However, the pounding music goes well with the various war zones. The rapid-fire weaponry and explosions are marginal at best, brought down by wimpy death screams and muted gunfire. There are some excellent visual effects, such as a wavy ride down a river and a giant running scorpion. When the little worms crawl toward you, jump and they'll fall off the raft Into the water.Ĭolorful rendered surroundings are the highlights, but the characters look awkward-especially while they're crouching on the ground.
In Stage 3, when the river serpent drops its brood on your raft, stand by an edge. Tasha and Ray are the best characters-they have the strongest homing lasers and guided missiles. In Stage 2, you can play classic arcade games In one of the huts at the top of the screen. Fans will never put up with this for the first 32-Bit Contra, so Konami had better make sure their finished product is top-of-the-line! Too much effort is put into making next-generation games look great, and the value of fun gameplay is pushed to the back burner. Often today, many companies get excited at the 32-Bit machines' graphical capabilities. Konami is trying to make sure that this new Contra will do the series proud. It wouldn't be a Contra game otherwise (let's forget about the Game Boy versions for argument's sake). Of course, you'll be able to play two players at once. Also, the selection of vehicles available has expanded to include tanks, jeeps, hover-crafts, helicopters and planes. Other features offered include the choice of four different fighters, each with some weapons unique to him/her. Let's hope Konami stays away from this kind of cheap ploy. Not much is known about this 3-D Mode, though it looks like what the old NES racing game, Rad Racer, attempted in the past-blurry red and blue images that didn't make anything three dimensional. This option is supposed to provide, ".an intense, lifelike combat experience, when viewed through 3-D glasses," as stated by Konami. Konami wants to take 3-D a step further and make a new visual option. The levels look large and open, but your playing area will stay confined to a linear path. This time though, we'll get to see 3-D textured-mapped environments. The action, like we said, will stay the same as well. The weapons that you'll see remain the same as in older Contras (see Gamer's Edge sidebar). It's mindless and redundant, but hey, it's still fun. 
Basically, shoot anything and everything in sight. But one thing that remains clear is that Legacy of War will follow the same tried-and-true formula that made the other Contra games so successful.
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