Contra (1987) · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG
OverviewAI-generated
Contra is a video game developed and published by Konami. It was released in 1987, with specific publication dates recorded as February 20, 1987, and December 28, 1990. The title belongs to the Contra franchise and is available on NES and Arcade platforms.
The game is categorized as a shooter, platformer, and action title. It supports single player, multiplayer, and co-operative game modes. The Entertainment Software Rating Board assigned it an Everyone rating.
Critical reception includes a rating of 4.31 from RAWG and a score of 80 from IGDB, based on 263 ratings. IGDB also lists a critic rating of 50.
Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Game data
- Released
- 1987-02-20
- User rating
- 4.31 / 5
- Genres
- Shooter, Platformer, Action
- Platforms
- NES
- ESRB
- Everyone
via RAWG
Game details · IGDB
Contra (also known as Gryzor in Oceania and Europe), is a 1987 run and gun action game developed and published by Konami originally released as a coin-operated arcade game on February 20, 1987. The game had multiple ports, including for various computer formats. Several Contra sequels were produced following the original game.
- Released
- 1987
- Genres
- Shooter, Platform, Arcade
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Franchise
- Contra
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Konami
Key facts
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Konami
- Directors
- Arcade , Koji Hiroshita , NES , Shigeharu Umezaki , Shinji Kitamoto
- Composers
- Arcade , Kazuki Muraoka , NES/Famicom , Hidenori Maezawa, Kiyohiro Sada
- Series
- Contra
- Platform
- Arcade , Nintendo Entertainment System Amstrad CPC , BlackBerry OS , Commodore 64 , Java Platform, Micro Edition , IBM Personal Computer , MS-DOS , MSX2 , ZX Spectrum
- Release
- February 1987 Arcade JP : February 1987 EU : 1987 NA : March 1987 Amstrad CPC EU : 1987 ZX Spectrum EU : December 1987 NES/Famicom JP : February 9, 1988 NA : February 12, 1988 EU : November 1990 Commodore 64 EU : February 1988 NA : 1988 MS-DOS NA : 1988 EU : 1988 MSX2 JP : May 26, 1989
- Genre
- Run and gun
- Modes
- Single-player , multiplayer
- Arcade system
- Nintendo VS. System
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Genre
- shoot 'em up
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Publisher
- Konami
- Series
- Contra
- Narrative location
- New Zealand
- Developer
- Konami
- Platform
- MS-DOS
- Game mode
- single-player video game
Show 3 more facts
- publication date
- 1988-02-12
- input device
- joystick
- title
- 魂斗羅
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Encyclopedic overview
Contra is a 1987 run and gun video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988, along with ports for various home computer formats, including the MSX2. The arcade and computer versions were localized as Gryzor in Europe, and the NES version as Probotector in the PAL region.
The arcade game was a commercial success worldwide, becoming one of the top four highest-grossing dedicated arcade games of 1987 in the United States. The NES version was also a critical and commercial success, with Electronic Gaming Monthly awarding it for being the Best Action Game of 1988. Several Contra sequels were produced following the original game.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Contra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.