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DS releases for the week of November 12th

Posted Nov 12th 2007 3:40PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: News

Hmm, with all the games out this week, it seems like there should be something that really gets our hearts pumping. Maybe it's WordJong. After all, we liked it, but nah, that's not really an incomparable thrill ride. Cooking Mama 2? Just doesn't seem like it. We can cross off Baby Pals and all the Petz and Horsez games, too. It's right there, on the tip of the tongue ... what could it be?

Oh yeah: Contra 4. At last, dear friends, it's here!

Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
Baby Pals
Contra 4
Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Imagination Invaders
Impossible Mission
Jenga
Monster Jam
Need for Speed ProStreet
Orcs & Elves
Petz: Catz 2
Petz: Dogz 2
Petz: Hamsterz Life 2
Petz: Horsez 2
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
Strawberry Shortcake: The Four Seasons Cake
Super Fruit Fall
Ultimate Mortal Kombat
WordJong
WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008

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Contra 4 owns your face even more with its official site

Posted Nov 3rd 2007 6:30PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: News

Rather than throw together the usual, predictable site for Contra 4, Konami and WayForward pulled out all the stops and packed the official page with everything fans could ever ask for -- ridiculous explosions with every clicked link, remixed music from Virt, and hilarious descriptions for different game elements. Check out the text for random lackey Dirk McShooter:

"Dirk thought he was the luckiest alien humanoid around when he saw the job posting: good pay, benefits, free trip to Earth, stand in place, decent aim preferred. In the moments since the shirtless super-commando opened fire, he's begun questioning that decision."

You'll also find five wicked wallpapers, seven video clips for the different weapons, and twenty new screenshots at the site. Contra 4 kicks down the door and guns down your family this November 13th, the same week Super Mario Galaxy hits stores. Make sure to mark that date on your calendar; it's an important one.

GamePro agrees, you need Contra 4

Posted Oct 24th 2007 1:10PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Fan stuff

If it's one thing we can't stress enough, it's that Contra 4 is the kind of game that can change your outlook on things. It can alter your state of consciousness and very much improve your love life. It can give you the moon and the stars and also fill in scratches on your car. This game can give your life meaning.

So, we were glad to read GamePro's article on their top five lesser-known titles at E For All. Why? Because their best game in the piece was none other than Contra 4.

Rumor: Contra 4 and Ninja Gaiden coming to DS Download Stations?

Posted Oct 22nd 2007 11:30AM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Rumors

GoNintendo's "inside guy" is usually spot-on with his scouted information on upcoming Download Station games, but keep in mind that this tally is anything but official. According to the mole's report, this Version 7 update to the in-store wireless stations will feature a total of twelve game demos and five videos, all of which you can see after the post break.

Playable demos for Contra 4 and Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword top the gossip, promising to bring run-n-gun shootin' and ninja-of-the-night flippin' to our handhelds soon. Once this update hits, we are going to be on these two titles like gravy on mashed potatoes. Who knows, we might even eat some mashed potatoes with gravy while we play the demo. These are crazy times we live in.

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DS Daily: And then the DS accidentally fell right under my shoe.

Posted Oct 20th 2007 10:30AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: DS Daily

With Contra 4 about to give us a heart attack, and Ninja Gaiden also on the way to make us doubt our ability to do things, we thought we'd ask you about the difficulty of currently-available DS games. There are some brutally hard games out there, and we're sure you've run into one of them. Some are difficult for not-so-great reasons, like control issues, but some are just hard.

What's the most difficult game you've played on the DS? And did you enjoy it? Bonus points if the game isn't Trauma Center.

'Even on Normal difficulty, Contra 4 is brutal'

Posted Oct 19th 2007 9:50AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Video

Normally, we're too weaksauce for exceptionally difficult games, but we want Contra 4 to be hard. Maybe that's because we want it to last for a long time (ideally the rest of our lives.) According to IGN's Craig Harris, it took over an hour of retrying just to make it all the way through the first level of the game while recording video. And the video is split into two parts, which makes us suspicious that developer assistance did not occur around the midpoint.

The video depicts most of the first level, if not all of it-- we can't tell with the split. It really seems to capture the same feeling as the Jungle level of the first Contra, but with the level of red guys running at you ratcheted way up. We can't believe we're really going to get to play this game soon. It'll be sad to stop posting news and previews about it, but on the other hand, we won't care about our jobs anymore.

Contra in LEGOs is formula for greatness

Posted Oct 18th 2007 9:50PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Fan stuff

When two beloved things like Contra and the DS collide, it's hard not to feel giddy all over. As the release date for Contra 4 gets closer and closer, we thought there was no way that our lust for this game could grow even stronger.

Well, as it turns out, we were dead wrong.

Upon viewing an image of this NES classic in LEGO form, we were forced to schedule endless sobbing into our daily routines until Contra 4 is released. Since we'll be able to play the original game on our Contra 4 carts, we wonder if we'll be thinking of LEGOs now as we take advantage of that glorious feature.

As an added bonus, skinny coder's flickr gallery has pictures of other NES classics that he made in LEGO form, including Duck Hunt, Castlevania, Metal Gear, Excitebike, and Bionic Commando. We absolutely recommend checking them out. Which "LEGOed" classic is your favorite?

Contra 4 packed with extras, shirtless robots

Posted Oct 12th 2007 9:50AM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: News

Ever the fan pleasers, Konami has loaded Contra 4 carts with enough bonus features to make you completely forget about that fiasco with the cancelled preorder set. Bask in the invigorating glow of unlockable content done right:

Original NES versions of Contra and Super C
A 20th Anniversary Virtual Museum (box art, screenshots, and info on every Contra title from all territories)
Two digital comics from Contra artist Atsushi Tsijumoto
An interview with Contra Producer Nobuya Nakazato
Five hidden characters, including a Probotector model

We have a long-documented distrust of robots, especially humanoid ones armed to their android teeth, but we're sure that European gamers are rejoicing over the return of their reskinned heroes. Just don't be surprised when they burn down your homes and subjugate the entire human race the first chance they get.

[Via NeoGAF]

Contra 4 preorder gift cancelled, life loses meaning

Posted Oct 8th 2007 3:40PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Rumors

Outside of appearing in GameCrazy's "system," Contra 4's rumored 20th Anniversary reservation bonus never officially existed, but that didn't make it hurt any less when we heard today that publisher Konami nixed that listing from the retailer's catalog, shooting it out of the sky like one of the game's power-up blimps.

Considering Contra 4's rapidly approaching November 13th release date and the ballyhoo Konami raised to promote Castlevania's 20th Anniversary pack, it's likely that we'll never see the alleged preorder gift. If you need us, we'll be sobbing in our room for the next five or so hours, staring at the ceiling fan above our bed while we lie there in the dark, an MP3 of Linkin Park's "My December (remix)" playing on repeat.

[Via CAG]

Contra 4 boxed, dated, and ready to own your face

Posted Oct 5th 2007 6:45PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: News

Every single step Konami and WayForward take in their march towards Contra 4's November 13 release seems in service to the series' fans, the faithful run-and-gun followers. From its recent Nintendo Power poster to rumors about preorder gifts and bonus retro titles, our excitement, long-thought dead after the Bioware/Sonic debacle, grows stronger with each news item that comes in.

NeoGAF forumite The Main Event posted a press sheet revealing Contra 4's packaging artwork yesterday, and we couldn't be more pleased. It has everything we could ever ask for -- extravagant explosions, guns firing at unseen enemies, and a menacing alien watching over the entire scene. All Konami needs to do now is bundle a bottle of baby oil with every purchase so that our shirtless muscles can glisten while we play the game. Flex and shine past the post break for a look at the scanned pages.

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Poll results: New games in old franchises

Posted Sep 12th 2007 4:15PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: DS Fanboy poll

Last week, we asked you which of the many upcoming DS sequels to NES-era classics turned your heart to a heart-shaped powerup. No surprises here: the overwhelming majority of you picked Konami and WayForward's Contra 4, which we've been hyping into the stratosphere ourselves. If you voted for Contra 4, CONSIDER YOURSELF A HERO.

Of course, all of these games look unfathomably awesome, and are all winners. But in the other regard of receiving votes from DS Fanboy readers, Super Dodge Ball DS is more of a winner than Arkanoid DS, International Track & Field, and The Legend of Kage 2, in that order. The important thing is that you guys cared enough about these games to click on a button within a blog post.

Rumored Contra 4 preorder gift: 20th anniversary pack?

Posted Sep 12th 2007 11:30AM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Rumors

We sped through a jungle full of enemies and flipped over exploding bridges to report this gossip to you as soon as we heard about it -- Contra 4 preorders will come bundled with a set of 20th anniversary goodies.

We usually try to not let the internet's random scuttlebutt addle our brains with its false promises and outright lies, but if you can remember the Castlevania 20th anniversary pack that accompanied Portrait of Ruin's release, you'll understand why we're finding it so hard to contain ourselves after hearing this rumor. Konami rewarded Castlevania fans who reserved the game and paid a five-dollar premium with a 48-page art book, a 20th anniversary soundtrack CD, a Castlevania stylus and cart case, and a small timeline/poster, all packaged in a black box with a faux-wax seal.

So, what're you hoping will be included in this hypothetical preorder bonus? More branded accessories? A CD with Contra tracks remixed by Virt?! A sweaty bandanna?!!! Yeah right, we wish.

See also: Nintendo Power poster: Contra 4 porn

[Via CAG]

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DS releases for the week of November 12th

Contra 4 owns your face even more with its official site

GamePro agrees, you need Contra 4

Rumor: Contra 4 and Ninja Gaiden coming to DS Download Stations?

DS Daily: And then the DS accidentally fell right under my shoe.

'Even on Normal difficulty, Contra 4 is brutal'

Contra in LEGOs is formula for greatness

Contra 4 packed with extras, shirtless robots

Contra 4 preorder gift cancelled, life loses meaning

Contra 4 boxed, dated, and ready to own your face

Poll results: New games in old franchises

Rumored Contra 4 preorder gift: 20th anniversary pack?

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