Super C

After writing a review for Contra on the NES, I thought it would be a good idea to post a quick review of Super C. If you are or have been a fan of the original Contra, you undoubtedly already love Super C. In my opinion the original Contra is "better", but in essence they are the same game. Think of Super C as a handful of extra levels stacked onto the end of the original. Having said that, lets dive into the "nitty-gritty" of this game.

One of the first things you will notice is the amount of enemies, in short, there are a hell of a lot more than the original. Secondly, you will likely notice that there are new weapons as well as new takes on old ones. In addition to the aforementioned differences and similarities, the bosses are now a bit more detailed and "interactive". By this I am referring to the fact that you can actgually leap onto them and over to attack from different areas. In the first Contra, you touch them you die. 

Another game play aspect that I enjoyed was the more interactive nature of the levels. I mean, in the original game the stages were kind of cookie-cutter and didn't really move or explode etc. In this game you have sinkholes, emergent pitfalls as well as more elevators and the like. Personally, I think these aspects really add to the overall run and gun Contra experience. 

In regards to the Contra series there is one thing I don't understand. Why are more than half of the enemies in the game "joggers"? I mean, most of the time it is like you're running a 10k out there. Why wouldn't the regime/alien war race not equip half of their soldiers with any weapons? Granted their "touch" can "kill", but come on a bullet is so much more efficient. 

I'm not going to dive into the controls and other game play aspects because they are exactly the same as the first. I have to say that the music isn't as good, but definitely falls in line with the original. Anyway, if you enjoyed the first game you will enjoy the second (just don't expect anything too new). Definitely a cool game to have in your NES collection.