

In two-player games, the screen only scrolls if both players are moving. A total of six different endings exist (including a hidden spoof ending).Ĭharacters move with or and lie prone with. The story is advanced through story cutscenes, and some stages present the players with branching paths. Bosses are tougher and require more hits to defeat when playing with two-players.

The second player can join at any time during the game by pressing START . Two players can play simultaneously (but they are not allowed to choose the same character). Players can choose between one of four unique player characters, which have their own unique weapons.

The objective of each stage is to reach the end, shooting enemies and fighting numerous bosses along the way. The game is a side-scrolling run-and-gun. Members include male soldier Ray Poward female soldier Sheena Etranzi Brad Fang, a wolf-like humanoid and Browny, a small robot. When an unknown hacker infiltrates the city's security system and reprograms a group of unmanned robots to cause havoc, the Hard Corps are deployed to handle the situation. In 2641, an elite team of commandos called the "Unified Military Special Mobile Task Force K-X," also known as the "Contra: Hard Corps," has been assembled to combat the rapid spread of crime and illegal activities following the war.
