Contra - Legacy of War [U] ISO
[SLUS-00288]

Colonel Bassad, a dictator of a small country, has become a threat and is amassing an army of soldiers, robots, and alien mutants. Bassad has allied himself with an unknown alien entity for his bid to world domination. Ray Poward (returning from Contra: Hard Corps) is deployed to thwart Bassad's scheme along with three of the newest members of the Hard Corps team: Tasha, a female mercenary; CD-288, a robot; and Bubba, an alien. After making the way to Bassad's Mountain Stronghold, the team defeats him in his armored pod, but is dragged into his mind for a final battle. With Bassad defeated, they are teleported to the alien entity, which turns out to be a small living planet. With it destroyed, the team is drifted in space, and a surviving small alien bug is seen hiding.

Continuing with the tradition of previous Contra games, this version is an action packed side-scroller. The action on PSX Contra will curve and turn as the street or path winds, but you still follow the street. The scene itself turns slightly, to give a 2.5D effect.

Lots of enemies, pickups, and rapid shooting keep this version of Contra fun, and mindless. The end bosses increase with difficulty as the player progresses through the game. The backgrounds and sprites are fairly well done, giving a depth effect and simulating winding through the levels.

If you liked Contra on any previous console, or from the arcade, you'll like this one too.