Contra: Operation Galuga

**Recommended** Contra: Operation Galuga is what happens when your childhood memories of Contra hit the gym, chug three energy drinks, and start bench-pressing explosions. I booted it up expecting a nice nostalgic run-and-gun experience. Instead, I got: * missiles * lasers * alien horrors * enough bullets to violate several international treaties * and a soundtrack that makes me want to invade my own living room Every level feels like the game looked at the phrase *“reasonable amount of enemies”* and took it as a personal insult. At one point I was pretty sure I wasn’t playing a shooter anymore — I was just legally classified as a moving hitbox. The bosses are gloriously over-the-top. One moment you’re shooting soldiers, the next you’re fighting something that looks like it escaped from a 90s arcade cabinet after being exposed to gamma radiation and pure rage. It absolutely nails that classic Contra feeling of: “I am an unstoppable action hero” followed immediately by “I have died 14 times in the last 30 seconds.” 10/10, would spread democracy through excessive gunfire again.

Se o jogo fosse ruim ja ia pedir Reembolso , mais o jogo e muito bom , roda liso , dificuldade nem fácil nem difícil , graficos ta top tudo ok , Maissssss o jogo nao vale mais de 50 reais nem a pau .

The best Contra since original... Great game!

Це сучасне відродження гри моєї юності, і нарешті до мене прийшла муза, щоб написати на неї огляд! З перших кроків і надалі впізнається стиль тієї найпершої Contra з приставки Dendy. Дизайн рівнів, ворогів та босів, загорнутий у сучасний стиль і графіку, дарує відчуття — це саме те. Звісно, додані й нові, неочікувані, та водночас приємні несподіванки. Тут немає непотрібного, штучно доданого піксельного трешу, що випалює очі, який мене дратував у кількох сучасних ремейках старих ігор. Усе зроблено й адаптовано під актуальні версії моніторів і геймпадів, з купою налаштувань під особисті потреби. Разом із цим додано декілька режимів гри, також із багатьма налаштуваннями стилю, складності й додаткових умов, серед яких є навіть сюжетна кампанія. Дизайн і механіки ігрових персонажів запозичені, скоріш за все, вже з гри Contra: Hard Corps із приставки SEGA. Цей картридж довгі роки був серед лідерів моєї колекції, і я пройшов його, мабуть сотні разів. Тут кожен персонаж використовує ту ж саму зброю у своєму стилі та має особливі здібності. Також, як нововведення з’явилися нові таланти, які можна екіпірувати перед місіями: як загальні для всіх, так і унікальні для конкретних персонажів. Поєднавши все це, можна з упевненістю сказати, що розробники подарували нам якісну аркаду, в яку можна залипати під настрій знову й знову. І я дуже задоволений, що свого часу придбав цей чудовий шедевр... Respect from Crocodile!

Contra made a strong come back from the previous games they made. They finally took this series back too its roots and its better than the originals. Finally you have a life bar which means you don't have to use the konami code to cheat with 30 lives anymore. Also their are unlimited continues unlike the previous versions wihich they limit you to only 3 continues then game over. All the weapons are have been revamped and now have 3 levels of powerup. Gameplay and graphics are also detailed and improved with textures, lighting, and colors. The stage layouts are wider so you can take the low route or high route. A satisfying addition to my arcade cabinet ,Thanks Konami

Too many unnecessary new mechanics. Too much dialogue for a Contra game. Areas with infinitely spawning enemies are not fun, and engaging in the wrong ways. It looks nice. It controls nice. It sounds nice All the great ingredients mixed into a terrible recipe.

Wouldn't recommend it, had constant problems with the controls. The game is incredibly short - roughly 6 hrs - wants you to play on infinite repeat -- and most importantly -- was designed for game controllers, but the controls were buggy and constantly glitched out: It would infinitely repeat the last button pressed, which would cause you to walk off of platforms, fall down cliffs, or jump off ropes / moving platforms. So it was just annoying having to restart zones simply because the controls were glitchy. And to be clear, it wasn't the game controller's fault either: Used a standard XBox controller that was directly attached to the computer via a cable, that was also used to play 100+ hrs of Elden Ring as well as 60-70 hrs Armored Core VI, with absolutely no issues. So there are no problems with the controller. Contra just didn't program their controls well enough, so thumbs down.

tl;dr: This is a 7/10 game. For the most part, it feels like an attempt at evolving the Contra formula we know and love, but instead it adds bloat, a story you're forced to play through to unlock goodies, worse music, worse levels (and honestly, just worse game design as a whole) and mishmashed art. Not recommended because I'd rather just play classic Contra, but this game isn't bad. Starting with the art: The character sprites aren't badly done per se, but they do NOT fit the aesthetic of Contra at all. Bill looks particularly bad here, which is a bummer because his original iteration is one of my favorite blond action hero designs. Lance isn't much better off, but his design is inoffensive at the very least. The 3d models are a bit better and are inoffensive, if a bit bland. One of the unlockable characters also feels extremely out of place contrasted with the rest of the crew - not in terms of art style, but more in regards to the setting. Overall doesn't hurt the game too much. The music is bland and forgettable. Thankfully the devs were awesome enough to include NES Contra's OST, as well as Castlevania and some others, as unlockables. Level design ranges from decent to bad. With the older Contra games, you can tell the devs put a lot of care into some of the encounters, especially early on. In Operation Galuga, I never really got that feeling. Most of the levels are inoffensive, but don't really feel cleverly made unlike Galuga's predecessors. Some of the later levels are outright bad and unfun, though. Part of the problem in the level design seems to stem from your mobility options. You can double jump, and you can dash, both on the ground and in the air. You can climb certain walls. These mobility options sound fun on paper (and they are) but they really drown the level design out, because you can move to basically anywhere you want to be, at any time. Those issues tie in with the bloat I touched on in the opening of this review, as well as the weird game design choices. The devs threw a bunch into this, but in Contra's case, less is more. Double jumping, dashing and overloading your weapons (which destroys your equipped weapon and provides a special effect, such as a barrage of missiles or a personal shield) don't really feel like they add anything to this game. Same with the story, which you unfortunately have to play in order to unlock everything the game has to offer. It's slow, it's boring, and if you try to skip cutscenes, there are sections where almost nothing is happening for minutes at a time, because the levels are designed to accommodate the characters talking to each other. All that said, it's still a fun game. My review doesn't touch on almost any of the good things this game does - if you like Contra, you'll probably like this. But to be frank, I think I'd rather just boot up classic Contra or Operation C regardless.

- Terrible enemy placement. - Terribly slow rate of fire to the point that I wonder if devs actually wanted you to mash weapon swap, as opposed to it being a niche little trick. Thankfully this is a PC game and you can easily rig up a controller setup to turbo fire and turbo swap, but this doesn't actually gain the game points because I shouldn't need workarounds like that to have fun in the first place. - Enemies are too tanky. Run and guns aren't very good if I have to run and gun and stop. Play the retro Contras, then play this and you'll see how different the pace of the game is. This game is only fast if you don't actually hit enemies and instead try to run past them. The Ruins stage is special. It is the culmination of everything bad about this game, and is one of the worst stages I have played in a 2d game period. Fortunately, or unfortunately, if you get past all of this and save Brad, you unlock the Hard Corps which have some very fun gameplay and weapons behind them. Overall, idk, 5.5/10. The historical low was $11. I'd see if you can snag it for less, or just get the Contra Anniversary Collection instead.

n0t surer why all the h8, this is a fun run and gun, reminds me 0f the days 0f 0ld