Oh, wow... Konami... This decade has not been your best.... The MGS 5 fiasco... then, that sorry attempt at an asset flip with, MGS Survive... I mean, is the company THAT financially well off, they can afford to make dumpster fires as bad as this? And Make no mistake... this is a dumpster fire....
Contra was one of my favorite game series and, it was one of the last I.P's Konami had that hasn't devolved into a retarded, perverse abomination of its former self... I guess Konami was like: yeah, 2019.... let's wreck this legacy too!
O.K... who in the unholy hell... decided to greenlight this idea... "LET'S MAKE THE GUNS OVERHEAT" Who? and, who did not slap that idiot? they BOTH need to be dropped kicked for this tomfoolery...
And, don't give me this crap... 'it make the game more challenging" STFU...
Riding a BMX down a the Rocky Mountains, blindfolded with a mouthful of broke glass and, a seat covered in 3 Inch Tacks is challenging too... doesn't make it a good Idea.
I almost cried tears of blood at the idea that they would implement something this restrictive... let's get this out the way, now... NEVER.... is a good Idea... to Add a overheat and cooldown phase for a CONTRA game... The point to the game is to shoot everything before, you get hit.... adding this "feature" kills the enjoyment of the game.
You can't even fire the gun for more than 3 seconds before it breaks down and, the cooldown/overheat mechanic drags the gameplay down with it. And that "mechanic" isn't even accurate... I can't judge by the feel or the sound of the guns to, judge if I am reaching my firing limit or, cooldown phase. Not to mention, the guns have no impact to them.
THIS IS A FEATURE? It almost sounds like a punishment for picking up a bad item, like eating a Bad mushroom in SMB the lost levels....
The Game sprites don't have shadows and I believe they tried to cover up it's lack luster presentation with the flashy graphics...
After playing for 10 to 15 minutes, assuming you can tolerate this crap for that long, you have seen everything... recycled Content, including the bosses... with a new twist. That is around the 30 minute mark. and God, bless your soul if, you stuck with this disgrace of a game, THAT damn long...
The game isn't long.... It just drags because, some of the Enemies as well as bosses, take 400, million hits to take down. With that Overheat/Cooldown mechanic, expect battles to be excruciatingly long. like trying to cut down a redwood with a dull, bent, pocket knife... with no edge...
THIS.... is on the XBOX ONE and PS4? are you kidding me?
All I want to do is run and shoot things... they couldn't even get THAT right? Has the development team even PLAYED a Contra game or, are they too busy making pachinko games for casinos that, they have forgotten the grassroots of Contra? Its CONTRA!!! how do you screw up CONTRA?
Do your HDD a favor and delete this abomination to the Contra Series... You will be happier for it. Trust me.