It’s sometimes tough to figure out which is the final boss of a level, because after a huge boss is defeated there is another bigger boss right behind it. Rather than extended periods of running and dodging foot soliders, a bulk of the action in the PS2 version is in long, exciting boss battles, sometimes one after another for a long period. ![]() Unlike the first three Contra games, Shattered Soldier has an increased emphasis on boss battles. ![]() Well, it’s a good amount of gun, but not as much run. The player is either the male soldier from the first game, or a female counterpart, although both play exactly the same.įrom there, it’s non stop run and gun. Speaking of gameplay, Shattered Soldier will feel exactly like the 8-bit NES Contras from the start. The graphics might be 3D, but the gameplay is pure 2D bliss. After the abominations Contra: Legacy of War and the Contra Adventure on PS1 and Saturn, Konami has brought the fabled series back to its roots — 2D gameplay. ![]() Now that 3D is the norm, a 2D game is rare to find, and usually consists of a 2D fighters or a simplistic kids game. ![]() Since Sony’s rise to prominence, 3D games have taken over the industry. Sega’s Saturn was built as a 2D machine with 3D capabilities tacked on late in its development, and the inferior 3D games on the Saturn doomed that machine. 2D gameplay died a fast death at the hands of Sony’s Playstation.
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