Super Contra for Xbox LIVE Arcade: Wed July 25, 2007

Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Contra Franchise with “Super Contra”!

Konami is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the seminal Contra franchise with the release of “Super Contra” for Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, July 25 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

The fight for freedom continues! Reprise your role as either Bill Rizer or Lance Bean in this follow-up to the arcade classic “Contra,” which made waves in arcades everywhere in 1987. The nefarious forces of Red Falcon have been wounded but they are far from defeated! The alien menace has taken control of a military installation in South America and they must be defeated for the sake of humanity. Experience the authentic gameplay of “Super Contra” with an updated look and feel by battling through several risky missions either solo or in two player co-op mode, just like in the original.

“Super Contra” will become available worldwide this Wednesday for 400 Microsoft Points and is rated E10+.

Game Features

• Two gameplay modes: single player or two player co-op, either locally on the same Xbox 360 or over Xbox LIVE.
  
• Players can choose to play with either the original graphics or the enhanced graphics.
  
• Compete for the weekly and all time high scores on the Leaderboards.
  
• Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore.