not even the Android version, if you already have Contra 4 for mobile. The Android release is the highest quality version of the versions of the game that are known. There are also minor changes to the structure of some of the levels.
Therefore, the player can stow one of the characters away with a useful gun set as a backup. The inactive character retains his guns until a Game Over or when the player quits the level. As the double jump is useless in Contra 4 mobile’s environment, Caesar is the character of choice.Īnother new feature is the ability to switch between the characters at booths that have been added in select areas of the levels. Both moves are performed by pressing the jump button twice. The intro and ending sequences are modified to accommodate this game being a sequel.īoth playable characters each have a unique ability Bill can double jump while Caesar can drop grenades while jumping. Some powerup boxes are changed to incorporate the new guns. It is more of an update or expansion to that conversion.Īdditions include stage updates, an extra stage, 2 new guns (a rocket launcher and an energy wave weapon) and 2 new bosses (one of them being the new final boss, generically named Alien Queen). Contra 4: Redux is a re-release/remake of the mobile version of Contra 4 with additional content. Regardless, it’s nothing more than a marketing ploy.
Understandably, the plot occurs outside of the accepted canon. Konami Mobile describes Contra 4: Redux as a sequel to Contra 4, taking place shortly after its events.
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