What Gamespot Users have to say about Contra III: The Alien Wars

  • Rating:8.6

    This game will piss you off, but not before it knocks you over with its amazing action.

    By maximummaker | Review Date: Dec 04, 2004 | SNES

    Contra III: Alien Wars gets right down to the point, the Aliens attack the city, and now it's your job to save humanity, or what's left of it I guess. This is a side-scrolling shooter (sometimes an overhead shooter too) ... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.7

    If you want to try Contra, this is the one to try first.

    By TrackZero3369 | Review Date: Nov 03, 2004 | SNES

    Of all the Contra series, this is definitely the best (at least, so far). With improved graphics over it's NES predecessors, excellent sound/music and improved gameplay, it was a total sure-fire hit. It's a given tha... Read Full Review

    0 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.6

    The Contra series takes the next step

    By Los9090 | Review Date: Oct 30, 2004 | SNES

    Contra is definatly one of those games that every young boy played and enjoyed. The gameplay was fun, the music was terrific,and the two player mode was very dynamic in terms of the teamwork involved. The SNES was ex... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.4

    By zsciaeount | Review Date: Sep 30, 2003 | GBA

    Let's get one thing out of the way: Contra III for the SNES is one of my all-time favorite games on any system. So, why the low score for the GBA rehash? Let's just say that while Contra Advance does a decent job of re... Read Full Review

    2 of 5 users found the following review helpful