Contra III: The Alien Wars (1992)

Konami

Arcade · New Nintendo 3DS · Super Famicom · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii · Wii U

3.80 from 517 ratings

1173 members have it in their collection · 23 playing now · 272 backlogged · 104 wish listed

How long? Main story 2h · 100% 2h (from 9 logged playthroughs)

This game is action from beginning to end, do not think that you will have a moment of peace, even because Aliens are at war with planet earth, and resting will be your least concern.
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Details

Developers
Konami
Publishers
Hyundai, Konami, Nintendo
Genres
Adventure, Shooter
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Franchises
Contra
Series
Contra

Release dates

  • Feb 28, 1992 (Full Release) (Japan) Super Famicom
  • Apr 06, 1992 (Full Release) (North_America) Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  • 1992 (Full Release) (North_America) Arcade
  • 1992 (Full Release) (Korea) Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Jan 16, 2007 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
  • Jan 19, 2007 (Full Release) (Australia) Wii
  • Jan 19, 2007 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii
  • Jan 29, 2007 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii
  • Apr 26, 2008 (Full Release) (Korea) Wii
  • Nov 27, 2013 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii U
  • Nov 28, 2013 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii U
  • Jan 07, 2014 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii U
  • May 09, 2016 (Full Release) (Japan) New Nintendo 3DS
  • May 12, 2016 (Full Release) (Europe) New Nintendo 3DS
  • May 19, 2016 (Full Release) (North_America) New Nintendo 3DS

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Rating distribution

5 stars
121
4 stars
214
3 stars
145
2 stars
31
1 star
5
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Community All Reviews Statuses

FiretheFlameLord

Status FiretheFlameLord Aug 4, 2023

CONTRA III THE ALIEN WARS REVIEW: (SNES)

Contra III the alien Wars is a 1992 run-and-gun game.Konami, the producer and distributor of the game, have done a great job.The story of the game is as follows.Set in the futuristic year 2636 AD, the alien invaders defeated during the previous installments have decided to start a full-scale war against humanity on …

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CONTRA III THE ALIEN WARS REVIEW: (SNES)

Contra III the alien Wars is a 1992 run-and-gun game.Konami, the producer and distributor of the game, have done a great job.The story of the game is as follows.Set in the futuristic year 2636 AD, the alien invaders defeated during the previous installments have decided to start a full-scale war against humanity on Earth, starting the "alien Wars". Unlike previous Contra games for the Nes and Game Boy, the futuristic setting was kept for the American version. However, the identities of the original Contra heroes, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, were changed to their "descendants" Jimbo and Sully, maintaining the continuity of the previous localizations. Likewise, the alien invader was once again renamed the "red Hawk".The gameplay is as follows.in this game consisting of 6 sections, you are trying to kill the creatures and pass the section.The music of the game is beautiful.If you are not too obsessed with graphics and you like retro games, this game is for you.My rating for the game: 10/10 (y) Good games to everyone 🙂

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kingbk83

Status kingbk83 Jan 5, 2022

Also revisiting this one in my retro kick. I love the non-stop action and challenge. However, it's a tad on the short side. Still, it's better than the NES original by a nose.

Chovus

Status Chovus Mar 18, 2020

Beat on normal years ago and beat on normal again. I used the H homing missiles and the C missile. The H is all around awesome while the huge damage of the C balances out the low damage of H. I liked the tactical aspect of switching between 2 weapons and only losing the 1 you have selected on death. …

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Beat on normal years ago and beat on normal again. I used the H homing missiles and the C missile. The H is all around awesome while the huge damage of the C balances out the low damage of H. I liked the tactical aspect of switching between 2 weapons and only losing the 1 you have selected on death. I also liked the top down gameplay better and it is a shame that the game did not do more with that. Good game overall though some of it is absurdly difficult.

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Fugazi57

Status Fugazi57 Feb 15, 2019

Awsome game but those programers are fucking psychos. Not as much as the dudes that beat this on hard though.